Fluid Film rust preventative?

[CarMech1969]

Nope.  It's our faithful 2001 Suzuki, Barney.  2001 was the first year for the XL-7 in the US.  It's an elongated version of the Grand Vitara to accommodate a third row of seating and seven passengers.  In 2001 it was actually sold as a Grand Vitara XL-7.  Staring in 2001, I think, they dropped the reference to the Grand Vitara and simply marketed it as the XL-7.  This thing by far and away has been the best value proposition of any vehicle we have ever owned and has been passed to everyone in the family.  We bought it new in 2001 as my wife's daily driver.  It became my winter vehicle in 2009 when my wife got a new ride.  It then passed down to our older daughter when she started driving and then to our younger daughter when she started driving.  It is still her daily driver.

Still looks like a decent driver. With that frame repair, it should hold up a good while longer! 

 

[CountyLanche]

Twice this Spring since I bought my mint, clean 04 Z71 in January, I’ve had it Krown Rust Service sprayed. And this past week, I’ve gone back at the undercarriage and fenders with two cans of FluidFilm- a machinist buddy put me on to the stuff years ago, and it definitely works. Since I’m hoping this will be the last truck I ever have to purchase, and it’s now totally rust free, I’ll have it Krowned annually

 

[2004Slickside]

Just got back last week from trailering my Blazer with the Avalanche 3 hours each way to the south of Detroit. Stateline Krown Rustproofing and LineX of Monroe, MI. Both vehicles together cost $300/year to spray inside body panels and underneath. Krown has their own formula. This stuff is very oily and will drip out of body seams, etc for a week afterwards. No hard undercoating to trap moisture so needs reapplied each year. Third time for the Avalanche. Second time for the Blazer.

They actually give a rust-through warranty when you start with a new vehicle and reapply each year. They will fix it. Unfortunately neither of mine was new when I started this. My 2004 Z71 Avalanche lived all its life in upper central Georgia and was absolutely rust-free. After taking it home to Northern Indiana I found this as the best way I could find to preserve its state as much as possible. Krown Rustproofing is a Canadian franchise - I figure if anyone can do rustproofing right it would be Canadians. They sell their stuff in aerosol cans and in bulk. They give you a can for touchup with each service if you download and present the online coupon.

What they said made generally good sense to me.

I have found that an extra $20 tip for each vehicle will get you outstanding service and a really good spray!

https://www.krown.com/en/products/aerosols/rust-protection-lubricant/

https://www.krown.com/en/faq/

 

[MS03 2500]

That looks like some pretty good stuff 2004slickside

 

[2004Slickside]

That looks like some pretty good stuff 2004slickside

Thanks! Of course nothing's perfect. Bodymen will curse it if they ever have to repair. I just don't know what's out there that could be better. I know that there exists mil-spec specialty antioxidant grease and oils that will protect almost forever. One such grease is made by Birchwood Casey and called R.I.G. It's an anti-rust grease marketed for firearms. I think it's just a matter of cost to spray the good stuff on the underside of a vehicle. The Krown stuff definitely isn't engine oil.

 

[ygmn]

Let me add this to my list of reasons for living in the south and putting up with Hurricanes....
Rusty vehicles

 

[EXT4ME]

Let me add this to my list of reasons for living in the south and putting up with Hurricanes....
Rusty vehicles

I have to agree.

We get measurable snow here once or twice every 5 or 6 years.

The picture above is a rarity.

It was shorts wearing weather the day before.

Problem is, our road departments are not very good at clearing anything but the most major of bridges and overpasses.

You are pretty much on your own.

On the plus side, most people that don't have a need to be out, will stay at home.

Snow driving skills seem to be in short supply.

 

[2004Slickside]

Yeah, we get 60"-100" of snow each year (lake effect from Lake MIchigan adds a lot). Wife used to drive a RWD pickup year round, but now insists on 4WDs in the Winter = hence the salt on them. That's the price we pay for 4 seasons. Although we're not very happy during the wintertime, we still like where we live. Guess the Winter is necessary to keep the bugs and plant diseases in check. Everyplace seems to have it's downside.

 

[frito]

Yeah, we get 60"-100" of snow each year (lake effect from Lake MIchigan adds a lot). Wife used to drive a RWD pickup year round, but now insists on 4WDs in the Winter = hence the salt on them. That's the price we pay for 4 seasons. Although we're not very happy during the wintertime, we still like where we live. Guess the Winter is necessary to keep the bugs and plant diseases in check. Everyplace seems to have it's downside.

Oh, oh, oh - now that's my kind of place to live. I love the white stuff.

Funny story the first time I drove in snow back in the '80s. I was working at a pizza joint and we got like like six inches or more in just three or four hours. The owners called up around 8:00 PM asking what business was like. When I told them we had one customer in the past two plus hours they said clean up and go home. I drove my '78 Chevy Impala with less than great tires to take the girl I was working with home and then headed home myself. Once I got home, my parents asked me how the roads were to which I replied "They're fine.". About five minutes later they came on the news basically saying don't go out, we're all going to die, roads are terrible, bla, bla, bla. Both my parents heads turned towards me like a scene from the exorcist and said "I thought you said the roads were fine." to which I replied, "Well, I didn't have any problems."

Long story short, I'll take the white stuff over the heat any day of the week. I just wish we'd use sand for traction instead of all the nasty chemicals.

 

[dna9656]

When I lived in NW Florida (Ft. Walton Beach, half way between Pensacola and Panama City) And in NE Ohio Ziebart was the name in undercoating; they are still around, they have a program, their product continues to creep (gravity) in to Never-Never Land (never to be seen, never gona see sunlight; you know the places you dropped socket go to?) and protect agaist rust. I know in NE Ohio if you bought a new car in the '60 or 70s you better get it under coated or you'll have rust through in no time, I would give then a look over at https://www.ziebart.com/. It'll make your vehicle quieter too.