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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 02:36 PM
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Acceptable rust? 2

Still looking to start a long term Excursion build. I found one I like a lot but what do you guys think about this rust on the rockers?
 
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 06:01 PM
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I think in the time it takes to rid yourself of the rust you could drive out to CA or Texas and gets rust free example.

check the Sacramento area, usually a great selection around here.

seriously, I hate rust and wouldn’t buy that, the frame is realitively easy to deal with, it’s all the fasteners and and misc parts that I wouldn’t want to deal with.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 08:45 PM
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Where is the rust. Even though I’m from the rust belt thats a pretty dam clean X!!!!! That’s just surface rust.

Google rusty rockers and you will see rust I would jump
on it!
 
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 1 Excursion camper
Where is the rust. Even though I’m from the rust belt thats a pretty dam clean X!!!!! That’s just surface rust.

Google rusty rockers and you will see rust I would jump
on it!

ditto

that's not rust
 
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 08:49 PM
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While to most that doesn't look great its just surface rust. The guys up north would call that rust free. lol
 
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 09:14 PM
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That's kinda what I was thinking too. The inside is petpre clean and so is the body. It might be the one! Would you guys coat it with anything?
 
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 09:51 PM
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That's a rust free excursion if i ever saw one! I just spent the last 4 days under my excursion and let me tell you, what wasnt' covered in oil was covered in surface rust, thankfully nothing serious though. But it was everywhere. On the rockers on that one i didn't even see surface rust. Honestly it looked pretty damned good to me.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 1 Excursion camper
Where is the rust. Even though I’m from the rust belt thats a pretty dam clean X!!!!! That’s just surface rust.

Google rusty rockers and you will see rust I would jump
on it!
Uh yeah, this. Thats not rust. This is perfect!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by drksuaa
That's kinda what I was thinking too. The inside is petpre clean and so is the body. It might be the one! Would you guys coat it with anything?
The best way would be with POR15 or Chassis Saver. But you really could just spray that down with some rust converting flat black paint.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2018 | 08:16 PM
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Do you guys know any shops that take care of rust? Mine is a little worse and I really want it to last....
 
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Old Jul 7, 2018 | 09:04 AM
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There's plenty of shops that will spray an undercoating on, which is the best solution in preservation. Get rid of the rust first, then undercoat. Most places should do everything for you though.

https://www.google.com/search?q=new+...hrome&ie=UTF-8

Find something that's in your area, there's no shortage of them.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2018 | 02:33 PM
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This is a rusty rocker, my friend.

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Old Jul 11, 2018 | 04:12 PM
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And that rocker is replaceable as long as what it is attached to isn’t as bad.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2018 | 01:40 AM
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You should feel lucky, because in the rust belt, that's considered as surface rust.
 
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Originally Posted by 1 Excursion camper
And that rocker is replaceable as long as what it is attached to isn’t as bad.
Yup. Replaced it - along with the quarter panel. Inside looked fine - coated everything with POR15.


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