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Undercoat pickup #6984161
09/06/20 02:08 PM
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Never had my 2010 undercoat when bought new. Rust is setting. In, is undercoating do any good at this point ? Could go Walmart. An buy some

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984162
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Doubtful.

Best thing you can do now is take a paintbrush and slop on the oil from changing your oil.

It's free, only requires you to do it and will be more effective than the coatings you'll pay for.

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984163
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Probably not. Since the rust Is there your just going to cover the rust with the under coating. Your going to have to remove the rust other wise I don't think under coating Is going to do you any good.


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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984167
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I don't like undercoating. In the winter, when salty moisture gets trapped under the undercoating, it causes damage. I prefer my steel exposed so the salt can be rinsed off - even if it's just from going through rain water.


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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984236
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Undercoating is bad. As said already it traps moisture in and causes the steel to rust. Given that you cant, in most cases, get a rust preventative to cover the inside of boxed frame rails completely. At best you can slow dowm the inevitable. Have heard a lot of guys use Fluid Film, it can be bought in a kit with a hose and nozzle to spray inside the frame.


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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984251
09/06/20 04:42 PM
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I have oiled my jittneys for years. 1999 s-10 is my main vechile and it just got the Fluid Film for the first time last year. Will redo it in a month or so. Yes has rust but was a little rusted through when I got it 15 years ago and I oiled it 3 times a year since. Will see soon about the Fluid film, ot does seem promising and is suppossed to alst a year......jk


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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984330
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Many years ago , I used to rustproof vehicles , new.
I did Tuff-Kote/Dinol , now no longer sold in USA.

We started out with a clear/brownish/bronze tinted stuff that would attack existing rust and stop it. Then a black coat over that would seal any new rust out. It was a petroleum/wax product that would kinda not totally dry , stayed semi-wet and would flow to cover any scratches or places it got rubbed. Dry products will only cover problems and may cause more damage as it will trap moisture under it.

Most in-a-can stuff dries hard.


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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984340
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what kinda truck is it??









Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984343
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Do you have "krown" rust proofing in the U.S.? Very popular here, and we have punishing conditions for corrosion.

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984344
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Fluid film is $60 to $100 gallon, I probly won't do nothing, it rusting an get worse , I suppose if have pickuo long enough. An some part frame rust our, get some new metal weld in. Not sure. How long last in winter, if a good start rusf. If go though in 1 Winter ? I think speed dip is undercoating., When u buy new, have option of all these warranties or undercoating u can get, I believe $5-$700 for undercoating add on finacing. When buy new. I never did

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984365
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Hydraulic fluid or bar oil. Hydraulic is better for your bushings but I use both. Get a cheap electric paint sprayer form harbor freight and spray the heck out of the underside of your truck a couple times a year. Spray inside all the body panels rockers etc as well. If it won’t spray the oil cut with a little diesel. It works. I drive two 30 year old trucks year round and they’re rust free.

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984374
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Would be worth the bother to get couple spray cans. Not a gallon, an spray frame, worst areas ?

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984413
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i'm no vechile mechanic but think you want sumthin to soak into the rust not something that will dry hard trapping moisture in with the rust creating more rust faster.









Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: pcr2] #6984422
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Originally Posted by pcr2
what kinda truck is it??

It's might be a Chevy.


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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984429
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On a quiet night in Iowa you can set out on the porch and listen to the Chevys rust.

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984435
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I have an 07 dodge ram, have had it under oiled with krown rust proofing , yearly since new, no rust at all. They bore holes in all frame panels , spray then plug with a stopper. . Cost 130.00 a year. It is cheap rust protection, also creaps into brakelines, springs etc. We have lots of salt. old243

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984436
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Two gallon of old motor oil, spray gun, compressor. Oil will soak into rust. Just watch where you spray it and where you park for the next week.

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984440
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All your half oil containers, cut with 50% kerosene or diesel. Garden sprayer and clothes you don’t care about. Spray all over and a lot under the truck. Get on tire up on a stump, root or ramp so you can get under easier. Soak it down, no undercoat in a can needed. A few times a year and you’re good. Start and let sit and idle to burn off excess so you won’t get any fumes in the cab while you’re driving. We drive into the ocean regularly to launch boats, this will greatly help rust problems.



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Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: coonman220] #6984449
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Some guys that surf fish the beaches use boiled linseed oil.


Theres not much thats more corrosive to undercarriage than saltwater and salt saturated sand.


The way I read it they clean and dry everything, then get under there with the pump up 1 or 2 gal garden sprayer and soak everything down - let dry- do a couple more coats.



Should be more affordable than $100/gal stuff.




They said they re apply a couple times a season.

Re: Undercoat pickup [Re: ~ADC~] #6984452
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Originally Posted by ~ADC~
On a quiet night in Iowa you can set out on the porch and listen to the Chevys rust.


I always heard that about Fords! laugh Because in Indiana we hear Fords rusting all the time!!

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