victordaniel Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 What can we do to keep our trucks from rust. Do you have any tips to share? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47778-to-avoid-rust/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Cab or chassis? I know an old bloke who put grease nipples in his chassis and would pump grease in there to stop rust. It would drip out on hot days and make a mess. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47778-to-avoid-rust/#findComment-352955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxfymn Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Quote What can we do to keep our trucks from rust. Do you have any tips to share? Move to the desert. Seriously, most older stuff was just not built to survive for 50 plus years, so total rust prevention was never an engineering goal. About the best you can do is keep after it and treat minor rust spots as soon as you can by cleaning and touching them up. Keeping the weep holes open and not allowing crap to build up like leaves and dirt that hold moisture is also important. 1 Quote Money, sex, and fire; everybody thinks everyone else is getting more than they are! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47778-to-avoid-rust/#findComment-352957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGarofalo Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I always try to park on pavement or concrete. If your parking them on gravel or grass/dirt for periods of time it accelerates the rust. If there is something that i'm not planning on painting or otherwise making look nice again I use FluidFilm. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47778-to-avoid-rust/#findComment-352962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I use FluidFilm on my daily driver. Keeps the rot out things here in the rusty NE Ohio weather. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47778-to-avoid-rust/#findComment-352993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZB755V8 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 On 11/25/2016 at 3:36 AM, victordaniel said: What can we do to keep our trucks from rust. Do you have any tips to share? Keep the truck in the driest place possible with air circulation. If you don't have moisture rust can't get any worst or begin to start. Damp storage is a death wish for anything metal, it will even damage good paint over the years. Add salt mist or damp fertilizer and a truck is scrap in a short time. Storage out here in Arizona is great for anything metal, cars, trucks, planes, etc. as long as it is not directly in the sun all the time. Another story is paint, rubber and interiors will turn to dust exposed to sun and 120 degree heat for years. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/47778-to-avoid-rust/#findComment-353349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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