Re: Rust Issue: Anyone?

Ford will likely give you the old "rust THROUGH" line - it will take forever to rust through.

Just finished removing lotza rust from the bottom seams on both doors and the tailgate 2000-F150. Those paint bubbles "do" hold plenty of water in behind them! Did a big bubble in bumper as well, luckily it's black so painting and compounding was DIY.

Why oh "WHY" didn't the original owner take 15 minutes to spray it once a year! If you do it yourself it's next to nothing. Even if you pay for someone else to spray it, it's well under $1000 over 10 years and most places pay to fix the rust if it ever shows up. How much body work can you have done for a grand these days?

You might try some spray on rust converter from behind the bumper - don't get it (leave it) on anything you want to stay shiny. Then - Oil spray it - it's dirt cheap insurance for an expensive truck. Every few months give a shot of rust check into the doors and tailgate (fire some up the drain holes as well). Spray some up behind the rear bumper every once in a while to keep it oily. I've recently started using transmission fluid and it works as well as the expensive rustcheck IMHO, the stuff creeps like crazy and gets into all the hidden spots. A spray can of gooey tar underspray (not rubberized) works well in heavy tire spray areas, on the frame and inside the rear bumper.

Wax it regularly.