I read where Ford already does undercoating of aluminum trucks against rust at the factory. But I live in the Upper Midwest, so I see a lot of salt in the winter. Thanks.
OT: Another truck question: Do you get the rustproof undercoating?
Jan 12, 2023
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Is aluminum a problem? I know welded bodies are very difficult to repair because of steel pollution (require an aluminum only repair facility) but I didn't know salt was a problem.
Salt will eat aluminum too.
The frames, at least my 2019 F150 frame, is steel.
The frames are steel but the boxes, after '14 (IIRC), are aluminum. I'm not sure of the rest of the body. Aluminum creep may have taken over the whole thing.
Salt will eat the aluminum finish on alloy wheels. DAMHIKT
Thanks everyone! All good information!
The body if not all is mostly aluminum.
How's that for a definitive statement!
Plastic makes up the rest.
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Good Question. LOL The body is aluminum, basically all exterior color painted surfaces.
Way back when, Ford used a galvanized cowl panel, the part with inlets around the windshield wiper arms. Those notoriously did not hold paint. That would require a different painting process. I suspect that this was cured by using the same metal through out, which is painted the same color. It would be an expensive process painting with different formulas for the same color in the same vehicle.. A real PIA for body shops and probably the factory was painting the rubber body parts around the bumpers that matched the color of the body. Those parts required a special painting process that required the paint to have a flex additive.
LOL, Something the greenies, far left conservatives, and Biden fail to realize.
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What is a "far left conservative"?
"F" LIBERALS!
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