xxxcoldxxx

Im down in the rgv. I swear south texas highways are 25 percent gravel 75 cement.

RL1990

Ford has been making the hoods of F-150s and many Ford vehicles out of aluminum for years, long before the new aluminum body truck.

Little known fact about the aluminum body truck. Alan Mulally, Ford's CEO at the time, was a driving force to going to an all aluminum construction. His previous job at Boeing (hired in 1969) as an engineer and director of engineering of the Boeing 777 program he had in depth knowledge of aluminum construction. Although he was the CEO of Ford he also shared his knowledge of using adhesives and riveting and bonding aluminum to different metals with the engineering team developing the F-150.

odd-6

I have found the aluminum trucks much more susceptible to pin striping from branches and such compared to the steel bodies. I bought a silver truck hoping and deep scratches would look like bare aluminum, but so far just the white of the primer.

Truckin

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You all have a good coat of wax? Knock wood, 12k and not a scratch...all last year the hwy was under construction so plenty of lil rocks bounced off...I always put down a sealer, then lotta wax over that

palms

4 month old lithium gray. 2 big paint chips, right where a bug deflector would go..

VectorZ

2016 ingot silver, 9 months old. No noticeable chips, and here in Alaska the conditions are rough.

FordDrivingVolsFan

I have a couple of chips and a nice little surface scuff on mine. The first week I had my truck I had a synthetic sealant put on mine. 3 months later and already got paint chips.
Between this, the little rattles on the interior, and the engine problems I've been having on a 3 month old truck, I'd say that Ford is headed down the crapper. I honestly don't think I'll even demand a new truck when I turn this one over on the lemon law. I'll probably just shoot for a refund.

MUFFMAN

My son has over 30,000 miles on his 2016 Tuxedo Black, and I don't think that he has a chip on his yet. Mind you, I think the guy waxes his truck once a week.

swimmarz

my 3 y/o son took a rock to my magnetic f150 a week after i got it( he was waxing like daddy) , I had just waxed it and most of the 15 foot scratch came out, I had to use compound on the doors as he was digging in harder at that point but from the taillight to the end of the bed came out with a few wipes.

keep these trucks waxed with a good quality wax, sacrificial layer of protection in my opinion

LoneWolfTrucker

I'd have to say that paint adherence to aluminum is not as consistent as it is to steel. The "mustard colored primer" is probably a way to try to avoid chipping and peeling. Lots of aluminum applications skip coating and painting because of aluminum resistance to corrosion. In fact, I would kind of like a bare aluminum truck, I think it would look awesome as long as the aluminum was free of imperfections.

The good news is that the same corrosion resistance of aluminum is your friend here. Paints chips and peeling in steel applications will result in rust. Not so with aluminum. It is important to note that many vehicles on the road today have aluminum body panels, with hoods being the most prominent. And yes those tend to chip easier, you've probably all seen it.

My truck is almost 8 months old and I've seen no chipping yet. My guess is that as stated by others already certain colors will chip easier, and others colors will show the chips worse.