The "what do you hate about your Ranger today" thread

[beef_stew]

Originally Posted by MotorStuff

Bottoms of doors and tailgate seam on the inside. None is it is visible yet from the outside. I suppose its not bad for a 10 year old wisconsin truck. The po lived in texas until a few years ago and it looks like it wasnt driven in winter. No chassis rust at all. Not even surface rust. After this winter though, that will change.

My 06 is even getting yellow rusty looking on the bottom of the tailgate. Underbody is covered in surface rust. The cost of living in wi

[Bob C. of Indiana]

Originally Posted by MotorStuff

Bottoms of doors and tailgate seam on the inside. None is it is visible yet from the outside. I suppose its not bad for a 10 year old wisconsin truck. The po lived in texas until a few years ago and it looks like it wasnt driven in winter. No chassis rust at all. Not even surface rust. After this winter though, that will change.

If it was me I would sand it and use Por 15 paint on it asap.Maybe a bodyman will chime in and help you out.Good Luck!

[MotorStuff]

Is it too late to start? This is the worst of it. Ones portion on the left side door.

[ford4thot]

Originally Posted by MotorStuff

Is it too late to start? This is the worst of it. Ones portion on the left side door.

Not as bad as I've seen. If you don't care about looks you could prob grind and seal it with POR-15 now

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Originally Posted by Bob C. of Indiana

I hate that it's Winter and next to impossible to keep Ol'Blackie clean!

IZU Matt!

I Z u 2 lol

And x2!!! It gets a quick wash often when it snows

[MotorStuff]

What should I use to grind it off?

[Bob C. of Indiana]

Originally Posted by ford4thot

Not as bad as I've seen. If you don't care about looks you could prob grind and seal it with POR-15 now

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I Z u 2 lol

And x2!!! It gets a quick wash often when it snows

Posted By Bob C. of Indiana
If it was me I would sand it and use Por 15 paint on it asap.Maybe a bodyman will chime in and help you out.Good Luck!

ICU!
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[Dye Guardian]

I was able to eliminate the tiny amount of rust on my tailgate (inside, not visible from outside) by simply sanding + wire brush, then primer, paint, and clear coat (all aerosol cans). Did all prep work but didn't worry about hard lines from taping and it actually came out really good (rust hasn't come back through the paint).

As for my doors... They're completely f'd. I tried hitting one door with primer and rust paint after spending hours sanding/wire brush/grinding with flap wheel.... Check a week later and the rust is damn back through the 'rust paint' like nothing. They're just way too corroded. Can't see it from the outside yet luckily unless you know it's there and are looking for it... They won't last the life if the truck though so maybe after it get's worse I'll go the hard road and cut basically the whole bottom of the doors (both, maybe even rears as they have a similar issue) and weld in new metal

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Originally Posted by MotorStuff

What should I use to grind it off?

You can use a wire wheel or a flap wheel (sand paper flaps). You can also sand it by hand.

Yours is not nearly as bad as mine, it should be saveable.

[Dye Guardian]

Before:

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After:

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That extremely heavy corrosion wasn't going anywhere... Hell once I got down to it 80 grit sandpaper wasn't even scratching it anymore...

[4x4ranger99]

Oh god those rust pics make me nauseous... So glad I live in the south! Both my trucks are rust free!

[shawn_house102]

Originally Posted by 4x4ranger99

Oh god those rust pics make me nauseous... So glad I live in the south! Both my trucks are rust free!

behold

[oldcrowalki]

I hate that little spider that climbed behind my dash glass and died in front of the automatic shift indicator, and that I'm too lazy to take it apart to get him. Sure am tired of looking at him though.

[ford4thot]

Originally Posted by oldcrowalki

I hate that little spider that climbed behind my dash glass and died in front of the automatic shift indicator, and that I'm too lazy to take it apart to get him. Sure am tired of looking at him though.

Lol!!!

[99Ranger376]

My 15 year old New Jersey truck has so much rust I had to replace the doors

[momule]

The damn tank is almost empty again

[lil-redranger96]

My truck had to go into the shop because my ABS light came on.