Do you drive your CUCV in the winter salt?

[Finnegan1008]

For those of you that drive your truck in the salt belt what is been your methods of surface rust elimination/ stoppage

Also what have you done to guard against new rust?

Has anyone done a good job with paint with the cab on?

Has your method been effective?

I know there is an ongoing debate on lanolin/ oil based under coating vs paint. Personally I think the oil spray stuff works well but I hate the mess.

Cosmoline tends to not flow very well and I want to get something into my panel seams

 

[87cr250r]

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It does not penetrate into joint seams (maybe it does but it was very cold when I sprayed it and the can kept clogging).

It looks like paint with a bit of texture and dries to a firm coating that is a bit sticky if you try to smear it. It can be applied over marginally prepared surfaces (remove loose rust, dirt, and degrease).

I don't think lanolin will soften the coating. Perhaps the X-121b could be bulk applied first and the lanolin used to soak into seams.

 

[wheelspinner]

Just don’t. These trucks were never designed with long term corrosion resistance and the salt will eat them alive. I lived in the rust belt (central NY) for decades and nothing ever really worked. May delay the inevitable, but it will take hold.

 

[Sezzo]

Never had, never will. Get a daily driver for the salty seasons and don’t preserve your CUCV with whatever is there on the market. There are hundreds of areas where you won’t get any oil or fluid on unless you disassemble the truck. And this is exactly where salt will eat up your truck alive. If you see the rust it is already too late.

 

[nyoffroad]

You heard it, well read it, don't do it if you want to keep the truck. It's not just salt any more. Here in NY they are using some liquid stuff that makes salt look good! If you do have to drive it in the winter wash it often. Not just the outside but the underside, that will help prolong the life of the truck but it will not stop the rust! That salt water gets EVERWHERE on and in the truck including all the places you can't get with a hose.

 

[Finnegan1008]

You’ve all confirmed what I’ve already known all along. These trucks are getting old enough and there aren't as many left so they need to be preserved.

 

[Tinstar]

Down in Corpus Christi, TX you can drive on the beach.
Sure it’s fun and such, but you’re driving in salty sand and occasionally water. The ocean spray leaves a film of salt on everything!!!

The car washes there have spray systems you drive over and stop while it washes the underside of your vehicle.
Works very well getting “most” of the salty sand and sea water remnants off.

Even with that, it isn’t good enough and tons of vehicles down there are extremely rusted, like the NE.

I personally would never consider driving my CUCV in those conditions unless an emergency.

If you’ve already done it, you’ll see the effects eventually. Probably sooner than later.