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08-04-2015, 12:26 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Elgin
Posts: 140
M.O.C. #15975
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Frame Rust
What can be done about the unsightly frame rust? Has anyone used any of the rust converter products? Or is plain old rustoleum the best bet?
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Jeff and Kristi
2015 F350 King Ranch Crew Cab SB 6.7 PSD
2013 3900FB
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08-04-2015, 12:56 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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that is one thing we have never had of course we are never in snow, ice, salt
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08-04-2015, 02:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
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Except for a few isolated spots which I lightly sand and spray with rustoleum, we also have never had an issue with rust.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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08-04-2015, 03:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,133
M.O.C. #6433
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Have not had a frame rust problem. But have used rustoleum on metal with only surface many times and it works well. If there is any scale it should be brushed well first.
Odd thing. When shopping for our Monte in 2007 there were two dealers with identical new 3075RL on their lots. But one had a frame almost completely covered in rust. The other had no visible frame rust. Both brand new. Both dealers in general DFW area. The rusty one caused me to be concerned about a rust issue on Montanas. But I bought the clean anyway. And 8 yrs later there is still only minimal surface rust.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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08-04-2015, 04:01 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
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Have had some rust issues particularly on the gas pipe running along the frame. I'll be putting rustoleum on it this winter, again. Our problem was caused by salt laden mud from the dirt roads near Yuma.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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08-04-2015, 08:35 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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I fulltime pretty much all over the NW west coast and rust is a Major concern for me but not any more once I used all of these products from Eastwood automotive,they work GREAT.. http://www.eastwood.com/paints/rust-solutions.html .....Once you get rid of the rust coat everything in FLUID FILM and good to go
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08-05-2015, 12:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Full Timer In Naples, Florida
Posts: 1,049
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2 times a year I buy cheap armor all or other brands and spray the frame and axels down and get in to all the little areas that you cant reach then wipe down the frame and axels. it works real nice and in the end looks real good and it keeps the rust at bay. But this is really only good to keep the rust away if you do not have any or very little rust that you need to control from getting any worse.
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2017, 3500 Ram Big Horn, 4x4, Crew Cab, DRW, Aisin Transmission, 4:10. Curt Q20, 2014 Mountaineer 331 RLT, Sailun's on the rv and truck.
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08-05-2015, 02:48 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Elgin
Posts: 140
M.O.C. #15975
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Thanks for the responses. My frame had signs of rust when new. I am sure that the winter roads on the inaugural trip this February made it worse, as did the campground right across the road from the beach in Florida...
Looked at the Eastwood stuff and that was a direction I was thinking. Clean, convert and paint. I will give that a go and hopefully that will be a permanent fix.
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Jeff and Kristi
2015 F350 King Ranch Crew Cab SB 6.7 PSD
2013 3900FB
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08-29-2015, 03:39 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Merritt Island
Posts: 18
M.O.C. #17715
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Try OSPHO on surface rust. You can get it at Ace Hardware for about $15 a qt.
Follow instructions on container. Works great.
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08-29-2015, 03:46 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Springfield
Posts: 322
M.O.C. #13660
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I just dealt with this issue myself. I used a soft sanding block on the frame and gas line that runs along the street side frame rail, wiped everything down really well then painted with satin rustolium. The frame looks great and was an inexpensive solution. I did wait till a day with no wind so I didn't have to deal with a bunch of overspray from drifting paint. Tim
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08-29-2015, 06:02 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: silver creek
Posts: 1,507
M.O.C. #7770
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You can wire brush the loose rust and flakes, spray one of those rust stop products that convert rust to whatever, then respray black. It will keep that rust from returning
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