oil . lubrication creep , would have , saved it

[peter lena 8,627]

have a neighbor , with a very clean  earlier chevy  step side pick up , told him years ago , to get , some cable / chain lubricant into upper fender / seam , areas ,and watch it creep into every related area , as it naturally  rolls across, drops  vertical metal .  nope , sure enough , every fender lower seam has the puffy paint rot , cab door / frame areas , same thing , front suspension / frame areas , rot / rust . this is not rocket science .did my grandsons ford pickup , outside paint too, for a paint soak / recovery , zero rust rot , oil film feeding metal , stopping rot , pretty easy , more than woth it , touch up with heavy open gear spray , bombproof . pete

[peter lena 8,627]

@Skwerl58  there are a number of canadian , sites that cover the same idea , just about anytime I see  pretty new truck , just scan the wheel wells and cross section bed under square  open beaming , surface areas , are already starting , stsrt / stop areas , already have a rusty fuzz going on . if you had the interest , what could you do to stop / correct this problem , on your 60+ k  unit ?  just my own view on a problem . rather have an oil film / slick than rot , pete

[Skwerl58 704]

I am in SW VA and rust is not major like the northern states but it is an issue. I used to undercoat my rides with the old "tar" based spray on stuff. It helped but now with the newer style frames, sub frames I believe the oil, lube soak is the way to go. My 99 Nissan Frontier is starting to have the rust over the rear fender openings and it still has original paint. I will lube it good each year now. I have a can of fluid film for my 1054 and will decide what route I will take on the paint, leaning toward the sand, buff and oil bath. 

[Beap52 811]

It seems to me that if there is body rust that there is also rusty fuel lines, brake lines and frames.  I try to keep my vehicles coated with Penetrol. It's a linseed oil based paint additive for oil based paint.  I've had good success spraying it in rocker panels, inside fenders and basically covering metal that is likely to rust from the inside.  I learned to keep an eye on rust when I went to have my El Camino inspected for license and it failed because the frame had holes rusted in it above the rear axle.  When we rebuilt it several years ago I found a good frame to replace the rusty one.  My daily driver is a GMC K2500 that's 31 years old and rust free. 

[peter lena 8,627]

@Beap52  been doing that forever , back in the day kerosene  was cheap / easy ,  just the way anything rusts today , showes , neglect , ever watch someone drive right behind a  snow plow  / spreader  in action?  imagine the denisity of salt / chemical  on that cars anything , while the driver is obvivious  to whats goin on ?  also quickly rinse down my cars in winter , watch  the multi colored  flush on the driveway , when at my local garage , up on lift , always have a aerosol  oil / spray grease  can to touch up , keep those seams and holding areas , wet with  lubrication ,  zero rust ,  always see a relatively new car while there , with major body rot , pete