Nothing better than peeling paint.
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From: Chicago, Ill
I will give it to the florida guys.
You do have some odd rust places (At least to us mid-westerners)
Me and my buddy went to look at a '76 Thunderbird, from tallahassee, and it looked awesome. Until I opened the hood! The firewall/hood mounting area on the fenders, was totally rotted, but the quarters were clean. I've seen at least one other florida car with roof rot.
You do have some odd rust places (At least to us mid-westerners)
Me and my buddy went to look at a '76 Thunderbird, from tallahassee, and it looked awesome. Until I opened the hood! The firewall/hood mounting area on the fenders, was totally rotted, but the quarters were clean. I've seen at least one other florida car with roof rot.
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From: Orlando, FL
roof rotting is very common here in Florida because the hot sun cooks clear coat and base coat in a few years, especially since we have 80 degree weather 9 to 10 months in a year. Rust also is very common on vehicles that are near coastal areas. I have a co-worker that lives in Daytona and he said when he moved here from Ohio, his Honda has more rust down here than when he lived up north.
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It seems to me that truck owners don't typically take care of their paint as well as car owners. Fortunately, my truck's previous owner's were almost as **** about keeping their vehicles clean as I am. I don't have a single spot of clearcoat failure or peeling paint anywhere but the black bumpers (it's a Sport model.)
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sorry for the small pics, but I was trying to show my paint fading on the back of my cab, my clearcoat fading on the hood of my truck (caused by me at a self-serve car wash) and my cowl is rusted. Ironically, my 1995 Grand Cherokee has flawless paint, not even the clearcoat is peeling and the paint is still great with no dulling anywhere.
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sorry for the small pics, but I was trying to show my paint fading on the back of my cab, my clearcoat fading on the hood of my truck (caused by me at a self-serve car wash) and my cowl is rusted. Ironically, my 1995 Grand Cherokee has flawless paint, not even the clearcoat is peeling and the paint is still great with no dulling anywhere.
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From: Orlando, FL
Let me tell you, it's no luxury LOL! I am the 3rd owner of the truck and the first guy that had it installed it himself and did a horrible job. There's sealant all around the outside and inside of the truck because it leaked so bad. A buddy of mine referred me to a guy who does sunroofs and he told me it'll cost me $600 to redo it, more than half of what I paid for the truck. For now, I'll let it ride.
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From: Calgary Alberta
See what does us in for up in canada with the rust isn't the heat or humidity, but salt for winter. Its like 2 pounds of salt for 1 pound of ice, and since we get winter for best part of the year it accumulates to alot of salt. I redid my front bumper and put that rust off paint and stuff, and it still manage to get a little rust on though only surface rust so I am happy, it can be taken off easy. 