How To Prevent Winter Salt Damage To Your Truck

How To Prevent Winter Salt Damage To Your Truck
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[@ekitt7629]

I live in Chicagoland. A drive thru car wash is heated. Also, the one I go to does a rinse and soap first step. Then the brushes. Never had any issue in many years with my trucks.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Sounds like a great car wash

[@charlesludwig9173]

I go to a local automatic wash at least weekly and buy the wash that includes undercarriage, rust inhibitor, and ceramic sealant. I hand wash wheelhousings with care to get into all reachable areas. That’s it and so far no rust.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Sounds like it's working good for you. Well done

[@bigjay6743]

Living in Canada my whole life You can take precautions and it definitely helps but eventually the salt does win. The only real way to keep your vehicle from rotting out is buying a winter beater and leave your truck parked. Been doing this for years and it's nice having a vehicle around that u don't care about.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep many do that. We called em winter beater with a heater.

[@augustusgloop9330]

It’s crazy. I’ve seen online that there’s a few 2017 and up silverados with rotted frames. It’s absurd

[@Caulmare]

Yup

[@foonus406]

Even if you can get around the salt they still sand the hills and intersections and the counties don't exactly buy good quality sand. You end up eating rocks from the mess they put down, especially on the newer trucks like GMC and Chev with the flat high fronts. Mine lasted 1300KM before the first golf ball sized bullseye.

[@augustusgloop9330]

@@foonus406 that’s crazy. They charged all this money for trucks. Now I’ve herd gm is switching to boxed frames. Not good for Canadian winters lol

[@josipdolic6391]

Oh man I love that garage

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks

[@kevinoneill41]

Instead of WD try using trans fluid. I use type F even if you're going to paint as long as you use an oil base enamel paint it should be fine. Try it in an inconspicuous place first. I use it on my work truck great at keeping rust under control as well. I do my leaf springs, every everything love it.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thanks for the tip. I live in Georgia now so no more salt here. But others will like this and want to give it a shot

[@howardkeil1526]

Washing the vehicle does no good if it's used on a regular basis you drive directly into the salt the next day or on the way home from the car wash. I did it for years on multiple vehicles kept raincoats and gloves and lie on the ground and did it. I'm in Central Illinois and there is a permanent layer on the road exactly like what he said during the snow season. They use multiple forms of salt it doesn't matter if they're all electrolytes. The only thing that will drastically slow it down is the fluid film New Hampshire oil type coatings that you apply every fall.. I'm sure the home brewed oil sprays work too. The very best thing to is parking in the fall. The cost of an old vehicle to drive in the salt season is more than offset by the depreciation to the good vehicle you parked.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree 100%

[@stonegallimore1163]

Winter beater car to drive in the winter that is a piece of shit that you don’t need to car too much about

[@SamkoTradBow]

That's a great idea too.

[@kenj.8897]

Yeah what about inside the frame , thats where it starts . If your not spraying a true rust preventive in there your just putting lipstick on a pig

[@SamkoTradBow]

you can spray inside the frame with fluid film they also offer hoses with a 360 nozzle that attached right to the can for that purpose.

[@tomrunning357]

The salt on your paint should be the least of your worries. The under carriage is where all the damage is done. Drive the $70,00.00 trucks in the summer and the $15,00.00 trucks in the winter.

[@SamkoTradBow]

can do that too

[@joshuathomas6275]

Thick fluid film protects the frame/undercarriage. I’ve done it for years, no rust. Rust belt.

[@billdwyer7897]

Have used it on my truck in Connecticut since I bought it in 2016 , plow with it , still have rust showing up but not like it would have if not spraying it . Each year brush off the rust , frame paint it, and spray new fluid film

[@v3rmonst3r1122]

We use salt-gone. It’s a salt neutralizer that helps a lot. Safe for ceramic coats and undercoat. Another thing you can try as far as oil is NH oil for undercoat. Holds on much better than the fluid film.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Great tips. Thank you

[@adamc8302]

Clear and concise walkthrough, thank you for this. I grew up in a hot dry climate and the army sent my fam and I to germany for a few years and we'll definitely need the protection from salt here. Thank you for the education!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Glad you enjoyed the video

[@gallardo360]

I know how to stop rust, move from them liberal states. 🤣 lmao but so true 👍

[@SamkoTradBow]

😂😂

[@davidwayne9982]

I redo- the undercoating on mine---with BEDLINER...and it NEVER rusts... (salt has NO effect on it)... unfortunatley can't put it on the OUTSIDE.. :)

[@SamkoTradBow]

I imagine that works great as well.

[@rawlinharringtonke8tiq837]

I live in TC and all I do is put my truck and car in the garage in the winter and buy a good winter beater that I don't care about. you can blame the democrats for all the salt on the roads because the passed a bill many years ago doing this.

[@SamkoTradBow]

The winter beater is a great idea in the salt belts

[@danalarose846]

It's bad for snowmobiling so far this winter in our area, but good for not much salt having to be used.

[@lesliewood3616]

Wow can you tell me the bill and when l want to share this with my friends and show them how Dems keep hurting us😮

[@thomasblevins1662]

WHAT!?…..you’re not gonna blame the democrats for the snow? I thought snow was caused from some bills that they passed or some space lasers or something. GEEZZZZ!!!! The stupidity of some people.

[@teamdada2194]

@@danalarose846where u at? Upstage Ny has had a normal year of snowstorms and melting 3 days later. Not enough for a base.

[@bucktis9]

Back in 70's we would just use sand on the roads with a tiny bit of salt to keep the sand from freezing. Now they just use pure salt which has ruined wells for water, rust out your car in no time, kills all plant life on the edges of road, the salt destroys the road beds!!! Isn't it time we found some other method of clearing roads of ice and snow!!!!!!!!!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree

[@rickstamper8270]

Armor All contains silicone and is incredibly damaging long term. Aerospace 303 would be a much better product for the application you are describing.

[@SamkoTradBow]

I e been using armor all on every machine I've owned for 35 years. Works perfect. Always has always will. And I can buy it by the gallon

[@greatstate58]

Just got a new truck definitely doing this. Michigan is brutal on vehicles.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Congrats on the new truck

[@mattheweveleigh6351]

I bought my Dodge Ram brand new had it rust checked at the rust check centre and when the truck was 3 years old both my front fenders bubble up and rust , rust check blamed dodge and dodge Canada blamed rust check, I ended up fixing it my self , new trucks no matter what you drive are cheaply made

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree 100%. Every year they get cheaper and cheaper made

[@monarchguitar5451]

only primative governments continue to use salt on highways ..... there are better alternatives

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree

[@a.f.s.3004]

I would just do it in the fall. Salt is the only thing you need to worry about for rotting metal, and by spring its over. I would just hit the undercarriage and be done till next fall

[@SamkoTradBow]

Can do that too.

[@matthewlevine5134]

The one reason looking to swap to a Ford, due to aluminum panels..(My Ram 1500 has the starting of the wheel well rot..)

[@SamkoTradBow]

I seen that fender rot and rocker Rot on many vehicles when I lived in Northern Michigan.

[@Pavel-g2v]

Your surname indicates that you have a Belarusian (Polish) ancestor?

[@SamkoTradBow]

dads side is polish

[@woohunter1]

Fluid film is a great product, but doesn’t come with a warranty. I get Fluid Film professionally applied once a year for $150. They guarantee no rust from the window line down for as long as I own it as long as you get it applied within 6 months from purchase (new vehicles only) and once a year afterwards. Never understood how people can dish out $60,000 for a new truck, add a bunch of goodies, but skip this step. After 2 years, the whole underside will be crusty, and after 7 years, you got some nasty rust holes.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep great idea for those that live in the road salt zones.

[@robertwojtowicz933]

I have a 1993 dodge ram with zero rust and I can tell you from my experience the only thing it works for rust is not to drive your truck in the winter

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Excellent! We live outside of Fairbanks Alaska where they do not use salt because it is too cold. It is common to see trucks from the 1980s in town. My 93 F150 has less rust than my 2-year old pickup when I lived outside of Lansing Michigan.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep salt is really bad. And michigan is one of the worse states for how much they use

[@mikekrause910]

Salt use in MI is no joke! I live in GR

[@aceyorba]

Good info.. Or you can just sell your vehicle every 5 years.

[@SamkoTradBow]

can do that too

[@michaeln4018]

Here’s another way to avoid salt. Move outside the salt belt.

[@SamkoTradBow]

That works too. It's what I did

[@wandameadows5736]

Really it's a HUGE FAIL on the Government to not already have a way to de-ice roads that doesn't destroy vehicle frames. The amazing thing is the government pushes battery powered cars that's gonna add to the problems with your vehicle during winter.

[@SamkoTradBow]

very true!

[@toppingam]

Well said! And you seem like exactly the kind of person who would want to pay MORE TAXES so that we could better de-ice our roads!

[@recam1443]

Jason, thank you for this. I actually went onto KZbin last night to message you about your suggestions for auto waxes...& I find this. Perfect! I rarely make comments, but wanted you to know that I really appreciate your attention to detail & the systems that you have implemented for the execution of your tasks. Great stuff!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thank you. Glad you ate enjoying the content and ask any questions anytime!!

[@zachlafond2652]

Best method is to park it for winter and drive something else.

[@SamkoTradBow]

That is true

[@jphickory522]

I hate that road salt is used. The destruction it causes to roads, bridges, plants, vehicles and waterways is massive. Wish they’d go back to plowing and spreading sand like they did when I was a kid.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep salt is brutal

[@brookeythompson9666]

Wash your vehicles with Salt-Away.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Great tip

[@A2J_Tim]

a friend of mine would put used oil in a spray bottle and coat every thing under the car in used motor oil every year, his old cars never rusted.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep thats how my grandfather always kept his cars rust free too. Now we have fluid film and similar products that last longer. But that oil always worked great for my grandpa

[@steve8803]

Salt on the paint surface won't cause rust, unless the paint is chipped. Ensure to touch up any stone chips as they occur.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Good point and suggestion

[@gordmonteath6090]

I lived in country outside Edmonton Alberta. Lots of salt on roads. Moose would lick my truck clean all winter

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep when I was in Northern Michigan deer would come to the roads to eat the salt as well. Never thought about parking my truck out there for them to pick clean😂

[@mesias886]

Thank you so much, I live in NY getting ready for my first winter ❄️

[@SamkoTradBow]

Winters are tough on a vehicle. But you will love new York in the winter. It's beautiful.

[@appleztooranges]

When I grabbed my 2023 Tacoma trd pro I had it undercoated brand new. Did I screw it up? Dealer and 3 mechanics told me they would do it. Internet said it traps moisture inside frame and rots within. Hope I didn’t ruin this new truck

[@SamkoTradBow]

Many people up north when I lived in michigan got their trucks undercoated for rust protection and worked very well. The process has been around for decades and works well.

[@appleztooranges]

@@SamkoTradBow that’s what I figured. So screw the internet and KZbin mechanics saying they trap moisture and make it worse than?

[@TheRealChappy]

Depends on the type of undercoating. Only use an oil/lanolin product. If it's a rubberized or hard coating then yes it will corrode under the undercoating due to chips, cracks allowing water and salt to be trapped under the coating

[@3matic7]

@appleztooranges Had the dealer spray my Tacoma frame for a recall few years ago. Within two months it flaked off in big pieces. Had to redo it properly which would be to prep the frame and use a wet base that stays pliable such as waxy Fluid film.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@3matic7 yep dealers are not always the best at this stuff. Glad you got it done the right way yourself though

[@travisgriffiths8170]

Good luck there’s nothing you can do to prevent salt damage, you can only try to minimize the effects, imagine if people just drove slower in the winter we wouldn’t have to deal with salt on our roads

[@daddyrabbit835]

This is too funny. I live just north of you on the eastern end of the UP. I made a similar video. I'm a mail contractor and I rinse daily if it's 19F or above. I pay attention to all the vehicles in our area and you can see where the salt settles and causes rust. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 and is almost rust free.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep tough conditions up there.

[@taylorrichmond9998]

Spray rust proofing in all the body panels take the taillights out spray down the boxsides in the rockers, doors, fenders, tailgate and the whole undercarriage

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep definitely a good idea if you live in the Salt belt

[@gonzo9827]

B L O. Boiled linseed oil on all non-painted surfaces. Costs about $20 a gallon, a gallon will last years. Use a cheap spray bottle to apply and you can cut it with paint thinner so it goes through sprayer better. B L O will take a few days to harden (plasticize) and it will smell like a dirty old deep fryer until it does. It's basically shellac that keeps air and moisture from contacting the metal and will last through salt season and then do it again next fall. Been using the same gallon for 10 years on a 2013 Nissan Titan and the frame and underbody is rust free here in Wisconsin. Don't spray on exhaust or you'll smell like that deep fryer for weeks. Also, paint sealants are better than wax.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Great tips and suggestions.

[@brad3606]

Amazing advice sir. My question is should I write brush as much surface rust as possible ale before oiling it down? Or does it matter. Does the oil stop the “eating” of the metal?

[@BrandonJohnson-by2pk]

VERY well explained. great video. looking at buying a new truck in the spring and it’s one that is finally worth it to take the time and protect it and take care of the paint and stuff. definitely will be saving this video and trying it next fall. thanks for the great information

[@SamkoTradBow]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chucklucas8747]

I use 6-8 cans each season no problem use salt neutral start to clean your salt off the your vehicle don't spray over saly

[@jackblackattack]

If you care about scratches and live in bfe on a dirt road in michigan you buy a white car. Not black.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Or you buy black if you want to and know how to take care of it!

[@jackblackattack]

@@SamkoTradBow you were the guy lamenting merely touching the door to open it and scratching it because it has salt crap all over it. Not me. I am in michigan, I am familiar with salt, I think they salt even more down in detroit by me that up there. Its not even close really.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@jackblackattack I was not complaining. I know how to take care of it. That's why I made the video. To teach others.

[@darrell5363]

step one buy a ford

[@SamkoTradBow]

Step 2 sell ford immediately before it gets hits with 30 recalls😂

[@wtmf80]

I live in Southern MN and I drive a 96 Chevy 3/4 ton truck. My truck still has zero rust on it. All I do is wash it once a week in the summer and twice a week in the winter, and I always put a ceramic coat on it. I think the main thing is to just not let the salt sit on the vehicle for a long time.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Love the 90s Chevys! and yep thats a great way to beat the salt.

[@Boobtube.]

Does the fluid film make a mess if you have to get under it and work on something? What I mean is, everything you touch is super greasy.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep its greasy for sure. but dries pretty quick on the metal.

[@blazeboyblazeboy4470]

1 part pentrating oil, 1 part 80w 90 gear oil, 2 parts transmission fluid. Penetrating makes it creep , transmission oul kills rust, gear oil makes it sticky. Canadian gold. Much cheaper works WAYYYY BETTER than fluid film. Doesn't wash off...

[@SamkoTradBow]

Sounds like a great mix

[@mattd8411]

I cant honestly believe theu use as much salt as they do in TN. Alot of places I've seen uses chat. Knew a old guy kept motor oil and kerosene sprayed on his frame. I love that truck and your videos. I'd like to get one maybe when Joe Brandon kills the economy the rest of the way ill afford one.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yeah with the hills in TN they have to.

[@thegrantdanielsband]

When you get your first scratch the worry is gone!! I actually use mine for work 🙂

[@jasonchristopher2977]

Fellas, y'all doing it right, urr just wasting $$ tho. I fight salt and rust in PA. Get u a oil, wax spray gun, make 1 etc, save up oil and trans fluid changes. Mix .5 quarts of oil, trans fluid, 1 tube of grease and a couple wax rings or bees wax in a pot, heat and mix. Spray, brush this where u want under vehicle. On outside use a good ceramic/graphene hydrophobic type coating. This can also be done on a used vehicle. Just get rid of surface rust with needle scaler, etc and use a good 2 part coating like Master Coat, then spray with urr $10 oil n wax coating. I'm not against any wax sold, it's just that they have no petroleum products in them. A vehicle is a big investment that will lose value. So the longer u can keep it rust free the slower it will lose that value. The petroleum products get into the metal and insure that even if wax is gone the oil, trans, grease will still provide way more than enough protection. It will not wash off, even with a steam jenny. Been doing this for decades. My dad was shown by my pap and pap done this since late 60s. No rust issues ever. Again not saying anybody's way is wrong. My way is just way way cheaper. And lasts alot longer. Ask anybody who's worked on any machinery if they say any rust where machine had any leaks of oils or grease. Master Coat was invented by a NJ road and bridge guy for keeping the steel infrastructure from rusting. Ppl complain about rust on cars. Think of all the rust on all bridges, overpasses etc from salt. We do need to change this but in mean time, protect urr autos.

[@jasonchristopher2977]

I know another expert on internet. But I challenge anyone to try this even in a small amount on brush and throw outside, tie under vehicle n drive. All machines that I've torn apart, restored, etc that had leaks of oils and grease never rusted. Wax alone is good, HELL anything is better than nothing. I've had to scrap more autos cause of rust. Not engines and other mech issues. And u don't have to do this every year. Put on a heavy coat and it will last 5 plus years. I'm on yr 4 with my town car. Still looks good. If you're gonna keep a auto, etc that costs what a house did 20 yrs ago, protect it from rust.

[@Daveross-p3v]

What works better than is M P T classic polish . Follow directions you can put several layers on over the warm months . More the better and it will last all winter...

[@johnestrada3193]

That's a whole lot of chemicals. Geez.

[@Daveross-p3v]

What works better than is M P T classic polish . Follow directions you can put several layers on over the warm months . More the better and it will last all winter...

[@graphguy]

I prevent salt damage to my truck by driving a FORD.... salt doesn't bother the aluminum like other metals. Aluminum actually does an excellent job of resisting corrosion, and when aluminum does corrode, the thin coating of aluminum oxide that forms as a result creates a protective shield that inhibits further corrosion. However, salts are extremely corrosive. When salt air and salt water come into contact with aluminum they can cause both the chalky, white coating of aluminum oxide and unpleasant pitting. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to protect aluminum from salt water and prevent unsightly corrosion: a powder coating. Second way is ... I live in California :)

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep salts not gonna bother you there

[@milandakic8599]

@ Graph Guy……Do you want me to attach a picture of my 2014 F150 Limited to show you what rust did to it and original 22” OEM rims!? No truck is safe from salt unless treated and related. 😮

[@graphguy]

@Milan Dakic it was not rust, it was corrosion. There is a significant difference and how you prevent it.

[@milandakic8599]

@@graphguy in this case was actually both. Corrosion on 22” rims, rust on both bumpers and rocker panels. My point is i liked my F150 a lot but had to sell it a@ 6 years old - no manufacturer is rust/corrosion proof in the US market unless you protect it yourself. In Europe way better story and protection. Happy Holidays

[@TheJumpman2317]

Still have to worry about your frame

[@vegasmitch1472]

Perfect Cure for this "Problem" is that i Shall NEVER Live Up North!!🤪 Remember a Buddy of Mines told Me his Mother in Ny Rarely drives the Good Car in Winter.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep alot of people up there garage store their expensive cars and drive a winter beater with a heater

[@monkeysun6588]

use automatic touchless car wash，it wouldn't damage the paint🎉

[@stoneyswolf]

Fuck this salt will get up in spots inside things like the frame where you'll never be able to coat. Best opinion get an unlimited pass at the car wash and when it's really covered in salt just go around that car wash a few times it's unlimited. Washing every time you even think salt is on your car is really the only thing that works.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Fluid film makes an extention hose with a 360 degree spray head that fits into the frame holes etc to coat everything. It's very worth doing. But your spot on regularly wash8ngnit helps tremendously

[@Uriah625]

I use waste motor oil mixed with mineral spirits to thin it and then spray it on. I don’t know how much “fluid-film” costs or how well it holds up but we use “CRC SP-400 corrosion inhibitor” at work all the time to store items. It’s like wax and it’s very difficult to remove. Costs about $10-15/can.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Perfect. Glad you are taking steps to protect your vehicle

[@PeteLamb]

Car washes up North recycle their water so a car wash does nothing, but blast your vehicle with salt water.

[@SamkoTradBow]

None of the car washes where I lived in Michigan worked like that

[@andrew42000]

I actually enjoyed this actual video.

[@howiemook7701]

Pop your tail lights out and spray so your bed wheel wells don’t rot out , also drill and install rubber plugs in your doors ,tailgate,and rocker panels so you can d spray in there also .

[@SamkoTradBow]

Great ideas. Thanks

[@joeellestad8912]

Paint frame with chassis saver, then coat with pb blaster surface shield. 10x better than fluid film

[@I_Died_2_Weeks_Ago]

Amsoil HD Metal Protector is better than all of them

[@91cdlatham]

Wow.. I found this information very useful for my 2013 RAM 1500 and I gotta keep her clean. right on brother 💪🏽🇺🇸

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@91cdlatham glad you enjoyed it

[@kickingfatality]

I had my Tacoma Ceramic coated ( Opti-coat Pro Plus) 7 years ago and the paint still looks fantastic. I do the demineralizing wash every spring and use Iron remover in spring as well as clay bar. . I undercoat the truck every September and every May and take the truck in for a touchless wash once a week in winter and i dont select the under carriage blast option more then a few times all winter.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@kickingfatality perfect

[@Willy12927]

I just take my vehicle to Ziebart and forget it. Have a couple of vehicles that are 25 to 30 years old and no rust. I do wash whenever possible.

[@SamkoTradBow]

That works too.

[@buelowexcavating]

Good video. To properly get rid of salt on the vehicle with Salt Neutralizer from Rohmar, we spray it on and rinse it off. The fluid film I buy in five gallon pails for a fraction of the cost of spry cans. You will save the cost of the sprayer on your first application. On our dump trucks with plows and sanders, we would reapply the fluid film every month.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thank you for the amazing tips and info. Greatly appreciated. And others will appreciate it too.

[@AH-mw8vi]

Thanks for the product link and reference on underbody protectant. I was just talking about researching something for that last week

[@SamkoTradBow]

Fluid film is amazing stuff. You will be very happy

[@deejay4837]

Yeah, you put on the fluid film on the underbody, but when you go to the carwash with underspray it's all gone.......

[@SamkoTradBow]

Don't go to a car wash with under spray😂. But seriously it takes alot more than that to remove fluid film. It will last almost a whole year driving in the rain

[@Tylnorton]

I work at a boat yard and we use a heated pressure washer to wash the company trucks. So when I'm done rinsing the trucks, I'll spray the shit out of my truck especially underneath at the frame.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Fantastic. The heat makes a huge difference

[@Tylnorton]

@@SamkoTradBow Yeah it does!

[@JuniorWA]

wish there was a better solution than salt. i get it works but it sucks for people who care a lot about their paint

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree 100

[@lh98]

For the plastic and rubber I use 303 aka armor all. I spray my cv boots with it as well as it helps keep the rubber pliable. Spray the cv boots, ball joints etc every oil change on a brand new (since 2010) all wheel drive suv I have and I’ve never had to replace a cv axel or ball joint yet. Keeping the rubber happy, moist, pliable extends the life of it. Spraying them is much easier than replacing them. 165k on it so far not a single bad joint or boot.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Agree 100% and great advsie

[@hairyyeti21]

I tape the drain holes shut on the bottom of the doors and use a syringe and hose to inject trans fluid into the bottom of the doors. doors will never rust out.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep. Can do the same with fluid film

[@Mason-cd3wr]

Lps 3 is another option but pricey

[@brianfeeney9493]

🎉 BOOM 💥 ….. Best Content for this Cancerous Situation Ever !!!! Thank You from NW MI !!!!

[@SamkoTradBow]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chucklucas8747]

Our car wash has a salt wash that takes the full 4 minutes of your purchase to wash off the salt for another 4.00 dollars you can deep clean you vehicle

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@chucklucas8747 perfect

[@canopener505ify]

Thanks for the tip. I know WD40 is a solvent but for my slow brain, its not gonna trap salt on there?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Never had anything rust that I kept coated with wd40. My trailers campers vehicles etc. Been doing it for 30 years. But not sure if it technically holds the salt there or not. But it doesn't rust

[@jiggity76]

I'm also in the Midwest. I absolutely recommend and agree with an OIL based underbody spray. A lot of people also think that rust occurs in the Winter or cold months. This is incorrect. The process of rust actually occurs in the warmer months. I don't remember the actual temp but rust needs to have a warmer temp to activate. This is why vehicles rust in the Spring, Summer, and Fall months. Once salt gets up into the crevices and cracks of a vehicles body, the cycle of freezing and warming up will actually swell the joints and start breaking down the metal, spreading the seams apart and starting to bubble, then crack, and scale the body parts. This cycle over time is what destroys a vehicle. You need to keep the salt out of these places where 2 metal parts are joined such as a weld or any kind of overlap or bond. Once the salt gets up into these joints, it's almost impossible to get it back out. Again, it's the process of freezing, then warming up, that expands and contracts breaking down the metal.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Fantastic information and very informative. Appreciate the comment.

[@georgea6403]

Then I guess you shouldn’t park it in your heated garage.

[@greganderson2741]

This is very true! If you go in your heated garage and back out in the cold weather daily without getting the salt off, this kills your vehicle fast! If you can’t get it off, stay parked outside.

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@greganderson2741 never thought about that much. Bit always parked outside anyway. A garage is for building and working on stuff. Not to park a vehicle in in my opinion. So mine were never in a garage

[@vd7692]

Thanks for the great video !

[@anonymissed3611]

Need to get car in the air to coat the brake lines etc. Touchless automatic washers should be ok, right?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Some vehicles might need to be on a lift for you to fit under it to spray. Yes touchless car washes are great

[@loniebrown9646]

Rams are especially bad for rusting under the door rubbers.. I have never owned a truck that returned to the earth faster than a dodge, Ram truck.. Lynx out side, inside the doors, reattach the rubbers..

[@SamkoTradBow]

This was the best truck I've ever owned with the exception of the gladiator I currently own. And I have owned 30 new trucks from all brands including 9 f150s. The ram was hands down the best truck I owned and It made me money. As in I bought it new for 51500 and some it 3 years later with 80k miles for 54000. That truck paid me 3500 to drive it for 3 years. No truck is be6ter than that. It's also the only new truck I've owned that never had to go in for warranty in 80k miles.

[@lesliewood3616]

Great video. Aboyfive minutes into it and can say it's a good idea to protect expensive rig but protect yourself wear a mask to protect your lungs. Sealayis like vaping and can cause damage to your lungs. Three m makes a set of chemical filters and a mask that you can press and change out for different tasks asbestos filters for dust that last a long time to chemical filters with equil long usage. Thanks again and keep on trucking 🎉

[@SamkoTradBow]

Great idea. I have one of those 3m Chem masks either the pink filters I used for my chemicals pressure washing.

[@stevej00]

Great info. Thank you for sharing. Do you have tips and tricks for cleaning treating semi-boxed in body parts? I.e. the infamous ford fender pinch welds and rockers?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Fluid film makes a hose and sprayer that gets into the frame holes and door drain holes and sprays 360 degrees to coat the insides.

[@petejansen7220]

Fluid film work awesome,I know people that have used it. We live in southern ontario Canada where there is salt and sand on the roads all winter. I personally have had a product called rust check or krown applied on the underside of my vehicle and also sprayed inside all the panels of my vehicle,with a long 360 degree wand that can reach far inside the panels and coat everything with this product. I have also used wax for the exterior for years but now I have applied Adams graphene ceramic coating to my paint and use a wipe on wipe off easy and quick to apply to protect coating similar to the Maguires ceramic wax ( I use the last coat) that I use likely 2or 3 times per year. I keep my vehicles for usually 10 to 15 years and are still in amazing shape when I upgrade to a 2 or 3 year old vehicle. Works great for me so far.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Awesome system. Ive heard great things about krown too. Fluid film also makes that 360 degree hose and tip. Its a great thing to get into all the frame holes as well.

[@Caulmare]

Yup live in NH and the salt sits all winter cause they use some kind of adhesive mix in it to stay stuck to the road and for traction . Like polly sand and calcium mix. Not even your every day salt lol. This dude got the best video I've seen yet👍although i disagree with amoral cause it stays sticky and will actually attract more salt. Imo but other then that this is the best solution vs oil dripping from your truck from having it sprayed or lockimg in the salt with hard undercoat

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep the amount of salt used now is crazy too. Even when the snow is gone it takes another month of rain to wash away the salt residue from the roads.

[@lucasbos3428]

You are wasting so much money on fluid film. That will wear off in days. Use actual under coating every year underneath. Wax is smart to do though

[@SamkoTradBow]

Fluid film has never let me down

[@ifGarage]

I heard with fluid film you’re supposed to drive on a dirt road because apparently the dust from the dirt road will act as another layer of protection. Is this true? Or just another old tale?

[@SamkoTradBow]

Never heard that before.

[@3matic7]

Old tale

[@sstjacques]

Excellent way you explained this.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ronaldrussell5481]

I live in Northern Illinois, we get same road treatment here too, by the ton!! One of the things I do when the weather starts to change and it rains instead of snows, is to drive my 4Runner in the rain for a long time in addition to hand washing the undercarriage. Driving it in the snow/salt slush got all that salt into every nook and cranny so I figure driving it in the rain will get it out of the same places.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yep agree. Each spring after the snow is gone I would always look for puddles too to accomplish the same.

[@charlesludwig9173]

Rain water picks up asphalt, dirt and concrete grime which bonds to the vehicle as a film. This requires agitation to remove and that’s the rub, no pun intended. It’s why you want to run your vehicle through an automatic car wash,before and after exposure to salt, which delivers undercarriage wash, rust inhibitor, and ceramic sealant. Just driving in rain will not remove salt but instead assure it bonds to vehicle.

[@tommcdonough6086]

Definitely a free undercarriage wash do the same thing.😊

[@howardkeil1526]

I've been fighting this for decades and I can tell that driving in the heavy rain after multiple washes is the only thing that actually finally flushes it away. It is in between spot welded panels within the doors quarters firewall vents. In the frame between all the gas lines and brake lines and their mounting brackets I could go on. After hardcore pressure washing underneath the vehicle when it dries you can see the salt crystals growing out from where the salt was hidden. Road salt should be outlawed.

[@DavidSmith3750]

How do you spray inside doors cause WD40 removes paint

[@SamkoTradBow]

Never hear of wd40 removing paint. I get it on my paint all the time with over spray.

[@natgasf7236]

I’m thinking you’re putting way too much confidence in that fluid film.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Yet it works excellent none the less

[@Daveross-p3v]

Years ago there was a product called liquid glass car polish many people loved the product then the company that made it closed . MPT is almost the exact product. It's a fantastic product for your cars paint

[@SamkoTradBow]

I remember liquid glass. Great stuff

[@autumnlarocque4788]

Thank you for making this video!!! 💯💯

[@SamkoTradBow]

@@autumnlarocque4788 glad you enjoyed it

[@georgea6403]

I was looking for southern rust free body parts and someone told me to look in Minnesota. they don’t use salt. Just sand. ?? Any truth to that?

[@SamkoTradBow]

No idea. Hopefully someone that lives there will chime in

[@spiralout6604]

Minnesota, Wisconsin use shit loads of salt every winter!

[@scubaseppy]

Good luck with that Dodge not rusting 😂. You night give it a few more years of life.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Cool

[@TheMarrazz]

I took my truck to line x and had the entire truck undercoated. They did a fantastic job and every spring they wash and retreat it for 150.00 done and done. Of course I keep it washed and waxed myself as well.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Thats always a great option as well.

[@petermandel2552]

Line x type products crack and moisture gets trapped under it. When they reseal it that moisture is still there and promoting rust.

[@Caulmare]

Is it ? I've heard bad things about using a hard undercoat especially if you already have rust. Unless you do it from the factory. I can't decide going that route or an oil based coating but if you truly think that works good then you made my decision even harder😂

[@TheMarrazz]

My truck was brand new when I did it. Never had any salt on it. I talked to both shops oil and asphalt based. I decided to go with line x. Plus both will retreat every year. Both have warranties of some type if you keep up with it as well. Go with the shop you like and trust if you already have rust maybe the liquid stuff will be better for your truck. Just do something.

[@mikemans4902]

I under oil all my vehicles including my 18 wheeler apply cannula bases hand wax 1 to 2 times a year. No rust.

[@trevor8467]

auto car washes that are touchless are great you should clarify the toughness vs touch carwashes

[@SamkoTradBow]

True but any high pressure wash is going to be hard on a salt or mud covered vehicle. The salt acts as an abrasive and the high pressure turns the wash into a light sand blaster micro scratching paint. If possible it's always better to low pressure rinse as much salt off by hand first before the high pressure

[@Yodrop]

There is no need to worry about salt damage on a Dodge.truck won't last long anyway.

[@SamkoTradBow]

I've owned 29 new trucks in last 33 years. This ram 2500 Cummins was hands down the best truck I've ever owned. Hands down! And I sold if for more than I paid for it new. Drove it for 2 years and 88k miles. And it made me money! Best truck ever!

[@todd3090]

Also fill bottom of doors with silicone spray through the drain holes

[@SamkoTradBow]

Good tip. Fluid film works good there too