Hi all,

About a month ago I purchased an 05 XLT SCab and absolutely love the truck. It is EXTREMELY clean for a Minnesota truck, and other than the surface fram rust in the pics it is rust free. Anyway, this summer I want to coat it to prevent the frame from rusting any further, but I am not sure exactly what product would work best. I have been looking at the rust encapsulator and rust inhibitors from eastwood, and then POR-15 as well. The POR seems to be for more severe cases, whereas the encapsulator and inhibitors can be either rolled or sprayed on. I guess I just wanted to know if you all think I could get by with just one of the two eastwood products, as its primary surface rust. Thanks for any help!

Also, if this is in the wrong forum please feel free to move it to where it would be more appropriate.

 

I have the same issue with my frame my bed and cab plus my cab corners are gone soon to be fixed

 

mine has the same on the frame..but no rust anywhere else. i plan on cleaning it the best i can and using spray on undercoating or bed liner.

 

Yea I wana remove my bed spray some neutralizer and them spare u-pol bed liner

 

Hey I also have an 05 xlt in Mass that was starting to rust. After a lot of research i decided to use por15 and still love it a year and a half later. I was just starting to get surface rust to I bought (step one) degreaser and degreased the frame then (step two) por metal ready to etch the rust for good adhesion

then (step three) brushed on one quart of por15 which went on thin but covered well. I did all four sides of the box frame and the cross members and had just enough. After all that i used eastwood coatings internal frame coater to do the inside of the frame. I have to say my frame has never looked better and there is not a spot of rust on it. And as far as the body I used fluid film. It all survived another Mass winter and looks great.

 

I forgot to mention i had a friend who did the same thing with an off brand of frame coater or something and it did not hold up well at all. Por is expensive but worth it i wish i kept more pictures of it. hope this helps. message me if you have any questions.

 

I am doing mine the more extensive and laborous way of wire wheeling the rust away then sanding all of the frame down to bare metal then priming and painting. For the under body I am wire wheeling then pressure washing and then priming and painting. Its still not finished because of the amount of time it takes but, damn do the fished parts look fine.

 

Ya I also used a wire cone on a grinder for the bad spots

 

This has to be one of the best examples of a proper way to prevent rust that I have seen. Most people seem to forget the inside of the frames. Nicely done.

To those talking about the rubberized undercoating, it lasts a while if the area is prepped correctly. We used it a lot on military vehicles. It holds up to a lot of abuse, but it holds dirt and debri in the crooks/folds of the coating. Good luck.

 

Good post, I will be following for suggestions/results as I am hoping to do the same to mine this summer. It appears to be about the same level of rust my 2008 has on it. I have been keeping a close eye around here since I got it and it seems like almost all of the 2008 and older crew cabs have rusted cab corners, luckily mine doesn't yet but probably because it has less mileage than most. Winters here are so hard on them with the salt brine used on the road. I want to do whatever I can to prevent the cab corner rust and also to make the frame look better. I think I am going to install front wheel well splash guards and the rear wheel liners, but before I just hide the rust areas I want to also try to fix them and prevent future rust. My truck paint is perfect and it is a real bummer to stand from a distance and see the rusted frame standing out. Unfortunately I will have limited time (and funds) this summer but will try to do something.