Advice and Tips on how to: prep and seal frame

Hey TW,

I just bought a 2004 Tacoma Double Cab last month. It is in great condition and the frame is pretty solid. I love the truck so to ensure the longevity and durability of the frame id like to clean it, prep it and paint/seal it.

I've heard of a couple things like sanding and fluid film but I would like to know the methods or approaches you all recommend and/or have had success with. Thank you for the replies/input in advance.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sluice-mod.445350/

 

Buy a couple of cans of this, install and forget about it. Also coat the outside of the frame with fluid flim every year.

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-anti-rus...e=&network=g&gclid=CJ310IbxvM4CFZFZhgod5moDNQ

I would not recommend cutting a hole in your frame

 

I cut lots of extra drains in the frame

The factory ones are so small they get clogged

 

OK thanks for the links to some helpful threads. What about prepping the frame.. Any sanding or anything required?

 

@SeNate
This guy did it right from start to finish. Do it just like he did and you can't go wrong.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/frame-restoration-did-it-myself.368199/

 

Good info. Need to do this but scared of the time commitment ha ha.

 

do you have any pics of the extra modified drain holes you did?

 

you need to do this on a 2o17 model??

 

Old thread; one could assume he owned a 1st gen and got rid of it by the time you posted here lol

 

oh i caught that just now, still sore from yesterdays activities cannot think with the headache

 

Do the sluice mod, Wash it well inside frame and out. Then when dry just shoot the frame inside and out with Fluid Film once or twice a year depending on environment exposure.

 

I am not one for pictures to me they are still send them away to get developed and get blurry pictures of my thumb.

If I have reason to crawl under the truck I might remember

 

... still am quite curious about those pics of your modified drain holes!
have you had reason to crawl under your truck yet?

 

I love fluid film smell too ......but I just used wool wax this year and it clings better( thicker) and kind of nice not stinking.
Bag up engine ,ac,alt all the good stuff and go crazy in side frame is just as important more so since it can’t be rinsed off. I use 1 gallon a year$$$$$ , but it’s not rusty.