Rust belt people

[Orpedcrow]

as a guy from texas I was wondering what y’all use for rust prevention on your daily drivers… my little brother is in North Carolina and just bought a new Tacoma. I know undercoating is a thing but that’s about as far as my knowledge goes. Thank you and I’m sorry that you have to live in the cold

 

[johnckhall]

Not a rust belt guy here either (South GA), but most everyone I see here swears by Fluid Film.

Automotive - Fluid Film

Cars are extremely vulnerable to corrosion in areas with heavy exposure to rain, snow, or salty air. FLUID FILM is the perfect protection against rust.

www.fluid-film.com

 

[Keeper]

Lol... you can't even imagine how many times I look at pics of southern trucks' undersides and ask "where is the damn rust"... god bless you guys

 

[Orpedcrow]

Lol... you can't even imagine how many times I look at pics of southern trucks' undersides and ask "where is the damn rust"... god bless you guys

Most of our bolts come out with hand tools too…

 

[Dropped88]

And props to y'all that have to work on rusty stuff I don't have the patience for that

 

[grampadirt]

So if the north is called the rust belt I guess you could call us southerners the Non-rust belt The only bolts I've had problems with are the exhaust manifold bolts...but then everyone has probs with those damn things.

Eric O. loves Fliud Film as well

 

[Caman96]

Which is why I purchased a Southern truck and brought it North.

 

[DDTurbo]

I can only tell you that if you have a special vehicle, to keep it a long while, you must never drive it between Thanksgiving and Easter.
Our 1994 Suburban has never been on the road during the "off season" and all the paint is original. And no rust below.

 

[618 Syndicate]

Let that bìtch rust and sell it when you're done. A GM truck that can move under it's own power is worth $1500 around here. $2500 if it's 4wd.

 

[johnckhall]

Which is why I purchased a Southern truck and brought it North.

Unfortunately I did the opposite. My truck is a one owner out of Northern Missouri (originally delivered to and bought in Fort Madison, IA) and I brought it south to GA. It was undercoated originally, but the coating is flaking off and has some rust underneath. Not a fun process removing all of that and restoring the metal for sure.