Frame rust problems
#5
#8
haha i was in a hury i had to get to work.
but yeah i was going to cut out the real bad parts and replace them with some 3/16 sheet metal. is that ok to do to the leaf spring mounts? then i was going to wire wheel it for a while and wash it off again and start painting. what do you think?
#10
Cant aford por 15 but wish i could. I think im going to get rust oleum rust reformer and put a few coats on of that and then maybe put some clear on it.
haha i was in a hury i had to get to work.
but yeah i was going to cut out the real bad parts and replace them with some 3/16 sheet metal. is that ok to do to the leaf spring mounts? then i was going to wire wheel it for a while and wash it off again and start painting. what do you think?
haha i was in a hury i had to get to work.
but yeah i was going to cut out the real bad parts and replace them with some 3/16 sheet metal. is that ok to do to the leaf spring mounts? then i was going to wire wheel it for a while and wash it off again and start painting. what do you think?
#11
#12
i think i am just going to wire wheel it cut out the bad parts and weld in some new metal and spray it agian with the power washer. then put a couple coats of the rustoleum rust reformer on it and maybe just spray a new coat of cheep paint on each year. but i will have to do something about under the cab to.
#14
Hate to burst your bubble...that **** sucks.
I used it on flash rusted parts....within a day rust began to show through.
Best thing would've been a large tarp...and sand blast it.
Tarp so you can sweep up and sift and reuse the sand.
#20
I hate it when i get something done and then think of a better way of doing it.
Last edited by littlered; 06-10-2009 at 09:13 PM.
#21
Dude if I were you Id totally pick up a can of brushable OIL based black paint and shlop it on the frame and everywhere with a paint brush. It is SOOOO much thicker and dries Very hard. You can even paint it on with the rust. Just make sure the loose scale/rust is brushed off. You can do like 15 coats if you really wanted to and it would last forever. Way better than spraypaint, trust me. Fleet farm has the stuff in the paint section its in a red can its supposed to be "rust preventative" and its $8 a (quart) whatever the little can is.
#24
I find it kinda upsetting that when I glance thru a lot of the frame/rust related threads that so many people want to defend ford siting owner neglect for not cleaning the under carriage,while this does play a major role so does quality,I live in rust hell,right on the chesapeake bay and none of my vehicles that are decades older have had rot like my 2001 ranger does,the whole truck seems flimsy to me,seems like quality was job none on these things,I love my old fords and have drove them my whole life,this 2001 ranger is a major disapointment
#25
RUST on Ford Ranger
Hit it w/a Wire Brush then Hit it w/some "Chassis Saver Paint Gloss" UCP99-01 Heavy Duty High Build Jet Black or Gloss Black. Pretty sure the DOT uses it on their trucks. I used it on my Ranger frame after using a wire brush -- you can checkout the pic. 1 gallon will run you about $122 but it's good stuff. You can undercoat your truck as well as needed.