Did you go over to Windsor - Canadian Tire to have it sprayed? Any reason why that over the Krown?

 

Yeah, it was only a 40 min drive for me. The few shops near me in MI that apply Corrosion Free wouldn't do it for a reasonable price ($300 in MI vs $100 in CA). I heard some of the Canadian Tires are terrible but a Canadian coworker recommended I go to the one at 2650 Tecumseh Rd in Windsor and they did a great job! They spent ~1.5 hrs spraying my truck on the lift and even let me come out and watch to see what the spray looked like.

I went with Corrosion Free because it's dripless and I found a study done by the Canadian military that showed it was the best corrosion inhibitor they tested, although I can't remember if they tested Krown. The nail in the coffin for Krown was when I called they were booked solid for the next 2 months.

 

I just painted mine last weekend with rustoleum rust converter. But first I hit it real good with a wire wheel on a drill. I also fixed a lot of small scrapes on the frame. I plan to clear coat the whole thing, and use fluid film. I might also put rhino liner on the bottom only where it can get scrapes from jacking or lifts at the shop.

 

This subject has been discussed/debated several times. It's only surface rust, not corrosion and it's likely you won't own the truck long enough for it to even matter. It's a cosmetic issue so just dress it up if you like but it won't negatively impact anything if you don't. The bottom of my 2012 Lariat looked horrible, didn't know they arrived like that until I did some research. My 2016 had a little bit of rust but I understand the issue and no longer care.

These trucks are expensive now and more people are scrutinizing them like they're a high end luxury car, but when they cost as much as a nice E-Class or 5-Series...

 

I get that it's just cosmetic surface rust. Just curious what others are doing to prevent it.

 

I had my 2015 up on a lift a week or so ago installing skid plates. Not much rust under there.

As far as what I'm doing...nothing. I keep my vehicles 10+ years, never rust proofed any of them. I live in upstate NY, plenty of snow, slush, and roads with a combo of materials tossed on them in the winter.

I've seen plenty of rusted out trucks. Typically it is the hind quarters from lowering boats in and out of water repeatedly.

Maybe I've been lucky...

 

Climate has a lot to do with that, and maybe some luck lol. I live on an island in the North East Atlantic, right on the ocean. Things rust here lol salt water in the air I guess. Build date for my truck is April 2016, picked her up off the lot in the middle of August and everything underneath that can rust, has already started. Anything I do now to prevent it getting any worst is a plus in my books! If its not raining tomorrow, I'll crawl up under and have a better look, maybe get some pictures if I can.