ajsturtz

I talked to a customer who does commercial snow removal here in Iowa. His recommendation is Fluid Film. My customer uses it on their spreaders and plows with good results (in his opinion). You can buy this stuff in the 55 gallon drum, and it has a good reputation in the off shore drilling community. Might be a good solution?

PLHOG

You guys seem to just accept that F-150s start rusting in 5-6 years, but this is the first vehicle I've owned in a long time that's rusted like this. Other manufacturers seemed to have solved this problem. We put 70,000 on a 2004 Toyota Avalon that we traded in 2012. No rust. Before that a 1998 BMW 740i that we drove for 100,000 with no rust (killed us on other maintenance though). Before that a 1994 Chrysler Concorde, no rust (but 4 transmissions).

I know it's less about the miles than the time, but this F-150 is very disappointing. If it were just me, that's one thing, but everyone seems to know it's a problem with the way Ford built these trucks, using a sound deadening material that holds moisture.

21RRF150

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It's accepted because of the area we live in. Did you not see my previous post about my bosses wife's GMC Acadia with all 4 doors rusting out in less than 3 years?


No other manufacturers have not solved this problem. It's not just Ford. I work in a body shop in MN, before that MA. It's not just Ford. There is a 2012 Chevy Silverado sitting at my work right now with a rusted out wheel well. I'll get a pic Monday when I go in to work. Seen it on rams, tundras, titans (used to work at a Toyota/Nissan dealer). Yes ones less than 5 years old.



You seem to have a horseshoe lodged somewhere if you've had all those vehicles, plus the one you mentioned in your op, with no rust. I've been doing body work a very long time. And I can say I've never seen any of those vehicles you mentioned, rust free. Especially the Chrysler. My brother in law just scrapped a 2004 status that had chunks of rust falling off of it

21RRF150

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As promised... I was wrong on the year, it's an early build 2011.

PLHOG

I do have to admit that the Suburban had factory fender flares, so there could have been rust under there without me knowing it. But you'd think that after 250,000 miles and 14 years, it would have eaten past the flares.

One of the body shop guys I talked to about the F-150 said I should just put fender flares on it as well - it makes the rust less annoying that way.

So yeah, maybe I am a lucky guy having not experienced vehicular rust on my last several vehicles. I like to keep vehicles for a long time, and put a lot of miles on them, so am fastidious about doing the maintenance. I'd probably still be driving the Suburban if it hadn't developed some mystery problem causing it to burn up fuel pumps that left me stranded more than once.

Maybe it's a pickup thing. Anyway - thanks for the info