Now you're scaring me!

I don't think my truck is that bad...at least I hope not! I did go under it when it was up on the lift and although I am not an expert, it looked more like surface rust. Bad surface rust, but not that bubbly crumbly look of bad rust.

 

ill get you pictures...

mine was really really bad like punch it with my fist and knock a hole in it.

Last person who owned it didnt care about it. when he would lower his boat in the water he would let it sit there for hours at a time. surface rust is nothing to worry about.

just coat your whole frame in bedliner to prevent anymore rust. I did and its working great

 

does your truck look like this? LOL it was horrible

thats why im driving the black one i have now

 

bah you guys aint got nothin'. I'll have to snap a few pictures of mine to show ya. Mind you, my frame is almost as bad as cubpack's old truck was. I really don't do anything heavy duty with it these days, but on occasion I tow a moderately light trailer.

I have some fist sized holes in the lower part of the fenders. There's no wheel well edge on the driver passenger fender. A basketball sized hole in my floor.

 

Damn I am glad to live down south!

 

Amen.

 

Yea, the northern winters are brutal on cars! Every car my family had in Chicago, the body gave out before the engine.

So what is bedliner? Can a mechanic put it on?

 

I have heard the guys up there use a stuff called POR 15 it is supposed to encapsulate the frame and stop further rust damage....

POR15, Inc. - Stop Rust Permanently - Repair Gas & Fuel Tanks

 

POR15 is perfect for sealing up the frame to prevent further rust, but it can be expensive. What Wiked was talking about would be something like rhino lining, or Duplicolor's bed liner. That stuff's basically the same thing as POR15, but it doesn't necessarily have the same rust inhibiting capabilities. It is designed to protect your truck bed just like a plastic liner would, but you paint it on and it lasts forever.

 

Interesting! Great suggestions! If I can find someone to repair the damage, I will definitely look into them. I just got a steel horse trailer too, and the rust is starting on it already.