RUST
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Clean it off and paint it with POR 15. The rust is 100% cosmetic and seems to be under loads of new trucks.
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Nope... I sure don't. There are plenty of DIY alternatives.
Also...unless you live in the "rust belt" POR15 will be more than adequate. My truck parks on the beach almost every weekend during the summer and mine still looks as good as the day I painted it.
plumber mike
Adventurer
I’d read the Rams accumulate rail dust on the train ride up from MX.
I have found a good cleaning and a cheap automotive wax works just as well under the truck as it does on the top. It’s part of my fall cleaning. It’s a tedious weekend each year, but not having rusty trucks is worth it to me.
I don’t usually use oil based stuff because it causes dirt to stick. The wax works better to reduce accumulation. YMMV
I have found a good cleaning and a cheap automotive wax works just as well under the truck as it does on the top. It’s part of my fall cleaning. It’s a tedious weekend each year, but not having rusty trucks is worth it to me.
I don’t usually use oil based stuff because it causes dirt to stick. The wax works better to reduce accumulation. YMMV
billiebob
Well-known member
The parts you list, the drive shaft and rear axle have plenty of steel, that rust is purely cosmetic. If the floors and frame are not rusting to the point metal is flaking off you have no concerns.
Be helpful if your profile said where you live. The recommendations will likely be different if you live in Nevada than if you live in Toronto.
86scotty
Cynic
Fluid Film
HudsonPW
New member
Forgive my noob question... is there a specific product you are talking about? I’ve heard of using a spray on oil... but that sounds very messy... a spray on wax which seems like a better option than oil. But what is fluid film?
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Joe917
Explorer
Oil spray is a generic term for rust protection sprays in Canada. They are usually a waxy oil that will creep and displace water.
Krown is a common brand. https://www.krown.com/en/canada/
Krown is a common brand. https://www.krown.com/en/canada/
plumber mike
Adventurer
Is it missing paint, or is it rust over paint? A good wash with a stiff plastic bristle brush to be sure.
I just use whatever wax I get. The green paste turtle wax the last time or two. I like to use a fresh can and pad on the top, but then I’ll use the remaining contaminated wax for all kinds of projects. I use it on all of our dirt bikes as well. Bicycles. Everything. I've even had good results using it under the lawnmower. Less grass loaded up for sure. I use it on my windshield. Better than RainX and easier to wipe off bug guts.
A spray could be a real time saver. As I said it’s somewhat tedious. The spray may also reduce the therapeutic value I get from “wax on-wax off”
It would be great for getting between the frame and brake/fuel lines. It could pose an issue with buildup on components that are rubber and plastic causing discoloration.
I also do it to my wheels (both steel and aluminum) both sides. It works great for a poor man’s Teflon and sheds sloppy stuff making future cleaning far easier. I wax the exposed threads of the lug studs to make removal easier as well.
I moved about 15 years ago out on a dirt road that was sprayed with magnesium chloride annually. I had to come up with a solution to watching good equipment disappear before my eyes. The wax was just supposed to buy me some time until I came up with a solution. I’ll try and grab some pics of our older stuff from the western edge of the rust belt. They look far better than those who don’t. For some the juice just isn’t worth the squeeze.
HudsonPW
New member
The main drive shaft is bare metal and not rusting yet, but the coupler appears cast,
Is bare and is covered in surface rust. Some areas on the rear painted axle have some rust spots... over all it looks good... I’m just trying to head off a problem before it starts as I want to keep this truck for as long as possible... and it seems logical to do it now before snowy season gets here and I have to deal with road salt.
I’ve seen a lot of spray on wax products... I wonder if I can use hard wax for easy to reach areas and spray for harder to reach ones
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