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I’m a personal big believer in rust proofing, IF you get a good product and installer. My 2000 Subaru with 262k miles, that I just sold, was solid with only a couple spots of surface rust from bumps and scrapes. If you have an Auto Armor installer in your area I highly recommended. Around here it’s $499 underneath, and inside all cavities(no holes drilled, they go through factory access points). No I don’t work for any company even related to this, just a big believer in the product. Admin. please pull if this violates any policy.
I had Bullet Liner in Green Bay, WI. rustproof & undercoat my Maverick when it first arrived. They use Auto Armor. Do they get the areas inside of fenders & quarter panels? How do they access these areas? Since Mavericks have Wheel Well liners, how could I get area behind liners coated? Appreciate your information! Thanks.
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I had Bullet Liner in Green Bay, WI. rustproof & undercoat my Maverick when it first arrived. They use Auto Armor. Do they get the areas inside of fenders & quarter panels? How do they access these areas? Since Mavericks have Wheel Well liners, how could I get area behind liners coated? Appreciate your information! Thanks.
From what I know, they treat those areas. I think they have special tools to access.
 

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I spray the underside of my Wrangler each fall with Fluid Film. It stays wet so water and dirt can’t get behind it. After 9 salt filled winters and nearly 200k miles I have no rust forming.
It can be a messy solution that some may not like but it does work.
 

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That’s one of the advantages in living in a state where it doesn’t snow. I’m originally from Buffalo, NY and cars turn into rust buckets up there in no time. The salt on the road and the film of salt on the undercarriage and door panels eats away at a car pretty bad…undercoating or not. If I lived in a snowy state, I’d never buy a new car.

I’ve lived in Florida since 1989, and never had a rust problem with any of my vehicles.
 

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There is no protection for the area around the wheel well. This area will be eaten by rust in no time- My CRV and my wife Subaru Crosstrek both have them. Will
Ford provide this?


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Those protect against scrapes. They are more likely to promote rust.
 

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I’m a personal big believer in rust proofing, IF you get a good product and installer. My 2000 Subaru with 262k miles, that I just sold, was solid with only a couple spots of surface rust from bumps and scrapes. If you have an Auto Armor installer in your area I highly recommended. Around here it’s $499 underneath, and inside all cavities(no holes drilled, they go through factory access points). No I don’t work for any company even related to this, just a big believer in the product. Admin. please pull if this violates any policy.
Ford does not recommend undercoating on the hybrids according to my dealer////
 

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If you don’t keep the vehicle clean, those add on pieces can actually be areas that promote rust. Working at a car dealership I saw it all the time. Minnesota uses a lot of salt in the winter and it works its way behind the trim.
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Deleted Member 528 thinks cheap factory plastic fender liner is going to stop salt spray and slush from being driven into every nook and cranny of the vehicle when going down the road at 50+. :ROFLMAO:

Previous posters who mention using Fluid Film have the right idea.
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