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massems

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Hey all,

Im new to the wrangler scene (absolutely love it) and live in the North East. The salt along with the moisture build up during the winter just destroys undercarriages. I just purchased my wrangler a few weeks ago and was wondering does the car come with any basic rust protection or undercoat film from the factory? I am planning on coating it with fluid film in the next few days but I just don't want to put something on that'll potentially take off any standard coat from the factory.

Thanks a ton for your input!
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I just power wash the underside each spring and then touch it up with rustoleum spray paint. Have a TJ going on 16 years old and look great underneath. I live in Michigan, so lots of snow and salt.
 

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I don't believe there's any rust protection from the factory. l got corrosion free sprayed under mine. Sprayed fluid film under my YJ and that works really good but corrosion free has lifetime warranty (for new vehicles) as long as you respray every year.
 

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My first Mod was to take a trip to NH to the Rust Stop to get their Wax Oil sprayed underneath. They will spray a one time coating underneath and each year spray between the doors. It's like a black tar and is somewhat self healing. After a few weeks it turns into a kind of a hardened wax. Both my Ram and Rubicon got the treatment. It's a overnight job but a car rental is just down the road and is cheep. Most of the other rust treatments are yearly. For the most part I'm more concerned about the underside and forgo the yearly panel treatments.
 

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I take mine to lineX and get undercoating. Plus, it's under their warranty if any rust occurs.
 

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They come with nothing and rust fast. Here in the Chicagoland area, it is not uncommon for there to be rust on the undercarriage while still on the dealer lot...
 

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They come with nothing and rust fast. Here in the Chicagoland area, it is not uncommon for there to be rust on the undercarriage while still on the dealer lot...
Wow that is nuts. I thought CT was bad
 

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I don't believe there's any rust protection from the factory. l got corrosion free sprayed under mine. Sprayed fluid film under my YJ and that works really good but corrosion free has lifetime warranty (for new vehicles) as long as you respray every year.

The new 2018 Jeep Wrangler’s body-on-frame design is bolstered by eight body mounts on two-door models and 10 on the four-door. A fully boxed frame utilizes high-strength steel in all critical areas and hydroformed sections of the front rails set a strong foundation to better handle the front suspension load. Galvanized frame components are utilized for improved corrosion protection. In total, five boxed cross members are used on Wrangler.
 

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go under and paint away, first thing I did and rust proofed

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I would just pressure wash and use black spray paint as well. Especially with a vehicle so easy to get under.
 

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Just wash and maintain. Oil & Wax traps all the crap.
 

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Mine right off the lot has a little rust on some of the nuts and bolts under the Jeep.
Pisses me off..
This is an old refrain on many brands - underbody rust from the factory. Read just about any car brand forum and you see bitching about this. Most car experts, like Goss' Garage, say that is surface rust and don't worry about it. Periodic washing of the underside is all that is needed. My JK is 7 years old had some minor rusting of some underbody components from the beginning and it is fine. Have never had any of my 28 vehicles have any problem with underbody rust and they have all been in salt states. Now years ago rust was a problem in rocker panels, doors, cowls but I don't think that is as much of a problem these days with better materials and corrosion coatings from the factory. But this salt brine that many places use may change that. The American Trucking Associations did a study and found the brine gets deeper into electric components and other equipment causing rust. Plus leaves that film on the paint that won't wash off.
 

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I have an inexpensive sprayer that fits on my garden hose. It has a small plastic soap dispenser attached to it. In the Spring,
after a good under body wash...I fill the dispenser with a product called Salt-Away. I spray the product all over the under body and try to spray into all gaps and structural holes. I then rinse it off and let it air dry over night. If I see actual abrasion such as stone chips, etc. I spray on a good primer followed by a protective layer such as Rustoleum. I finish by spraying on a coating such as fluid film. Equally important, I check and clean out the drain holes in the door bottoms...you won't believe how much crud can collect in the bottom of the doors.

I live in Minnesota and have several vehicles that are driven daily on salty winter roads. But I don't have any rust. When I traded in a 12 year old Toyota daily driver, the sales person first thought I had brought in a car from Arizona...it was so rust free.
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