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Is this something I need to address? I was the one that ran over that road paint, and I have spent hours with pressure washer getting it off. While inspecting for white paint, I found this rust spot, in front of the inside passenger side wheel well (inside the bumper). Can I just spray some Rust-Oleum paint on it? I know its piddly, but the truck is new, and I'm obsessed with keeping it clean. And I am still trying to get all the white road paint off....what a pain in the ***.
I'm surprised that's all you have found. I would do like suggested above, touch it up with your paint of choice.
The new look goes away pretty dang quick under these trucks, even if like myself, you don't drive in a winter weather area.
After touch up you could also add the filler pieces shown in this thread.
Is this something I need to address? I was the one that ran over that road paint, and I have spent hours with pressure washer getting it off. While inspecting for white paint, I found this rust spot, in front of the inside passenger side wheel well (inside the bumper). Can I just spray some Rust-Oleum paint on it? I know its piddly, but the truck is new, and I'm obsessed with keeping it clean. And I am still trying to get all the white road paint off....what a pain in the ***.
Just a spot on a metal part where the paint was chipped off because of something you ran over on the road.
At best what you’re seeing is just surface rust.
A simple can of Black Rust-Oleum Automotive Rust Restorer Flat spray paint is what I use for such issues and Walmart usually has the best price at less than $10.00 dollars per can.
Typical and normal for a Ford. Only because they choose to leave it raw, and raw steel starts to rust quickly. Not typical or normal for a driveshaft that comes with a factory finish on it. Big difference.
Very first thing I do when I get a new truck is crawl under it with a can of satin black spray paint and paint all of the raw steel parts, the drive shafts, tie rod ends, axles, etc anything that I can find that is not painted or treated. My truck is three years old and still looks new underneath.
Typical and normal for a Ford. Only because they choose to leave it raw, and raw steel starts to rust quickly. Not typical or normal for a driveshaft that comes with a factory finish on it. Big difference.
Agreed; shortly after I bought the truck (in the summer of 2019), I saw that the driveshaft was already rusted. Rather surprising considering nothing else seemed to have rust yet.
Just finished re-painting the hitch with implement paint; front undercarriage will need some touch up as well. The mid and rear sections of the truck aren't too bad.
