Jump to content

Sprayed The Rear Wheel Wells.

Dano07

Recommended Posts

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

VMax2007

Posted
Posted
Looks nice but you might want to hit the frame rails too. They stand out now that the fender wells are nice and black.

 

Not sure that would work too well since the frame rails have a wax coating on them.

Live2FlyLow Enthusiast

Live2FlyLow

Posted
Posted

Not to hijack the thread, but I've been told that several people have had the Rhino or Line-X bed liner material sprayed in the rear wheel wells. Anyone done this? I assume it works well. However, I did have a GMC Dealer tell me yesterday that if you spray this section GM will not repair any rust issues in that region since the lining material might of covered / blocked a drain hole.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

pm26

Posted
Posted
Not to hijack the thread, but I've been told that several people have had the Rhino or Line-X bed liner material sprayed in the rear wheel wells. Anyone done this? I assume it works well. However, I did have a GMC Dealer tell me yesterday that if you spray this section GM will not repair any rust issues in that region since the lining material might of covered / blocked a drain hole.

 

There are no drain holes in the rear wheel wells. I undercoated mine as soon as I got the truck. It seemed incredible to me that GM would leave bare painted metal in an area constantly blasted by gravel, sand, dust, snow, slush and salt. I used rubberized undercoating spray. The layer is thin enough so it will not crack and trap any moisture. The key here is not to cake on brush on undercoating too thick so it can trap water underneath and thus cause rust to form.

 

Thin sprayed-on undercoat layer protects the metal from nicks and pits which will cause surface rust in no time.

 

How about some plastic liners GM? Standard from the factory?

tobias Senior Enthusiast

tobias

Posted
Posted
Looks nice but you might want to hit the frame rails too. They stand out now that the fender wells are nice and black.

 

Not sure that would work too well since the frame rails have a wax coating on them.

 

 

I'm not sure either but I used to spray flat black on the frame of my '91 every so often and it had 15 years worth of Indiana grime on it. Anything, even if for only a 3-6 month period is better than nothing.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.3k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,717
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    Tiffanyrose
    Newest Member
    Tiffanyrose
    Joined

  • Who's Online   1 Member, 1 Anonymous, 1,043 Guests (See full list)

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Newduramaxh*ar
      DTC P2C48 auxiliary cooling pump

      By Newduramaxh*ar · Posted

      I tried tapping it.  This might sound like a dumb question, you should feel vibration or some type of noise when it turns on? Can someone please verify? Thank you all!
    • Chuck FB
      first oil change - 2026 2500HD gas

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      I feel better now for my own view point and actions or lack there of towards the dealership service theme reading your post and others. GM corporate is who offers the two free oil changes on the HD trucks and I bought my truck in Feb of 2025 and those oil change offers run out within 2 years I believe and I highly doubt I will be using either one of them. I had asked if I could officially give those free services to another customer ( a friend ) and they said no, its all a GM corporate thing based on the vehicle in question. What that service advisor did however was go into a little story about how such and such customer was denied engine warranty because he had done his own oil changes because then they are not documented ... you see where that goes and so an employee playing the game of scaring the customer into having the service work done there most certainly triggered my thought process. At a later date I did talk to the person who handles warranty claims at the dealership and she said to be sure to document the oil changes and keep receipts for the oil and filter ( coped the receipts from cases of Mobil oil and case of filters I bought from them ) and the vehicles VIN, the date of service, mileage etc and staple that together as a record I would give them if that was ever needed and I keep my own log book for services for each vehicle as well. Oh and about 8 months after I bought the truck the dealer starts calling me to offer a maintenance service since they haven't seen my vehicle show up on their system ... for the mere fee of 300.00 Canadian to change the oil and rotate the tires and a few other minor checks and I declined the offer, I get the call again a couple of months later for the same thing and she could tell I was not interested and she asked if they should take my name off the call list and I said yes, do that !.    By the way did you happen to keep your factory oil filter to open it up and see the surprises inside as I expect some will show up as per the odd little sliver of metal shaving and particles that the filter does trap along with bits of grey silicone sealer that come off of the inside edge of mating surfaces. I have cut open every filter so far on my truck although few miles but have changed the oil often and the second filter was vastly better with very little of anything, that first filter was the unsettling one as I expected it would be. 
    • OnTheReel
      OCI, not when but why?

      By OnTheReel · Posted

      I get why they do this…but man…not ideal. I only extract on inboard boat engines because the drains are buried and even then I hate it because it’s easy to leave a quart behind with that method.   They should market it as an “oil refresh” not oil change!
    • KARNUT
      OCI, not when but why?

      By KARNUT · Posted

      I only get oil changed where I can watch. Valvoline pulls through the dipstick into a see thru glass. When done they show me the dipstick. About the only way they can mess up is using the wrong oil. But that secret wouldn’t stay secret long. Honda uses TQ wrenches on everything. You can watch through a plate glass window. Discount tires does that with tires. Trust but verify. 
    • Grumpy Bear
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      I would not argue that with you. It would be pointless to argue against the truth and you speak the truth.    My question and in fact the entire point of this thread is an exploration into the levers of wear which happens no matter how well we maintain our powertrains.    Some of these levers we exert a good deal of influence over which can and do result is lower wear, longer powertrain life. Some others we are sort of stuck with.    An engine is typically done when the ring to bore seal no longer is able to do the job effectively. Normally the first thing to go in a engine otherwise well maintained and adult driven is this seal.    Looking into the means, methods, products and attitudes that influence the rate of wear seems a worthwhile inquiry to me.     

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...