Hi,

I've just come back from my local dealer. While I was there, I saw some 2010 trucks with no rust on the frame as well as 2014 trucks whose frames were heavily rusted.

After only moving to Canada last year, can someone please tell me if Ford's anti-rust protection (offered when you buy a new truck) is the reason for the difference?

I'm looking at buying a new truck and want to see if it's either worth giving the dealer the extra cash for the rustproofing OR looking only for a truck that has already been rust-proofed.

Thanks

 

If you live in Canada you need rustproofing for sure. I do my own because nobody will do it the way I want, it took 30 litres to do my F350 dually. I don't like dealer rustproofing, the warranty is BS and trying to collect on it is near impossible. I am also not a fan of corrosion free or rust check but they are better than most. Waxed based isn't worth the time it takes to spray on a vehicle either. Oil based , light rustproofing is what I use, and my 300,000km 99 truck is still rust free. If the undercoating does not "creep" it is useless as well. if you ask around enough you should find a local guy that does it right. Back yard guys usually out do most shops too. JMO , anything is better than nothing.

 

Thanks very much Duste for all this info, so would something like Krown be the way to go?

 

Krown, Corrosion free and rust check are pretty much the same. They do get into the seems well such as door seems but does not stay on in areas like wheel wells , rockers and places where the tires direct water. I am old school when it comes to this, if you can't see it , it's not protecting like it should. My buddy is a Krown dealer and estimated it would take 3-4 liters to do my crew cab dually. I did it my self and it took 35 liters before I was happy. Overkill? maybe , but my truck speaks for itself. I will get you the name of the stuff I use, it runs about 80-90 bucks for a 20liter pail but well worth it . Still anything is better than nothing and they stuff they lay down on the roads before it snows is like liquid rust to a car.