Fluid film spray kit?

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I'm thinking of applying Fluid film to the underside of my new hunting truck before I hit any gravel roads.

I have been hearing about a lot of possible down-sides to getting a hard undercoat on the frame. Such as once it starts to develop cracks it might actually capture water.

Has anyone here ever bought the Fluid Film undercoat spray kit? It includes the spray gun, but you still need a compressor I think, which I don't have.

Will Fluid Film hurt the rubber boots or anything else in the undercarriage?
 
fluid film is lanolin based. sticky as hell and doesn't seem to hurt rubber. doesn't wash off easily unless you use solvent. wear a disposible suit, mask and latex gloves if your going to be under the truck spraying that stuff.
 
its not cheap we used to use it for marine applications to keep stainless from corroding with alum..14$ a can was alot. Theres shops that use it as a undercoating. might be cheaper and better to get someone else to do it because it can get messy. 4 cans wasn't even enough to do a frame.
 
I use it all the time on my trucks , it is pricey but well worthit , tsc carries it by the gallon can , spray kit from princess auto and the plugs and step bits for drilling at napa
 
shane-o said:
I use it all the time on my trucks , it is pricey but well worthit , tsc carries it by the gallon can , spray kit from princess auto and the plugs and step bits for drilling at napa
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What is "tsc" please?
 
MD, your New Toyota will last a long time with or without any extra ''rust proofing''.
If we were in Ontario or the flat land I would research it more.
But, I do appreciate your concern.
Congrats on the new truck!
4or 6 cyl ???
Rob
 
I work at a Toyota dealership, I would recommend undercoating any new pick-up soon after purchase. My own Ford Ranger was sitting on a hoist at work(pre-Toyota) while I undercoated it the day after I bought it and it gets re-done every year at Canadian Tire with Corrosion Free. Fluid Film is a great product and I highly recommend it.
 
According to the Fluid Film web sight a gallon can is enough to spray three trucks, you must not need a lot to do the job. Its not that expensive if it goes that far.
 
TSC is a tractor supply place in Ontario, and others. They have welding, tools, generic tractor parts, feed, and fluid film :)
 
I used it on my truck years ago. Somehow we eneded up with a few extra gallons at work, so a few of us went in on a Saturday and did our vehicles. We probably spent more time cleaning than we did spraying. It's a good product, but if you're not set up for spraying it's not worth the money, effort and mess. Dripless oil, spray will do just about the same thing with a lot less headache and likely cheaper. Unless of course you are looking for an excuse to buy a compressor, in that case get a big one (around 60 gallon) for that type of application, and get ready for a big mess!

Have fun!
 
FLHTCUI said:
MD, your New Toyota will last a long time with or without any extra ''rust proofing''.
If we were in Ontario or the flat land I would research it more.
But, I do appreciate your concern.
Congrats on the new truck!
4or 6 cyl ???
Rob
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Toyota are known for rusting frames. I would put at lease the base on it.
 
I drive a 2003 F-150 that spent the first 10 years of it's life in Ontario and the past 2 1/2 here in SK/AB. It has not seen one drop of rustproofing of any kind and with the exception of the tailgate which had rotted through from the inside by year 4 the rest of the truck is spotless and sound. For what it would have cost to undercoat each year I can replace the tailgate with a used unit every second year. And yes I have lots of mileage on the old girl, pushing 260,000+ km so she has seen alot of salt and potash covered roads. I can see undercoating if you trade a vehicle frequently and want max trade value or you keep your truck forever and don't run a pile of miles but for me I run my truck until there is no resale value left in it mileage wise anyways so I am not wasting $ to worry about cosmetic appeal. I would much rather spend that $ on keeping it mechanically fit and reliable or on more guns or ammo, lol.
 
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RobertMcC said:
Toyota are known for rusting frames. I would put at lease the base on it.
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RobertMcC, I have owned two 4Runners with a total combined mileage that I put on of 400km (between the two) and they had rust issues.
fenders where cheap and the hoods too. Rear 1/4 another story.
Subframes where in good shape with what was applied at the factory.
Rear brake lines another story though as my last one started to leak being pelted with road debris over the 360k on the unit.
I based my opinion ( and anyone can feel free to disagree ) on that we here in BC use much less road de-icer than the other Severe Winter Provinces.
Again, just my nickles worth of free advice/opinion ...But Robert I too would investigate a little further as to what is available in a Rust Protection Pkg.
MD, that 4cyl engine is a wonder and much easier to access things under the hood should one need to tinker or fix.... the oil filter is up top and has a built in drain to catch the dribble when removing it.
Got pics of you and the truck yet?
Rob
 
FLHTCUI said:
RobertMcC, I have owned two 4Runners with a total combined mileage that I put on of 400km (between the two) and they had rust issues.
fenders where cheap and the hoods too. Rear 1/4 another story.
Subframes where in good shape with what was applied at the factory.
Rear brake lines another story though as my last one started to leak being pelted with road debris over the 360k on the unit.
I based my opinion ( and anyone can feel free to disagree ) on that we here in BC use much less road de-icer than the other Severe Winter Provinces.
Again, just my nickles worth of free advice/opinion ...But Robert I too would investigate a little further as to what is available in a Rust Protection Pkg.
MD, that 4cyl engine is a wonder and much easier to access things under the hood should one need to tinker or fix.... the oil filter is up top and has a built in drain to catch the dribble when removing it.
Got pics of you and the truck yet?
Rob
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I had a 4runner that put 350K. No harm in putting a little extra protection. Look at Pre Tacomas ( The pick ups ). Frame recalls for rust and for poor quality metal. Undercoating only works if you get that first coat on..Mines now sitting in a field with 3 broken cab mounts, zero rockers and brake line just rotted out and frame starting to crack.

Friend has a 07 4runner and its starting to get a little rusty under.

I got a 2002 echo that been undercoated since new and my Kframe is still black like the day it came off the show room, I still got rockers and floors.
 
My 2005 civic had been undercoated since i got it no rust subframe is perfect i even put garbage bags under the carpets and loaded the floors with oil. My 2010 f350 i undercoated the frame the first week i got it
 
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