2024 Chevy HD ZR2
Looks like a good looking truck and Ford and Ram offroad HDs may have been put on notice, but GM needs to ditch the hot wax dipped frames for a e coated/painted frame.
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FishOnOne wrote:
If it was mine, and it bothered me, I'd just hit it with a rattle can of rustoleum and move on to more important things.Huntindog wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Has it caused a problem other than looks?That looks an awful lot like battery acid damageHuntindog wrote:
I am on my 3rd GM truck with the wax coated frame.I have also had a number of vehicles that did not have a wax coated frame. I never gave it any thought. All of the frames did their job, and never gave me any trouble. Why should I care if wax is used or not used?
Are some just picking a nit? What am I missing?
The pictures I posted pretty much sums up why I prefer a E Coated frame.
It's a 2014 truck and the battery is on the passenger side. The picture is from the drivers side. Very unlikely battery acid and notice the sway bar ecoating still looks good.
I suppose paint peeling off body panels doesn't bother some people either (i.e. Toyota) although they still function as a vehicle.mkirsch wrote:
BTW I see these new Chevys are coming with 2" lift kits from the factory.
Thats a good thing...mkirsch wrote:
They don't salt the roads in Texas. Here in the rust belt it don't much matter what you put on the frames they're showing surface rust in 2 years and the coating is gone in 5.
BTW I see these new Chevys are coming with 2" lift kits from the factory.
Perzactly. And in concert with my previous point. Different coatings doo better in different conditions. And in the rust belt, I’d take a good lanolin or petroleum based coating over a quick dip e coat. However I’d take e coat if I wanted to protect it further, more permanently, IE with paint.
That said e coat is fine, not “better” except for appearance sake. But it’s kind of the devil in paint/coating systems. Remember all the “peelers” from the 80s/90s, particularly the ones with black “primer”? Yup, e coat. Not a good substrate for finiishes, for a couple different reasons.
Am I happy my Ram is e coat? Yup. Cause I need to repaint the entire chassis since it is almost as rusted as Fishes Chevy example. And I dont have to deal with stripping off any of that GM crud. But it’s also not holding up….so….- They don't salt the roads in Texas. Here in the rust belt it don't much matter what you put on the frames they're showing surface rust in 2 years and the coating is gone in 5.
BTW I see these new Chevys are coming with 2" lift kits from the factory. Huntindog wrote:
FishOnOne wrote:
Has it caused a problem other than looks?That looks an awful lot like battery acid damageHuntindog wrote:
I am on my 3rd GM truck with the wax coated frame.I have also had a number of vehicles that did not have a wax coated frame. I never gave it any thought. All of the frames did their job, and never gave me any trouble. Why should I care if wax is used or not used?
Are some just picking a nit? What am I missing?
The pictures I posted pretty much sums up why I prefer a E Coated frame.
It's a 2014 truck and the battery is on the passenger side. The picture is from the drivers side. Very unlikely battery acid and notice the sway bar ecoating still looks good.
I suppose paint peeling off body panels doesn't bother some people either (i.e. Toyota) although they still function as a vehicle.FishOnOne wrote:
Has it caused a problem other than looks?That looks an awful lot like battery acid damageHuntindog wrote:
I am on my 3rd GM truck with the wax coated frame.I have also had a number of vehicles that did not have a wax coated frame. I never gave it any thought. All of the frames did their job, and never gave me any trouble. Why should I care if wax is used or not used?
Are some just picking a nit? What am I missing?
The pictures I posted pretty much sums up why I prefer a E Coated frame.Huntindog wrote:
I am on my 3rd GM truck with the wax coated frame.I have also had a number of vehicles that did not have a wax coated frame. I never gave it any thought. All of the frames did their job, and never gave me any trouble. Why should I care if wax is used or not used?
Are some just picking a nit? What am I missing?
The pictures I posted pretty much sums up why I prefer a E Coated frame.- I am on my 3rd GM truck with the wax coated frame.I have also had a number of vehicles that did not have a wax coated frame. I never gave it any thought. All of the frames did their job, and never gave me any trouble. Why should I care if wax is used or not used?
Are some just picking a nit? What am I missing?
