I Krown'd did you ??

Agreed, depending on the mod level of your truck, it may be desirable to have other areas of the undercarriage coated. In my case, I have Icon shocks with exposed shafts, All-Pro control arms with exposed uniballs, etc., so it was important the coating didn't get on them. My Budbuilt skid plates are powdercoated and mounted with stainless hardware, so they don't need to be coated either.

Note the Krown warranty excludes "mechanical parts". The coating will probably improve the corrosion protection for those parts, but they won't be warrantied.

 

Yea, the warranty only covers perforation where the paint isn't broken or something too. So a scratched/chipped area isn't covered anyway. I don't really care about the warranty honestly. I hope it provides enough protection that I just don't have to worry about rust.

 

Where exactly is "the belly of the beast" anyway? Hahah. I live near salt water and they put down a shit ton of road salt in the winter too. I had to do something, Krown seemed like the best option for me.

 

http://www.kellsportproducts.com/fluidfilmkits.html thinking kit 2 and visit the sons base to use their lift.

 

for what its worth krown also states it lubricates/protects gas lines, brake lines, electrical connections, mechanical connections,etc..

 

I spray old engine oil on my chassis. 0 rust except on my ome shocks.

 

I'm in the Great Lakes region. They put down a shit ton of road salt in the winter. The parking lot at my work is right next to a salt dome, so they really overdo it and turn the tarmac white whenever temperatures dip below freezing:

Taco Centipede 2: Salt Bath

 

Yea the white pavement is pretty common during the winter. Are those trucks actually touching?

 

Might be a mating ritual.

 

This reminds me - I'm due for my second Krown treatment.

I'm sure they tell you at the shop, but park on the street(maybe even a few houses down)for a few days after. She drips quite a bit.

I'm confident Krown will keep the inside and outside of the truck rust free and actually extend life of sensors, lines and what have you. At 150 a year, it's cheap peace of mind and you'll see that in the resale value as well.

 

How is your krown treatment holding up three years later? Any issues with rust, or the rubber seals coming off? Everything OK when you go for maintenance?

 

After frame replacement I have been applying it annually. Holds up well through they year. I wash truck regularly in winter and still good by next fall. $130 cost in Ontario for repea customers.

 

Thanks, any issues with rubber peeling? Do you let them spray under the hood?

 

No rubber swelling or peeling. Yes they sprayed the sides of engine bay and also underside of hood. This stuff creeps everywhere which is nice. Messy for a few months after the application, lots of drips. We have gravel driveway so no biggy.

 

Look up the concept of a "sacrificial anode"
Basically, it means 'what's easiest to oxidize, will oxidize first'. In other words, 1st gen Tacomas have mint body panels because the oxidation consumes the frame first. The frames are so insanely easy to rust, that the body panels will have absolutely zero rust until the entire frame is consumed.

This is why domestic trucks have their entire body rusted out, but almost a pristine frame. Gotta weigh which one is worse...a Dodge with the rockers, cab corners, and bed completely rusted, but a solid frame, or a Toyota with a mint looking body and swiss cheese frame?

Sacrificial anodes are used everywhere, from ships to hot water heaters. You put out some 'low hanging fruit' to protect the main body. You know how hot water heater companies can offer a 15 yr warranty vs a 10 yr warranty? They just put a bigger piece of anode in the bottom! As soon as it gets consumed, your heater rusts out in like 3months.