I remember working at a thrift store at 18 and a dude bitching us out to not scratch the bed LINER in his full size luxury truck as we loaded in a used sofa.
Those mother fuckers are the types we can all unite to make fun of.
Now that I'm older, I figure he was probably a broke ass truck poor bitch buying a sofa at Goodwill. At least that thought gives me a chuckle
It's takes a pretty sizeable dent for me to even notice 😂
I only care about the long term stuff like rust. Inside the bed, as long as it's hanging on idgaf. It's a tool.
Yeah rust where I live is the major concern. Everything else is meh
Yup. I have to rust treat everything twice a year to keep the thing from turning into red dust.
What are you using?
Well I tried to do a frame on wire wheel and POR treatment, but I only got the outside of the frame done while I was still in school. I gave up on that dream and switched to Fluid Film. I hate the mess it makes but it really does keep stuff together with constraints that most consumers have.
Beyond that I always keep an oil can topped up with 1/2 engine oil and 1/2 ATF and lube joints, and anything that looks like it can hold junk or moisture - pinch welds, drain ports, cab corners, folds that kind of stuff. Sandwich metal like the gooseneck hitch and airbag mounts.
Yeah, sounds like we live in similar regions lol The southern US states are far easier on vehicles in this sense. Sun and heat damage there, but a lot less destructive on the actual safety and function long term. Just looks bad after a long time but who gives a fuck
