What undercoating to use?
All Star
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dearborn mi. glo car wash. i have never had a shop refuse to work on any of the vehicles. i also have never taken it back to get touched up either. the longest lasting specimen was a 14yr old astro van that was one of the only ones around without the rust that all the rest of em had....
i want to say for the ram they quoted me $285. for the full job. i think a little less since i said i wasnt getting the hood done..
yes, it makes a mess, but i have personally seen how well it works agianst michigans crappy salt infested winters. in fact i still need to get my ram done!!
work has been slow etc. so im tryin not to spend right now...
my 97 ranger is one of the only ones i see that the bottom of the tailgate isnt rusted.
ill take a pic of my ranger to show you guys the 'drill hole/grommet" in the door sill, since i havent done my ram yet... it sounds worse than it is.
i want to say for the ram they quoted me $285. for the full job. i think a little less since i said i wasnt getting the hood done..
yes, it makes a mess, but i have personally seen how well it works agianst michigans crappy salt infested winters. in fact i still need to get my ram done!!
work has been slow etc. so im tryin not to spend right now...my 97 ranger is one of the only ones i see that the bottom of the tailgate isnt rusted.
ill take a pic of my ranger to show you guys the 'drill hole/grommet" in the door sill, since i havent done my ram yet... it sounds worse than it is.
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ok, pics of the ranger as promised. now give me a break here. its my work truck. so its pretty dirty, dont judge me......lol
now i imagine it would be similar in the ram, or maybe in the front only..... not sure, but you get the idea of how clean the install is.also, im very, very picky when it comes to other people working/touching my vehicles etc. they do a great job drilling the holes, no scratches from shavings etc surrounding the grommets.. hope this helps.
now i imagine it would be similar in the ram, or maybe in the front only..... not sure, but you get the idea of how clean the install is.also, im very, very picky when it comes to other people working/touching my vehicles etc. they do a great job drilling the holes, no scratches from shavings etc surrounding the grommets.. hope this helps.
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yes, they spray all the underbody sheet metal, frame etc. inside the tailgate, bottom inside edge of tailgate(usually rusts out on all trucks). hood (not ours because alum.) inside of doors halfway up. in the front door jamb/sill they actually drill a 3/8" hole in each side so they can spray the inside of the front fender well that is impossible to get otherwise. then it is finished off with a factory style grommet. no one has ever noticed that it wasnt factory on any of my cars.....
There is a local guy around here that does the grease coat. Been doing it for many, many years. It is good stuff if you want to prevent rust. The vehicles he does do seem to last forever. But there is a big catch. It is "extremely" messy. Most shops will charge you extra or even refuse to work on your vehicle if you have it coated with his stuff. It will also drip for a very long time. So plan on parking in the yard or you will have a big mess in your driveway for many months. It really never dries but does stop dripping after a time. Until you go and have it touched up.
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yes it is worth it. look at my previous posts for thoughts and pricing for the ram.
i know for vehciles such as mine/yours that have already been through some winter/salting etc. they steam wash the underbody before they apply the undercoating. works perfect. in fact my ranger above didnt have the coating applied till it was 6yrs old and through that many winters. it still made a huge difference compared to other rangers i see that havent had the undercoating applied.
about the only downside is the drips in the summer. i mean its not that extreme. when its 100 deg. out you might have to wipe some spots off every couple weeks etc....
i know for vehciles such as mine/yours that have already been through some winter/salting etc. they steam wash the underbody before they apply the undercoating. works perfect. in fact my ranger above didnt have the coating applied till it was 6yrs old and through that many winters. it still made a huge difference compared to other rangers i see that havent had the undercoating applied.
about the only downside is the drips in the summer. i mean its not that extreme. when its 100 deg. out you might have to wipe some spots off every couple weeks etc....