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  • @scottykilmer
    @scottykilmer  Рік тому +15

    Thanks for watching! Like and Subscribe for More Vids Daily ► ua-cam.com/channels/uxpxCCevIlF-k-K5YU8XPA.html

    • @Connorangel00
      @Connorangel00 Рік тому +2

      Can you do a video on sunroofs? probems that happen, like leaking

    • @kecarev6229
      @kecarev6229 Рік тому +1

      I have a first gen tundra and I did the recall and am I good ?

  • @TheResidentSkeptic
    @TheResidentSkeptic Рік тому +814

    How to say "I live in the south" without saying you live in the south.

    • @wcovey25
      @wcovey25 Рік тому +51

      He's kinda right about the rubberized undercoatings but oil based coatings like fluid film or woolwax actually do work regardless of the condition or prep

    • @ho5zk
      @ho5zk 10 місяців тому +22

      What I thought. His Toyota lived in Texas for most of its life.

    • @TragickSin
      @TragickSin 8 місяців тому +8

      @@wcovey25my 02 ford ranger has no rust..bought it new and fluid film it 2 times every winter in Chicago

    • @whatitisnt.
      @whatitisnt. 8 місяців тому +1

      @@TragickSinreally? Literally no rust at all?

    • @mergenocide
      @mergenocide 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@whatitisnt. He did say 2 times every winter lol

  • @heresjohnny1
    @heresjohnny1 8 місяців тому +95

    Scotty has never been so wrong.
    I live in Canada and undercoating makes all the difference in the world. It will literally make a car last 10 to 15 years longer

    • @justwatchingffs371
      @justwatchingffs371 3 місяці тому

      I dunno, is undercoating the same thing as rustproofing?

    • @loungydoc
      @loungydoc 2 місяці тому +1

      Well he is a mechanic , and they never lie right ? Lol

    • @JT-ng2tk
      @JT-ng2tk Місяць тому +1

      @@justwatchingffs371 yes, they’re often used interchangeably. The best one is oil undercoating (I personally use Krown)

    • @donvoll2580
      @donvoll2580 27 днів тому +1

      Good day from Ontario. Yes I agreed 100%
      undercoating really helps
      Scotty I think isn partially wrong
      Ths

    • @anap1840
      @anap1840 11 днів тому

      Can you do this yourself?

  • @Sinopi
    @Sinopi Рік тому +423

    If you travel in an area where they use salt or salt brine, your car is starting to rust within ten years.

    • @nelsonguier2922
      @nelsonguier2922 Рік тому +5

      I thought it made them quitter and you don’t here as much road noise.

    • @bjornironsides6474
      @bjornironsides6474 Рік тому +70

      @walker.wayne57 wrong. Moisture and salt accelerates it. No car in the north east where salt is used is safe from rusting. You can slow it with fluid film and like products, but you can never defeat it. 10-12 year mark, look under, there will be rust. At best, it’s just surface and not total rot. New Cars have surface rust underneath at dealership.

    • @ruthguest1085
      @ruthguest1085 Рік тому +16

      @walker.wayne57 bull

    • @greenfrogbad
      @greenfrogbad Рік тому +14

      ​​@@bjornironsides6474 yep, brand new trucks show frame rust on the lot. Cheap transit coating that feels like wax.

    • @johna.4334
      @johna.4334 Рік тому +2

      @walker.wayne57
      Whoa!

  • @richfarfugnuven6308
    @richfarfugnuven6308 Рік тому +102

    Toyota just called Scotty, they would like to have a conversation about all of those Tacoma frames they replaced...

    • @thriftygroundscores3628
      @thriftygroundscores3628 11 місяців тому +1

      do you know if toyota addressed the issue?

    • @30pvfd
      @30pvfd 6 місяців тому +2

      So they can hear his loud mouth?

    • @heartsparkdollar
      @heartsparkdollar 4 місяці тому +2

      @@thriftygroundscores3628 They kind of did. It had to be a problem within 15 years. I have a 22 yo used tacoma that the shock just fell off the frame.
      They say the tacoma frame will crumble before the engine and transmission goes bad.

    • @ItchyKneeSon
      @ItchyKneeSon 4 місяці тому +3

      ​​@@thriftygroundscores3628They replaced A LOT of frames free of charge. They did my dad's '06 Tundra after about 10 years. It started rusting again soon thereafter. We live in the Snow Belt between Cleveland and Akron where road salt/brine consume frames at a rate rivaling that of Americans consuming sugar! (Ok, maybe not THAT fast. But I'm not sure anything could be compared to that rate...)

    • @Mattlawton-ft6ew
      @Mattlawton-ft6ew 3 місяці тому

      ​@@thriftygroundscores3628yes they sorted them 9

  • @gavinhogberg
    @gavinhogberg Місяць тому +16

    Shocker, Scotty Kilmer is wrong about something. Try living in the midwest. I don't care if your car is made of stainless steel or aluminum, up here *any* metal will find a way to rust

  • @cjm5161
    @cjm5161 Рік тому +115

    Correct Scotty but if you want your vehicle to last in the salt belt you use OIL BASED COATING like fluid film. I coat my tundra yearly and the oil coating stops rust .

    • @Jaxen90841
      @Jaxen90841 Рік тому +18

      Yup, you're right. Scotty's wrong. My '07 Corolla gets fluid film every year for its upstate NY winters. It just turned 300,000 miles.

    • @Lostlosts
      @Lostlosts Рік тому +3

      What brand?? Im buying a tundra or tacoma and i live in upstate binghamton, they go crazy with salt.

    • @codywankaputo9629
      @codywankaputo9629 Рік тому +3

      Doesn't he live in TX? I used ziebart rubberized under coating and I cudnt be more disappointed. I should have gone with oil spray

    • @davidperreaux1348
      @davidperreaux1348 Рік тому +4

      @@codywankaputo9629 Ziebart is good but get their zinc based rust protection. Any rubber based coating is a bad idea. Rubber rots and with repeated application it thickens, possibly causing issues. My former 1981 Ford Fairmont had no rust after 10 years of Ziebart protection and I'm in Michigan.

    • @sebastienbolduc5654
      @sebastienbolduc5654 Рік тому +9

      ​@@Jaxen90841 I think we all love and respect Scotty, but you are correct. He is wrong about certain things every so often. Do not take his advice on undercoating. He is stating a partial truth. It all depends on where one lives. Yes, undercoating can rust your vehicle faster in certain geographical locations. If you live in the salt/rust belt you must get it undercoated if you want to keep your vehicle for as long as possible. It will also help hold its resale value. Keep the receipts of all the treatments during the years. Dealerships will also offer more during trade-ins if you kept it undercoated. Toyota dealerships located in the rust belt have their new cars automatically undercoated, before they're even sold btw!

  • @Junefire95
    @Junefire95 Рік тому +198

    I've had good luck with oil spray undercoatings like Krown or Fluid Film. I believe it does slow the rust down even if it doesn't prevent it entirely. It helps with all the salt they put on the road during our New York winters

    • @wiz4020
      @wiz4020 Рік тому +13

      Fluid film works for me, spraying inside the doors and the frame. It does wash off, so vehicle should be touched up every year!

    • @rolandsingh
      @rolandsingh Рік тому +15

      @Junefire95 : You are absolutely, Right. I have been using Krown for over ten years, and so far not a speck of rust, on my 2013 manufactured, vehicle. Scotty is right as far as areas in which no salt/brine is used on roads during winter: but
      anywhere it is used, reputable complete(not just underside)rust protection is vital. Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦

    • @mohamad-q8s
      @mohamad-q8s Рік тому +14

      If you spray fluid film liberally, it completely stops any rust from happening.

    • @wiz4020
      @wiz4020 Рік тому +1

      @@mohamad-q8s Your right about that, everytime I see a little rust on my vehicles, I break out a can of fluid film!

    • @riceburner4747
      @riceburner4747 Рік тому +9

      I had to junk my used 97 Camry because it ruated out. 265,000 miles & was still going strong. Got a new Prius & mine done w/fluid film & I plan for yearly sprays.

  • @graymanA51
    @graymanA51 Рік тому +47

    I've heard of 2015 trucks in PA with rotted frames. Sorry scotty maybe where you live it's a waste but anywhere that uses salt or brine you should definitely use it

    • @graymanA51
      @graymanA51 Рік тому +1

      @@killdizzle and the coated brake lines

  • @sandyseibelhager7131
    @sandyseibelhager7131 Рік тому +44

    I actually plan on undercoating my next Toyota. I live in the rust belt and have lost so many to rust. It's a shame to have to let go of a car with a perfectly good engine and transmission because the body is completely shot.

    • @lawrencejames1856
      @lawrencejames1856 Рік тому +8

      Fluid film will work. Look at reviews on youtube 5+ year reviews and frame still looks new. Im on year 2 in newyork and my frame still perfect on a 90’s toyota daily driver

    • @oliver_klozoff
      @oliver_klozoff Рік тому +4

      If you do it yourself, you need to get the information on where to drill the holes in the body channels to saturate the insides as well.

    • @sandyseibelhager7131
      @sandyseibelhager7131 Рік тому

      @@oliver_klozoff Thank you for the tip. I’m sure I’ll have someone else do it for me.

    • @oliver_klozoff
      @oliver_klozoff Рік тому +2

      @@sandyseibelhager7131 if you live in the north east consider having it done by krown.

    • @kennetho5393
      @kennetho5393 Рік тому +6

      ​@walker.wayne57 if you live in a climate where it's well below freezing constantly for months at a time, that's not always possible.

  • @Jhubes5.9
    @Jhubes5.9 Рік тому +84

    Tell that to all the Tacoma owners who had to get their frames repaired or replaced

    • @Jhubes5.9
      @Jhubes5.9 Рік тому +3

      @walker.wayne57 I like Tacomas, I really do. The thing is, you could take a Tacoma and any other truck that’s been treated the same way and then Tacoma is much much more likely to have the frame fail. It didn’t happen to all of them but definitely a lot. I have first hand experience. They didn’t have frame recalls for no reason lol.

    • @Jhubes5.9
      @Jhubes5.9 Рік тому +1

      @walker.wayne57 100% agree. Rustproofing also helps a ton.

    • @expert69able
      @expert69able 9 місяців тому +1

      @walker.wayne5772 It won't help much if you are driving through salty roads anyways. Which are plenty in north during winter.

    • @brandonlee3892
      @brandonlee3892 9 місяців тому +2

      @@expert69ableactually fluid film, krown, mobilarma, lps3 help a ton. I live right next to Lake Erie and my 4Runner is clean as ever.

    • @expert69able
      @expert69able 9 місяців тому +1

      @@brandonlee3892 I agree. I meant washing car bottom is less of value.

  • @402car_kid4
    @402car_kid4 6 місяців тому +5

    Fluid film is what will save your car. And it doesn’t matter how good they did in the factory, any painted frames or unibody’s will be chipped up in less than a year and start to rust. Fluid film can be applied directly over rust and won’t seal in moisture like paint or other undercoatings, and it will self heal from rock chips etc because it stays in a liquid like state. You’re welcome.

  • @bchisholm7
    @bchisholm7 Рік тому +36

    Scotty, give your head a shake man!! I have a 2010 Silverado I had since new and still looks new because of Rust Check since new! Almost every other Silverado from that generation I see on the road has no fenders left from rust

    • @retiredrebel
      @retiredrebel Рік тому +6

      Undercoating Rust Proofing should be done on All cars but especially trucks & suv. Scotty forgot how it is living in the Rust belt.

    • @phatgringo2.0
      @phatgringo2.0 Рік тому +1

      He said new cars not a 2010.

    • @Jhubes5.9
      @Jhubes5.9 Рік тому +5

      @@phatgringo2.0 doesn’t matter. If you live in the rust belt even new cars today will start rusting pretty quickly if not rustproofed starting early in it’s life.

    • @phatgringo2.0
      @phatgringo2.0 Рік тому

      @@Jhubes5.9 maybe a Chevy

    • @sebastienbolduc5654
      @sebastienbolduc5654 Рік тому +1

      @@phatgringo2.0 newer cars are better protected, but they too will rust with time. Scotty may be referring to people who buy new every 4-5 years. If you want your vehicle to last longer, get it undercoated.

  • @vqdriver
    @vqdriver Рік тому +31

    A lanolin based undercoating in the rust belt is a GREAT idea every year in the salt belt. My go to is Blaster Surface Shield

    • @vqdriver
      @vqdriver Рік тому +8

      @walker.wayne57 I’ve seen a video of just washing Vs undercoating and undercoating still edges. Even with a hose wash, salt is still dissolved and then the pressure further drives the solution deeper into the crevices

    • @vfrtom9669
      @vfrtom9669 Рік тому +7

      @walker.wayne5772washing it once a week still will not stop it in the rust belt undercoat or wax helps for a certain amount of time

    • @vfrtom9669
      @vfrtom9669 Рік тому +3

      @@vqdriveryeah i agree! sometimes can make it worse as will get in the bits you cant then you got water/salt mixture that will accelerate it even further

    • @vqdriver
      @vqdriver Рік тому +7

      @@vfrtom9669 I wish I paid attention to undercoating and the different products available like 10 years ago!! I tell my friends and colleagues it’s never too late to undercoat until it’s “too late.”

    • @vqdriver
      @vqdriver Рік тому +1

      @M R I have used a product called Star Brite Salt Off. I’m sure attaching that to your hose is better than just water. Or using a foam cannon soap hose attachment would work too. OR you could go nuts and put it on 4 jackstands, remove the wheels and do a full underbody detail using all purpose cleaner and detail brushes Lol. I truly I suggest any of the lanolin based products applied yearly ftw. It’s like doing timely oil changes. Maintenance is key

  • @Mike__P
    @Mike__P Рік тому +5

    I've purchased 3 brand new cars in my life and have never once seen an undercoating option nor has the salesmen mentioned it 🤷

  • @zalden2565
    @zalden2565 Рік тому +12

    “Cars are built well and don’t rust, so don’t undercoat”
    Also
    “If your car is already rusted, don’t undercoat”
    Hmm…

  • @luke8222
    @luke8222 9 місяців тому +5

    Scotty has never heard of oil based undercoats apparently. Not paint.

  • @Felix5
    @Felix5 Рік тому +17

    Not sure where you are, but here in Maine it all rusts...even having a car from here lowers its value. Undercoating is essential for vehicles that see road treatment and salt.

    • @whatitisnt.
      @whatitisnt. 8 місяців тому +1

      @walker.wayne5772wouln't the salt accumulate right after driving again?

    • @whatitisnt.
      @whatitisnt. 8 місяців тому

      @walker.wayne5772 the salt will sit on the car as soon as you wash the car. If the salt is on the car then it's on the car. Doesn't matter if it's new salt or old salt

    • @b001er
      @b001er 7 місяців тому +2

      ⁠@walker.wayne5772 you have no idea what you’re talking about bud, as soon as you drive the car again it’s gonna get salt all over it again. It’s proven that undercoating is more effective than washing. And you really expect people to hose the underside of their car down in -20 weather?

  • @danl.4973
    @danl.4973 Рік тому +108

    Lmao my 2022 highlander is already rusting 😂, cmon scotty

    • @wiz4020
      @wiz4020 Рік тому +9

      If you live in the rust belt, every vehicle's is eventually going to rust! If I bought a new vehicle now I would undercoat it myself!

    • @aden3113
      @aden3113 Рік тому

      I thought the newer toyotas were covered with plastic shields underneath, how could your already be rusting?

    • @wiz4020
      @wiz4020 Рік тому +4

      @@killdizzle I agree, I keep a couple cans of fluid film on hand for that purpose. Fluid film works pretty good, but it does wash off, so you definitely have to spray it on every year. I used to live in the rust belt of Pa.

    • @richcombs4805
      @richcombs4805 8 місяців тому

      ​@@aden3113in case you are serious, I took down the 7 panels under my 2018 Camry and found.....rust. and those panels held about 10lbs of rock, dirt, and road salt chunks. They don't cover the entire thing that's for sure.

    • @steve8803
      @steve8803 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@aden3113 Rust causing moisture can easily find its way under the plastic. It's actually better if they just left the underbody open. Much easier to access when spraying oil base undercoating.

  • @braxtontaylor9307
    @braxtontaylor9307 Рік тому +8

    My 2005 subaru was undercoated when it was new, its spent its whole life in Michigan and 18 years later still not a spec of rust

    • @davedicerbo1382
      @davedicerbo1382 Рік тому +1

      That's awesome and amazing

    • @HellsHemi
      @HellsHemi Рік тому +2

      I’m from Michigan and this is the capital of rust! lol.. good job, is it a daily driver?

    • @jarviswen
      @jarviswen 8 місяців тому

      I am going to take my new subaru and I want to know what brand of undercoat you used, and I wonder if I need to do it at dealership. Thanks a lot.

    • @tripleseven8361
      @tripleseven8361 2 місяці тому

      I think Subaru have galvanized bodies…My wife’s Subaru Cross-Trek is rust free as well…

  • @TheBanjoShowOfficial
    @TheBanjoShowOfficial 9 місяців тому +2

    That ‘94 celica needs to be put in an automotive museum the day Scotty passes away.

  • @MagneticName
    @MagneticName Рік тому +4

    My grandpa drove 800k km in he's hilux on the same frame and cab, 2 times a year he would spray the entire car with diesel and it never rusted 😂

    • @igorpotocnik7231
      @igorpotocnik7231 Рік тому

      I'm glad he survived 800000 km in that diesel smell. Since he sprayed the entire car with it... outside and inside...just kidding.

  • @Jagerpuppeh
    @Jagerpuppeh Рік тому +3

    In Scotty’s defense, he once answered my question about a Tacoma I lost to rust up here in VT, with only 150k on it. He’s quite aware of the north eastern rust pandemic! Rust prevention and management should be absolute common sense to those living in problematic regions; that should go without saying.
    But to those who do not live in such regions, do not think for a second a stealership or a service center won’t try to up sell the threat of rust. That certainly applies to the greater majority of Scotty’s audience, especially within a one minute clip!

  • @jessefloyd4835
    @jessefloyd4835 Рік тому +80

    Next episode: don't waste your money washing or waxing your car. Auto manufacturers protect the paint with a clear coat that will never ever fail. Just don't try to prove me wrong.

    • @tube473
      @tube473 Рік тому

      Fargo Trucoat. 😆

    • @Static_MK3Focus
      @Static_MK3Focus Рік тому +2

      You are wrong. The clear coat is very delicate and can be very easily damaged. That’s why washing, decontamination with iron remover and clay bars, a compound and polish to correct all the scratching and marring, then finishing the clear coat with a high quality ceramic coating is key. Protects the clear coat, and gives awesome self cleaning properties and very hydrophobic properties

    • @jessefloyd4835
      @jessefloyd4835 Рік тому +15

      @@Static_MK3Focus that was the joke....

    • @rasheemthebestfirstone3274
      @rasheemthebestfirstone3274 Рік тому

      What

  • @uprailman
    @uprailman Рік тому +3

    I remember being a salesman selling cars in the 1970's in Az, The cars came with an undercoating from the manufacture and yet the boss put undercoating on the addendum sticker that was already on the car. It was what we called packing the car so the dealer had money to give back if needing more to make a deal. Awful business. But one could lose a sale for as little as $25 to another dealer if one couldn't give enough for ones trade in.

  • @smallfact0ry921
    @smallfact0ry921 Рік тому +4

    Fluid film everywhere. Drove my Tacoma home from the dealer, pulled it apart, and laid it on thick. Filled the frame, rockers, everything. Not a sign of any rust anywhere.

  • @Aikaramba12
    @Aikaramba12 8 місяців тому +6

    This is the worst advice you’ve ever given

  • @Henker2
    @Henker2 Рік тому +3

    I use Fluid Film, and I'm in PA. There is a lot of salt up here on the roads in the winter. Every couple years I do a respray. So far so good.

    • @ScolarshipBoy1984
      @ScolarshipBoy1984 10 місяців тому

      What kind of spray you use link please. Thxs

  • @derekgardin1512
    @derekgardin1512 Рік тому +10

    Ya right. Up here if you dont undercoat your car it will look like hell inside of 10 years. It also makes working on it as it ages worse and worse. Nothing sucks mire than rusted broken bolts or ones that round off. Makes a job way harder than it has to be. I undercoat my car myself it took 4 cans the first time I did it and now i use about 2.5 every year. Redo inside the doors, seams and underbody. Especially the brake and fuel lines. Costs me about $30 a year. Car is 16 years old, looks as good as it did the day I bought it new.

    • @whatitisnt.
      @whatitisnt. 8 місяців тому +1

      I thought rust proof spraying the brakes and exhaust is unideal

    • @circletech7745
      @circletech7745 6 місяців тому

      But am I going to remember to wash off my car once a week? Probably not. I’m busy. But can I do rustproofing on my car once a year? Sure. It takes a lot less time than remembering to clean it off once a week.

  • @fatalostriches8618
    @fatalostriches8618 Рік тому +8

    Fluid film and PB blaster surface shield or other lanolin oil undercoatings are great for us up north with salt!

  • @ShafinRehman
    @ShafinRehman Рік тому +2

    Lol, when I worked at a Toyota dealer, the underside of most of the new Toyotas on the lot or shipped in were already slowly rusting in tiny spots underneath. Happens with every car manufacturer to a certain degree.

  • @sonidoexperiencia
    @sonidoexperiencia Рік тому +3

    I mixed pb blaster dish soap and transmission fluid all together and then sprayed it onto my undercarriage. No additional rust has formed since. It’s effective and cheap!

  • @bjornironsides6474
    @bjornironsides6474 10 місяців тому +3

    If you live in the north or anywhere humid, fluid film it. Rust happens no matter what…it’s about how long you want to keep it away.

  • @jt9411
    @jt9411 Рік тому +4

    Use something oil based like fluid film. I don't care how well the factory preps and paints it. If you live in an area where salt is used over winter it will eventually rust.

  • @RychNovsky-ld3hf
    @RychNovsky-ld3hf 5 місяців тому +1

    You can tell scotty has never lived anywhere where it snows

  • @expert69able
    @expert69able 9 місяців тому +2

    I had Toyota Yaris. It took it some 15 years to rust through. I believe it would be much better if it had undercoating when it was brand new.

  • @Steviethegr8
    @Steviethegr8 7 місяців тому +1

    I can hear my truck rusting away from salt brine right now due to this advice.

  • @OffensiveName45
    @OffensiveName45 6 місяців тому +7

    Scotty: “don’t pay extra for undercoating”.
    Me: “That’s nice… anyways”.
    *proceeds to spray a second coat of FluidFilm under my rig that hasn’t rusted a square inch after 20 winters*

  • @BrianFowlie
    @BrianFowlie 8 місяців тому +2

    Sorry Scottie. I have to disagree with not saving a vehicle with undercoating within the salt belt.

  • @brucedale4465
    @brucedale4465 Рік тому +2

    My friend always has his truck undercoated with a Ming coating and his truck in the rust belt still looks like new after many years

  • @CowboySJ
    @CowboySJ Рік тому +8

    I just oil spray, my 98 and 02 Chevrolet are just fine, and I live in Ohio.

    • @kapilsds7
      @kapilsds7 Рік тому +4

      Just mix old engine oil and diesel and spray.

  • @jacobjadlowski5009
    @jacobjadlowski5009 7 місяців тому +1

    That's why undercoating is also what's called a rust convertor as well, it can help make the rust into somewhat strengthened metal and no oxygen means no rust

  • @CbrF4i600cc
    @CbrF4i600cc Рік тому +3

    So he basically said new cars don't rust, and don't get Undercoat because you will just cover the rust...

  • @adamsteele6148
    @adamsteele6148 Рік тому +29

    Good luck to you if you live in nova Scotia Canada and don't undercoat your car 😂

  • @JT-ng2tk
    @JT-ng2tk Місяць тому +3

    Wrong. I live in Montreal and there is no shortage of rusty Toyotas less than 15 years old. Reality is you MUST undercoat (dripless oil) and wash your car frequently

    • @stephenh5944
      @stephenh5944 Місяць тому +1

      Exactly. My son has a 2014 Lexus, plenty of rust on the underside.

  • @carlfalk7251
    @carlfalk7251 Рік тому +1

    Scotty, we live in the snow belt. I had my brand new '08 FJ Cruzr Ziebarted that same year. No rust no problems. And I'm glad because of the FJ frame fiasco created by Toyota.
    Go back once a year for a touch up respray. Shame on Toyota for knowingly doing this. I also have a '76 FJ 40. Never undercoated. Perfect frame.

  • @LOLewie
    @LOLewie 8 місяців тому +1

    How this guy has a faithful following is beyond me. Unreal. Like living in bizarro world.

  • @theharbingerofconflation
    @theharbingerofconflation Рік тому +2

    Use Owatrol or some other penetrating oil, stick with it yearly, you can sand the "ugly" rust off if it bothers you. But oil it again after. never had any growing spots

  • @roybrewer3301
    @roybrewer3301 Рік тому +5

    *Laughs in Tacoma.*

  • @AlexPavelka
    @AlexPavelka Рік тому +3

    What about places like Minnesota tho that use absurd amounts of salt in the winter ?

  • @rodneyakjohnson451
    @rodneyakjohnson451 Рік тому +1

    God dang how did i know the 94 celica was gonna be mention 😂😂😂

  • @michaelboese6679
    @michaelboese6679 Рік тому +4

    Where you been living for the past 30 some years they didn't have salted roads !!!

  • @LordFlashheart1
    @LordFlashheart1 Місяць тому +2

    you clean the rust off before.

  • @iq6840
    @iq6840 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm in the rustbelt, oil based coatings like krown or fluid film are great. Scotty is talking about hardened coatings which can cause issues.

  • @lajya01
    @lajya01 Рік тому +1

    Dealer's offered undercoating is a waste of money but the once-a-year type of treatment is essential if you do a lot of road where they put de-icing salt. Regular washes during winter also helps.

  • @ZigArrok55
    @ZigArrok55 Рік тому +2

    His point is that brand new cars do have a coating on all the metal stuff to keep from rusting. After a few years, the car isn't new anymore. Then you can go crazy he specifically said NEW cars. Old cars are s different, especially depending where you live.

    • @tripleseven8361
      @tripleseven8361 2 місяці тому

      If you want a “new” car, to become an old car, you either have to treat it, or only drive it in the summer….

  • @rickster1957
    @rickster1957 Рік тому +2

    Why doesn’t the government give us this advice?🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @nuke
    @nuke Рік тому +1

    I've had good experience with using under coating, especially for sound deafening

  • @mathieulevasseur4082
    @mathieulevasseur4082 5 місяців тому +2

    Although I think Toyota has one of the best factory coatings against rust(expect the older Tacoma's), any car that will spend some time in the rust belt needs additional undercoating. Either wax or oil based and avoid rubberized.

  • @v.solomon7967
    @v.solomon7967 2 місяці тому +2

    Sorry, Scott. Might be wrong about this one, ESPECIALLY Toyota. I presently have 3 toyota models, built like tanks, run forever, trouble free, but the frame on our expensive Toyota Sequioa is RUSTED!! Also, the Sequioa models before the one we own had a recall for rusted frames.
    Our friend owned a Sequioa that ran perfectly, but Toyota replaced his frame, and the same for a few other models. My Avalon rusts too, prematurely. Great cars, but they do rust, and undercoating does help.

  • @thompsonbrad5434
    @thompsonbrad5434 Рік тому +2

    Unfortunately Scotty doesn’t live up north with salt ,snow and -40. If you want a vehicle’s body to last 20 years up here in Canada use a yearly coating

  • @Al13n1nV8D3R
    @Al13n1nV8D3R Рік тому +2

    Only waste money on undercoatings if you bought a chevy. Because those things rust when you just look at them.

  • @JacquelineKristol
    @JacquelineKristol Рік тому +8

    Not a mechanic, but a chemistry student. If you can completely stop the oxygen from getting to your metals, you can stop rusting.
    Idk if undercoating works, but please don’t give up on fighting rust. It’s doable, and so totally worth doing.

    • @JacquelineKristol
      @JacquelineKristol Рік тому +4

      @walker.wayne57 Salt increases the rate of rusting, but you can totally get rust just from moisture. If you want to stop rusting completely, you need to remove the oxygen. A thorough wash/dry followed by a simple paint job should do.

    • @ffhjvbuydb78eb
      @ffhjvbuydb78eb Рік тому +4

      ​@walker.wayne57 not true. I washed my truck and it Still rusted. Good luck getting into hard to reach/impossible places to get the salt or cause it will find a way inside "sealed" places

  • @lightspeedforlife
    @lightspeedforlife Рік тому +1

    I have had cars with and without extra undercoating and the difference is mindblowing for climate areas with winter.
    Cars with extra undercoating look a lot better underneath and are much easier to maintain.
    It is the perfect time to put extra undercoating on when the car is new as it has had no damage from spray or moisture or salt yet.
    The rust protection from many brands is very poor indeed, especially for the lower price segment. But, with proper undercoating applied early in its life these cars can age more gracefully. I mean they will still break because of the cheap parts but at least you dont have to look at an underside that has more rust than an old tractor after only a few years.

  • @stephentaylor5337
    @stephentaylor5337 7 місяців тому

    I wanted to undercoat my 1969 Chevrolet Caprice in 92 because I was driving it back to the Rust Belt. The car only had 48,000 miles on it.

  • @Belznis
    @Belznis Рік тому +3

    Here in Latvia they put salt on roads very often, so people buy undercoating for used cars, but of course you either sandblast them or clean the rust off with an angle grinder. Just painting them with undercoating really solves nothing unless you have a brand new car and put on the type of undercoating which prevents all sorts of items puncturing the body, but that is more for trucks and jeeps and quite expensive.

  • @Bobshnogen
    @Bobshnogen Рік тому +1

    This is a location issue. Had no rust on my 93 camry. Moved to a state that uses salt. Now my car is showing rust.

  • @roncoyle6296
    @roncoyle6296 Рік тому +1

    U can kill the rust with ospho, it neutralizes the rust, and takes out the charge, stops the electrolysis, puts out the fire. Then u can coat with undercoat, used oil, or pitch to lock out the salt and moisture

  • @amjadmohmood6391
    @amjadmohmood6391 9 місяців тому +2

    This advert bought to you by Toyota who would love to sell you a new car after your existing one rusted away after 5 years living anywhere but the american south..

  • @ryanrognstad7094
    @ryanrognstad7094 9 місяців тому +1

    It's a lot different if you live in the south Scotty like Texas a good undercoating properly preped and applied makes a big difference up north

  • @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164

    Regularly rinse of your vehicle as much as possible after snow and ice. The ice melt salts on the streets will eat your car.

  • @melissasmess2773
    @melissasmess2773 Рік тому +1

    I bought a used travel trailer and the previous owner had paid for aftermarket undercoating, I’ve heard some bad things, they probably just sealed in any rust that it had on the frame and now it will grow.

    • @rickylee2477
      @rickylee2477 Рік тому

      Most medium to high end trailers come with undercoat . Specifically in northern regions

  • @davidwomack5982
    @davidwomack5982 Рік тому +1

    I would still do undercoating if road noise bothered me…

  • @asoggyburger479
    @asoggyburger479 6 місяців тому +2

    Scotty doesn’t know what salt or brine can do to a vehicle. That coating doesn’t matter from the factory. Within weeks there’s chips and a place for rust to start. In NNY the salt and brine that gets sprayed accelerates the rusting process at an insane rate…

  • @joellaurin9007
    @joellaurin9007 6 місяців тому +2

    I disagree. There are products like fluid film which isn't a sealer. It actually stops rust if there is any or prevents rust. In fact living in the rust belt. Fluid film will allow you to run your engine into the ground before to body rots around it. So yeah... maybe scotty needs to do his research.

  • @steve1000
    @steve1000 9 місяців тому

    When I moved from Phoenix to Chicago, I wasn't really aware of the rust problem. My Chevy truck was seriously rusted in a couple of years. I bought another used Chevy back in the desert and drove it to Chicago and got it rust proofed right away, it was either Ziebart or Rusty Jones (that will tell you how long ago this was), I don't remember which. That vehicle was practically spotless when I sold it a few years later.

  • @robtankbuster5215
    @robtankbuster5215 Рік тому +2

    The sound of Tennessee in late summer.

  • @cantbuyrespect
    @cantbuyrespect 5 місяців тому +2

    you should spend your money on something like fluidfilm or surface shield. Never use rubberized undercoating.

  • @otofoto
    @otofoto 6 місяців тому +1

    Spray once a year underbody with orthophoshoric rust converter and it will stop rust and protect. Doesn't attack paint.

  • @Johnbobon
    @Johnbobon 7 місяців тому +1

    Somebody needs to dub a symphony over Scotty's voice.

  • @juanvera7561
    @juanvera7561 Рік тому

    Scotty youre awesome ..but 😅..why you do you always give me the back from the future vibes 🤣 🤣

  • @sukitt6499
    @sukitt6499 Рік тому +3

    Welcome to the rust belt Scotty theirs no preventing the north east rust.

    • @sukitt6499
      @sukitt6499 Рік тому

      @walker.wayne57 have you ever seen 2nd gen dodge or most jeeps there atlest starting too and any car that gets used as a car and not a princess driver will have scuffs from rocks on the rockers and start eroding over time. Not lazy ness dirt roads take a tole on your cars. And not every one got time and money to and prime and paint their scuffs that are going to continue. Maybe I’m just different because I don’t live in a city or town and my cars get dusty from the cars going by and I can’t drive anywhere with out rocks kicked up but I had a few that just didn’t last body or frame wise. Also i did try to prove that theory of not washing your car with my Subaru I got it for $220 The only car I didn’t was at least every 2 weeks and beat it drove it in my cow pasture and though fields. It’s still going strong but it’s my derby car now because a tree fell in front of me going to the gas station during a storm my cars frame bent up. It drove like a crown Vic 🤣

  • @brianh1161
    @brianh1161 4 місяці тому

    Our 2001 tacoma frame has been rusty forever. Recalled in 2009, added undercoating. Still rusting.

  • @richardt8504
    @richardt8504 Рік тому +2

    Depends on where you live if you live on an island in Scandinavia. I would recommend getting a coding on a new car. Everything rusts here because of the humidity and salty air

    • @user-vt2un1dz2e
      @user-vt2un1dz2e 3 місяці тому

      So you guys buy new cars every 5 years or what

  • @captainfordo2780
    @captainfordo2780 8 місяців тому +1

    Nope you're wrong. A good undercoating job protects the under parts of the car from rust. It just needs to be maintained.

  • @proletariatbourgeoisie9929
    @proletariatbourgeoisie9929 Рік тому +2

    Undercoating is borderline useless, yes, but don't underestimate the miracle of fluid film lol

  • @wiz4020
    @wiz4020 Рік тому +3

    Hell they'll probably charge an extra $1,000 or more to undercoat the vehicle. Car dealers will bone you everytime!

    • @sebastienbolduc5654
      @sebastienbolduc5654 Рік тому

      No, it costs nowhere near that much to treat the undercarriage. Remove a zero. Afterwards you go back every 2-3 years to have it done. They give the undercarriage a good washing while the car is up on a lift. After it's dry they recoat areas that need it. Usually that costs about 50 bucks. You also do not need to go to dealerships to have that done.

  • @vasilegherasim3225
    @vasilegherasim3225 6 місяців тому +2

    Cmon mate, there are people that might believe you, remove the video

  • @captaincurd2681
    @captaincurd2681 8 місяців тому +1

    Why you shouldn't buy a car ?
    Toyota knows how to build a car.

  • @justinb8584
    @justinb8584 6 місяців тому +1

    This guy is partially right, doesn’t address products like Woolwax or Surface Shield or Fluid Film though…

  • @eakerkolby
    @eakerkolby Рік тому +2

    So i just sprayed my rusty 88 chevy 1500 frame with some rattle cans of ruuberized undercoating. Just a light coat. Sounds like a mistake

    • @gikaradi8793
      @gikaradi8793 10 місяців тому

      if you didnt sckratch the rust away and treat it no matter what you did you wont get that far Aat least soundproofing is better and rust wise it cant get any worse .Take a spray fill it with distilled water and a veggie oil in an 20/80 ratio and spray it over epsecially in the edges if you want to keep it sealed or with a mineral oil/petrol solution to slowly get it off .All the best

  • @lifeisdriving
    @lifeisdriving Рік тому +1

    Had a 2007 Tacoma it was completely rotted through on several spots of the frame.

  • @ItchyKneeSon
    @ItchyKneeSon 8 місяців тому +2

    Scotty... Really? 😂 A *lanolin-based* undercoating both inside and outside the frame is priceless here in the Snow Belt. Look up REPAIR GEEK's 6-year series on this exact topic. Also, get a set of snow tires. It's totally worth it.

  • @petebaron4643
    @petebaron4643 Рік тому +7

    If it's absolutely new, definitely have it undercoated. MORE is BETTER. But if it's already rusting, Scotty's correct. As for POR15, and other similar paints that soak into and combine with rust,(after performing the required surface preparation of loose rust removal and cleaning with the special cleaner), they work for a couple of years, but if the vehicle is out on the salty winter roads, the rust WILL continue UNDER the special paint (even with oil-based undercoating layered over it), and both will PEEL & FLAKE OFF.

    • @charleslauharn7846
      @charleslauharn7846 Рік тому +3

      That's why they sand blast the surface rust off, and then coat it. It will definitely slow down rusting when you live up north where they use salt for winter roads.

    • @petebaron4643
      @petebaron4643 Рік тому +1

      @@charleslauharn7846 Definitely helps.

    • @davidsonger3476
      @davidsonger3476 8 місяців тому

      you are confused misguided

  • @dindy_5776
    @dindy_5776 9 місяців тому +1

    The oil doesn’t allow for oxidation to continue procuring

  • @1991tommygun
    @1991tommygun 10 місяців тому +1

    Believe me i live in the north east and a car wont last 8 years here without some sort of oil based undercoating like fluid film or rust check.

  • @adammcintee4439
    @adammcintee4439 Рік тому +1

    I work at a toyota dealership as a detailer plus spray undercoat
    TBH undercoat is crap it seals in moisture so rust from inside out, multiple times a week i am touching it up from peeling plus under the product there is surface rust
    Toyota truck frames undercoat does not stick because there is a wax applied
    Stay away from undercoat it is nasty stuff i recommend oil spray

  • @leeengelsman1855
    @leeengelsman1855 Рік тому +1

    It's actually overcoating since it goes on top of existing coats, A coat of wax applied by hand is probably all that is helpful to seal out moisture where there are no scratches and give a deep lustre.

    • @MrJruta
      @MrJruta Рік тому

      Yes but he’s talking about the frame

    • @leeengelsman1855
      @leeengelsman1855 Рік тому +2

      @@MrJruta ok thanks my bad.however it's still going over existing factory applied coats hence it will only be as chip resistant or rust resistant as the factory coats are.

  • @Qdogg1985
    @Qdogg1985 7 місяців тому +1

    Bad take Scottie. Your car is from Texas, that’s why it’s rust free. Toyotas rust like anything else driven in New England winters.

  • @lilfendiiofficialpage
    @lilfendiiofficialpage 2 місяці тому +1

    Next this guys gona tell you stop using your feet to press on the gas and brake pedal “there’s a better way!” 😅