theastronaut
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I bought a new tailgate from Dennis Carpenter for the F100 I'm restoring. It's made from galvanized sheet, and there seems to be some kind of sticky/waxy flux(?) around the tailgate end cap welds. What do I need to do to prep the metal and clean whatever is off of the end caps to ensure proper adhesion? There is also a zinc? coated piece welded in for the tailgate supports; should I blast the coating off of those or are they ok with just scuffing before epoxy? Is ospho followed by a rinse while its still wet a good idea on galvanized steel?