2016 3rd Gen Rust Prevention

fuck what the dealer says, they push you to rust proof with their overpriced garbage
get it done aftermarket or do it yourself.
Worth it. Its a toyota, they don't have a good rust reputation.

On a side note everyone says use fluid film. I must add if you have not used it it stinks like actual cow shit.
I used it to lubricate one of my leatherman's and couldn't get over the fuckin stench it has.

 

Thanks Lawfarin, I appreciate the pics

 

I live in VT and have used the whole line up, started off with chainsaw oil. I am now using a product https://corrosionfree.com/ . I have the gun with attachments and wands that get inside all the rocker holes, frame rails and so on. I oil my truck/cars twice a year. I just sold a 1995 Dodge(cummins)with 285k miles... no rust. Don't use the rubber coatings, it will crack or peel and the brine will get behind it.
Just wash the truck down, spray the crap out of it (I use about a gal on my Tacoma) and drive on some dirt roads if you can. It will get a nice coating. Don't worry about the smell it will burn off after a few hundred miles.
Good luck and cheers

 

Why drive on dirt roads? Do you want it covered in dirt?

 

Yes, a good coating of dirt is what you want.

 

While dirt will act as an insulator. It also absorbs and holds water and moisture. Not to mention dries out/decreases the oil based products faster. Dirt is actually a bad thing in that scenario in my opinion.

 

Why?

 

I think the theory is that the dirt coats and thickens the oil which helps to keep it in place.

I've been using Fluid Film and I live on a dirt road. It does hold a small amount of dirt but really not very much.

 

Any one applied this themselves on their tarred driveway? Does it hurt the driveway? I know certain kinds of oils will breakdown tar.

 

I had Corrosion Free applied at the Chickasaw Garage in Chickasaw Ohio. No odor. No drips. About a 50 mile drive from where I live. It's supposed to last 18 months, and time will tell as winter is in the offing and they use a lot of salt in western Ohio. If your truck is less than 3 years old, and you keep up with the treatments, you have a life-time warranty through Corrosion Free. I picked Corrosion Free over Fluid Film based on what I read on this site. Apparently Fluid Film drips for a few days afterwards, messing up your garage floor, has a chemical odor, and lasts 12 months. Cost $170 for the Corrosion Free application. Take a good book as there isn't a lot to do in Chickasaw once you've walked around town and it takes about 1 1/2 hours for them to do the work. Several of the hard plastic plugs in the frame broke during removal and I asked them to save them so I could get matching replacements.

 

I went with Corrosion Free as well based on research and talking to a few folks on TW. All-in-all, what it really comes down to is how it is applied. I believe all products are pretty much about equal, it's the installation that matters. Research and find someone you know and can trust to do a good and thorough job installing the product.

 

That thing about asphalt undercoating promoting rust only applies if the frame you are undercoating with it is ALREADY RUSTED. Done correctly, it needs to be applied to a CLEAN and NEW frame. It also needs to be MAINTAINED.

EVERY year, go over the entire frame, and scrape/prime/paint any rust on the thing.
EVERY TWO years, reapply asphalt undercoating.
EVERY year, hose it down with as heavy of an oil as you are able to spray -- I use chainsaw bar oil, which is also waxy and sticks well to metals. This keeps the asphalt nice and supple, and seals any voids where water may otherwise get in.

Pay attention to the inside of the frame up front. I don't know if they've made any changes on the 2016+ frame in this regard, but

$73 2005-2015 Toyota Tacoma With 4L Right Petrol intake air snorkel kit high performance system compatible kit Replacement black Rotational Molding (2005-2015)

2005-2015 have an "Achilles heel" hidden within the front cab body mounts! There is a big hole at the back of the mounts that exposes the inside of the frame, essentially, the cab mounts, which are right in the spray path for salt crud flying off the front wheels, are tunnels that direct all that crud right up and inside the frame! If the 2016+ have the same weakness, then I STRONGLY suggest sealing the cab mounts off as much as you can (but not the drain holes). Also seal off any other access points for water to penetrate in/around the front wheels.

 

Is this something thats easy to do in the driveway if I crawl under the truck? Or would I be better off paying the 5 dollars to rent the lift for two hours at the auto hobby shop?

 

I'm going with fluid film again. Only $74 for a gallon and the spray gun.

undercoating flakes and traps moisture behind it if you don't clean it and reapply every year.

 

Just to make sure I'm correct before purchasing, what size compressor is needed for running this? They salt the roads like crazy out here in Germany, so I have never done any salt prep before.

 

Any decent size compressor should be fine. A little pancake harbor freight one wouldn't be able to do it but if you have a 5-10gallon compressor you should be fine

 

I think I am going to use this as an excuse to buy me a compressor..

 

You sir are 100% on the money my good man... I've used Corrosion Free since it came out about 18 yrs ago...used Rust Check prior to that. Corrosion Free is THE best product I could find and it moves into every little crack and crevice and pushes out the water, then sits there to protect your investment. It is also VERY important to find a shop that has a guy who applies it who is VERY Anal... Look at his personal vehicle... that will tell you a lot right there. I'm lucky to have a guy that is very Anal and OCD about doing it right.

Works for me.... But with the new Calcium Chloride (or whatever that new shit is)... It's way more nasty than salt...

Corrosion Free seems to be real good.... OH, and by the way...you will have to clean the bottom of your doors every now and then as this stuff "creeps" out of the door drains and comes up the outside of the doors.... Great product..!!

 

I saw some at Lowes this weekend, they had a whole shelf full of it for just under $10 a can. It was in the front of the store right next to the PB'laster and WD-40.

 

Thanks for the info, I will have to pick some up.