Undercoating Options
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5th Wheeling
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Undercoating Options
2022 F250. 43k miles. What would be some options for undercoating? I have read wool ive heard oil! Wondering which one is best! Also, how to treat surface rust on components like diff housing.. not sure i can wire brush it all off.. thanks..
Fleet Mechanic
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Krown is the way I went.
2013 has zero rust. I have it sprayed once a year before the first salt application.
https://www.krown.com/en/
2013 has zero rust. I have it sprayed once a year before the first salt application.
https://www.krown.com/en/
Fleet Mechanic
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From: DeMotte, IN
Was a report recently on how well the aluminum bodies are holding up in the rust belt. No reason for undercoating IMO. As for the rust, there appears to be many “rust converters” on the market. I would research those. I used Rustoleum rust converter spray paint on a section of the gate on my dump trailer and it appears to be doing OK after about 3 months being stored outside. Wire brushed by hand before I applied it.
Laughing Gas
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From: SE Vermont, South Jersey
I have been using Waxoyl - professionally applied and then touched up every year. I used it on 2 RAMs and now the Ford. The first RAM is now 10 years old and owned by my son. Looks new underneath. My son has done the touch-up himself the 5 years he's owned it.
https://www.waxoyl-usa.com/
https://www.waxoyl-usa.com/
Cargo Master
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From: Minnesota
Why worry about surface rust? Look at how many old trucks are surviving just fine. Your differential is never going to rust through . . . . . a frame would take decades. Your truck will be well worn out before rust is ever a factor.
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Hotshot
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POR15 works great but is pricey. On the plus side, it only takes one application and you're set. I've used it on air cooled VW floor boards.
I would rather do a once and done treatment. But it's more time consuming to go the POR-15 route. I use Woolwax on my wife's car. It's pretty quick to do that, relative to the time POR-15 takes.
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Tuned
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Another vote for Krown if you have one in your region. That stuff is great.
Every year when I get my truck sprayed I buy a case of Krown aerosol and use it for spot treatment on trailers & equipment & stuff.
Every year when I get my truck sprayed I buy a case of Krown aerosol and use it for spot treatment on trailers & equipment & stuff.
Mountain Pass
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NH Oil..... On my 22 F350..... It's been great here in the middle of N.Y. Home - NH Oil Undercoating
Cross-Country
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Lots of off roaders use this stuff. if you’ve ever purchased military surplus, firearms, packed in cosmoline you know how well it works as a preservative.
https://www.cosmolinedirect.com/cosm...st-preventive/
https://www.cosmolinedirect.com/cosm...st-preventive/
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5th Wheeling
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Wow! Lots of options. It looks like based on my location in the city, i may end up, tackling this undercoating myself. Now, how would I go about removing the existing surface rust on like I mentioned earlier differential cover I cannot reach the top portion of it, and I can only wire brush so much but in between the nooks like cooling fins etc.. should i just spray on top?
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Wow! Lots of options. It looks like based on my location in the city, i may end up, tackling this undercoating myself. Now, how would I go about removing the existing surface rust on like I mentioned earlier differential cover I cannot reach the top portion of it, and I can only wire brush so much but in between the nooks like cooling fins etc.. should i just spray on top?
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