Fluid film undercoating

Hey does anyone know who does this in the Monterey Bay CA area?

 

You can actually do it yourself. My friend and I did it to my truck in his driveway with no lift or anything; I'm surprised you need FF in Cali though.

 

If your concerned about making a mess in your driveway, you can buy a cheap tarp at harbor freight to put under the truck when you spray it.

 

The fluid film is thick and doesn't drip unless you over-do it. I just did mine with 8 or so of the rattle cans. If you do it on concrete, do it on the smoothest surface you have (i.e. garage floor) so you can easily wipe away spillage with a de-greaser.

Make sure you remove your skid plates and spare tire so you can get all the drivetrain, suspension and under-bed components.

Good luck- Grant

 

The clean up is where a $10 tarp comes into play.

 

Hey PennSilver -

I probably don't need it but just trying to be proactive with rust in my frame

 

I would be surprised if any non Tacoma World members even know what it is,

 

Get some wool wax. Same kind of stuff. Smells a hell of a lot better. Get hose attachment for the can and spray inside your frame. That's the most important part to spray with it anyway. Pay some kid to do it in your driveway if you can't.

 

DIY rattlecan Fluid Film is easy-peasy. The access under our trucks is plenty good to get to the undercarriage for spraying FF.

You probably don't need it where you are, but the Monterey peninsula has a marine exposure and FF isn't expensive -- I'd do it too, if I were in your position. I buy 6-packs of spray cans from the Big A. A first-time treatment would probably take about two cans, sprayed liberally.

They sell a long tube with a 360º fan spray tip that replaces the normal straw or spray button that allows one to treat cavities. It works well on the boxed frame sections, some crossmembers, and other areas where one wants to get deeper inside a structure.

Some people are absolutely revolted by the smell of Fluid Film. I'm lucky in that it doesn't bother me at all, and after a day or so I can't smell it at all. Not everyone has such a dull sense of smell...