Drill Holes with Krown Rust Protection?
02-10-2019, 12:21 PM
#71
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A lot of dealerships send their vehicles to Krown. I haven't decided whether I'm getting my first application of Krown before winter or in the spring. I'm leaning towards spring since this is when most rusting occurs, and Krown suggests spring as the best time to do it as well.
Picked last5oh to quote because still seems to be actively checking the forum and presume he had the full Krown application done and not just the frame as some other threads I've read.
My question to all who did the full Krown spray is:
Did you have the frozen door lock issue?
I would like to know if the Krown application actually helped to prevent this condition. I've done Krown applications on all our vehicles since 2000 and will be doing the application on the F150, just not sure if I should do the entire thing.
02-10-2019, 12:39 PM
#72
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Thread Starter
Resurrecting this old thread as there are a few Ontarians' who have used Krown who may still be subcribed
Picked last5oh to quote because still seems to be actively checking the forum and presume he had the full Krown application done and not just the frame as some other threads I've read.
My question to all who did the full Krown spray is:
Did you have the frozen door lock issue?
I would like to know if the Krown application actually helped to prevent this condition. I've done Krown applications on all our vehicles since 2000 and will be doing the application on the F150, just not sure if I should do the entire thing.
Picked last5oh to quote because still seems to be actively checking the forum and presume he had the full Krown application done and not just the frame as some other threads I've read.
My question to all who did the full Krown spray is:
Did you have the frozen door lock issue?
I would like to know if the Krown application actually helped to prevent this condition. I've done Krown applications on all our vehicles since 2000 and will be doing the application on the F150, just not sure if I should do the entire thing.
Last edited by royboyz; 02-10-2019 at 01:31 PM.
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10-28-2020, 11:35 AM
#73
Just had my truck done today. I had the ford undercoating done 2 years ago when it was new but they didnt spray inside the frame. No rust issues as far I can tell yet, except a speck here or there by welds that I have been spraying myself the last 20 months or so.
Anyhow this year I decided to get it krowned. Went smoothly. They also washed and waxed the truck. I was VERY pleased. As for DRILLING holes that many seem to be concerned about. Its only one very tiny hole. I told them no Drilling initially. I wanted to first see how the product held up after a year first. But they did accidentally drill one tiny hole in the passenger door.(miscommunication)They apologized and I said no big deal. I said if anything they accidentally drilled into the door that gets the most salt and corrosion on vehicles. 😂 So I had them spray it and I said it will be interesting to see the difference between doors over a period of time. One Krowned, one not. 😄😄
He said it will indeed prevent any corrosion to parts within the door. As far as I know the doors are the only thing they need to drill if you want body panels protected. Not 100% sure about that. I do know on a 2018 they no longer have to drill a hole to get into the rockers.
They plug the holes with a tiiny little black plug and some anti corrosion gel. Painless. It wont ruin the value of the vehicle guys. Lol.
Actually another benefit of that little hole is I can get the paintless ding guy to fix the small ding on my door. He wont have to drill a new hole...😂
Anyhow the frame looks great. I highly recommend people who keep their vehicles a long time to have this done annually. It should prevent most rust on a frame. Even if there are beginnings of rust it is not too late. They also put a report yearly that the vehicle has been Krowned online with carfax and it helps with resell value.
Anyhow this year I decided to get it krowned. Went smoothly. They also washed and waxed the truck. I was VERY pleased. As for DRILLING holes that many seem to be concerned about. Its only one very tiny hole. I told them no Drilling initially. I wanted to first see how the product held up after a year first. But they did accidentally drill one tiny hole in the passenger door.(miscommunication)They apologized and I said no big deal. I said if anything they accidentally drilled into the door that gets the most salt and corrosion on vehicles. 😂 So I had them spray it and I said it will be interesting to see the difference between doors over a period of time. One Krowned, one not. 😄😄
He said it will indeed prevent any corrosion to parts within the door. As far as I know the doors are the only thing they need to drill if you want body panels protected. Not 100% sure about that. I do know on a 2018 they no longer have to drill a hole to get into the rockers.
They plug the holes with a tiiny little black plug and some anti corrosion gel. Painless. It wont ruin the value of the vehicle guys. Lol.
Actually another benefit of that little hole is I can get the paintless ding guy to fix the small ding on my door. He wont have to drill a new hole...😂
Anyhow the frame looks great. I highly recommend people who keep their vehicles a long time to have this done annually. It should prevent most rust on a frame. Even if there are beginnings of rust it is not too late. They also put a report yearly that the vehicle has been Krowned online with carfax and it helps with resell value.
Last edited by Anth88; 10-28-2020 at 11:38 AM.