Truck undercoat?

Vehicles, usually Krown, and followup in fall with a good spray of Fluid Film on the exposed frame, truck bed, etc.
Trailers I use Fluid Film works great and is cheap.
A gallon is 40.00 and you can buy a cheapy spray gun for it at Princess Auto and do it yourself.
 
3 Litres of 80/90 cut with 1 Litre of diesel and sprayed on. yeah it smells for a few days but it soaks in everywhere. Been doing this for years and yet to see any sighs of bad rust, a little speckling here and there but thats it.
 
Wash it regularly in winter. Krown oiling is "possibly" best but a royal PITA when working on the vehicle after a few years of applications. It is filthy stuff when it collects dust etc!!!!!
 
skneub said:
Paintwork is not panel replacement ;-)
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some panels can't be replaced easily or cost efficiently.

Sure you can buy new quarter panel and floor skins, but that is where stripping of all the undercoat, wax and oil comes in. A complete color change turns into very costly affair as well

Bottom line is the OP is in BC and so am I, I speak from local experience rather than what is required back east where vehicles rot out in a few years without any preventative measures.
 
Ok, if you really want something hard core and lifetime guaranteed consider Line-X as an undercoat.
I considered it when I had my truck.
Was not cheap but you need to apply it only once.
Was not worth it for me. The guy told me that since I already had lots of rust under the truck covering it up will not be a good idea.
http://www.linex.com/

there are some parts they can not treat , areas like screws or moving parts but the stuff is great.

If your truck has no rust yet, try and contacting them and see what they say.

The guy wanted around 650$ for a small ford ranger and that was over 7 years ago.

some pictures of it applied as undercoat from the web :
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eventually i had it aplied as a bed-liner only. this stuff is amazing and can take a beating, its about 1/4 inch thick, textured and doesn't break.
 
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I am not a body man but have lived back east (Ont and Que) and the salt there is wicked. In BC I ran 93 Chev close to 400,000KM's, rarely washed it and it was rust free when I traded her in. In BC it seems you need a new windshield on a regular basis because of the winter gravel. The oil based compounds seemed more effective when I lived back east. The newer vehicles (since 90's) seem to be more rust resistant. Those Ford pickups from the 70's started to melt after two years. Remember how the hood hinges rotted out and the hoods would pop up in front of the windshields? I bought a 72 in 78 and it was toast, foot went right through the floor the day after I picked it up. Box rotted right off the frame, what a mess. Not sure you need rust control in BC.
 
following this discussion with some interest as I'm about to completely dismantle my 92 wrangler YJ and rebuild it from the ground up with the mountain of new parts I've been amassing over the past few years. The body (tub), front fenders and hood are 100% rust free , the entire chassis is frubarred with rust LOL. So I just picked up a chassis from a garage kept 91 and other than some surface rust here and there it's a perfectly restorable chassis.

once I'm done I'll be using the krown as always underneath, but as evidenced by the 100% rust free body vs cancer rusted chassis....... the krown didn't work so well inside the HSS tube chassis walls, rusting from inside out.

a friend in ontario has suggested getting some electronic rust inhibiting device , says he's had one on his vehicle for years.
anyone have any experience with such a gizmo?

and , any suggestions for something better for keep rust at bay inside the chassis tube walls?
I can get it stripped and zinc phosphate...... but that stuff is ultra nasty stuff requiring full breathing apparatus should you want to do any grinding/ welding down the road, say replacing exhaust hangers or moving motor mounts for engine swaps ect. so I'm hesitant to go that route as I've been that guy grinding and welding zinc phosphate painted bridge girders aan it wasn't fun LOL

also, my jeep is a daily road, hwy, offroad, bush driving jeep so gets exposed to the full gamut of rust enabling stuff ;)
 
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Krown is by far the best. I picked up a tundra platinum last year and will get Krown done this year. It's great for lines, and handbrake cable etc.
 
phishroy said:
Ok, if you really want something hard core and lifetime guaranteed consider Line-X as an undercoat.
I considered it when I had my truck.
Was not cheap but you need to apply it once.
Was not worth it for me. They guy told me that since I already had lots of rust under the truck covering it up will not be a god idea.
http://www.linex.com/

there are some parts they can not treat , areas like screws or moving parts but the stuff is great.

If your truck has no rust yet, try and contacting them and see what they say.

The guy wanted around 650$ for a small ford ranger and that was over 7 years ago.

some pictures of it applied as undercoat from the web :
linx1_zpsp5b4zuyo.jpg
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[URL=http://s425.photobucket.com/user/phishroy/media/linex_zpsthdkefq5.jpg.html]
[IMG]http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/pp340/phishroy/linex_zpsthdkefq5.jpg[/URL][/IMG]

eventually i had it aplied as a bed-liner only. this stuff is amazing and can take a beating, its about 1/4 inch thick, textured and doesn't break.
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my oldest son just applied this stuff to his entire Sidekick. It should take a beating from tree branches in the narrow forest trails, hopefully!
 
I used the EZ liner 1 gallon kit and coated my jeeps tub inside from firewall to rear door , 8 years ago. it's a similar product to line-x
I did it myself, after carefully stripping, detailing and prepping the entire inside. extremely pleased with the results and still in perfect condition.
I dunno if I'd do the outside LOL
 
my truck is a dodge 2008, been oil sprayed once in it's life about 3 years ago. in ottawa and there is a ton of salt on the roads here. little bit of rust showing up on the bottom of the tail gate and in areas where the paint has chipped off.
 
Two-dogs your son wont regret it.
I know I didnt, well my only regret is that I couldn’t get the entire car coated with it.
The stuff is tough, I had the bed of the truck coated with it and used to haul skids of bricks, metal bars and other heavy nasty items and the coating never even got scratched and bed never rusted.

Here is a list of what they offer for automotive from the Canadian line-x website:

LINE-X specialty automotive coatings are engineered for a variety of vehicle applications. Engineered versatility is the LINE-X advantage. Whether it’s unseen protection for a car’s undercarriage to defend against corrosion or a rugged exterior layer to guard against real world scrapes and scratches, you can travel confidently on-road and off.
Vehicle exteriors
Service bodies
ATVs/side by sides
Undercoating
Rocker panels
Wheel wells
Motorcycles
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Inner Strength
As a spray-on coating, LINE-X seamlessly adheres to any shape or surface contour. This means that in the automotive world, LINE-X offers a universal solution to protect any type of vehicle interior. LINE-X creates a watertight, easy to clean, consistent surface. This gives you the added peace of mind to get muddy, sloppy or soaked without worrying about a difficult cleaning afterwards.
Jeep tubs
Door panels
Dash panels
Floorboards

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I think I'd like to go the Fluid film route. The stuff sure keeps my shotgun from rusting.

But short of buying the aerosol cans for $15.00 a can, how can I spray on a gallon of it without a compressor and spray gun?
 
45ACPKING said:
a friend in ontario has suggested getting some electronic rust inhibiting device , says he's had one on his vehicle for years.
anyone have any experience with such a gizmo?
;)
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I'm an automotive mechanic and almost every car I have seen with an electronic rust device had rust on. Now I have no idea when they were installed and when the rust started but I wouldn't trust it on my new truck. I did the research and Corrosion Free had the best reviews and tech data. The military did a test of all the rust preventives and found it to be the best.

Here is the link

http://www.corrosionfree.com/why-corrosion-free.html
 
twincamharley said:
Vehicles, usually Krown, and followup in fall with a good spray of Fluid Film on the exposed frame, truck bed, etc.
Trailers I use Fluid Film works great and is cheap.
A gallon is 40.00 and you can buy a cheapy spray gun for it at Princess Auto and do it yourself.
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Going to give that a try thanks..
 
I recently bought a lil Blazer 4x4 that came from Que. It was sprayed with something underneath and under the hood everywhere. It is very messy. Every time you do anything under the hood (even lift it open) you have to wash your hands. I'm thinking it could used motor oil.
 
here is a pic of my oldest son's forest trail runner. This product came in black. I believe there is another brand that one can add paint color to it. It may have less texture to it. He will likely get that product and spray the bumper covers and wheels with a med/dark grey color added.



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