Is this rust a deal breaker?

[EricM]

Cannot stand the smell of FF.

There are plenty of other options yoo.

Various waxy type anti rust treatments- essentially cosmoline type stuff, or actual cosmoline.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MROX1J4/?tag=fordraptorforum-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AXYA0/?tag=fordraptorforum-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TVH7R5O/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

Sprays that are thinner and "dry" more than the above ones, in general
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001447PEK/?tag=fordraptorforum-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P1C8UO/?tag=fordraptorforum-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G42NR7G/?tag=fordraptorforum-20


Rust convertor
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RS8J2QR/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

Top coat
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZFKX8B/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

Most of the time you can get away with just the top coat. If it getting crusty, scrape it, convertor, then top coat it.

Any "layered steel" gets flooded with the cavity waxes. Bottom of doors and tailgate. Inside the bed supports, pinchwelds on the bedsides and rockers. At least with a Gen 1 Raptor, the hood and front fenders will never corrode.

 

[F Wesley Eubank]

Add my run away to the poll

 

[rmike]

You'll end up spending 10 Grand just in rust repair

 

[Oldfart]

Cannot stand the smell of FF.

The newer Woolwax has almost no smell. The little bit of smell it does have is not strong and actually smells pretty good, it smells like something that would be edible. Within a few days even that was gone. That's with my truck closed up in the garage after application.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

The little bit of smell it does have is not strong and actually smells pretty good, it smells like something that would be edible.

you got issues. always smelling stuff and letting people smell you

 

[Oldfart]

you got issues. always smelling stuff and letting people smell you

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[II Sevv]

I would keep looking. I bought my 11 raptor in July 2020 for 23k with 112k miles. Seller paid the dealer to fix about $3000 of small things before the sale too. Look harder for a clean one

 

[MasterKeebs]

Wow, my 2011 has been in Denver/Aurora CO it’s entire life so it’s seen it fair share of winters and has maybe 10% of the rust that truck has. Definitely run away.

 

[Mike O]

Run to the hills...

I can't turn this off now... Remember when this was considered hardcore???

 

[Mike O]

This is what you say to rusty trucks...