Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I just spent the weekend replacing the seals and bearings on my rear end (Hehe) and I noticed that the entire frame is covered in surface rust and a little scaling. I looked and couldn't see any structural damage, but I guess that's not far behind. I know you can scape the scale off, hit it with some rust converter then paint it, but with the body still on is this really possible? Has anyone ever take on a job like this?

 

I painted my frame from the cab back last fall and it wasnt that bad. And honestly taking the bed off isnt bad either its 6 or 8 bolts (I forget) and all you need is 4 guys to lift it off. I used por 15 but Ive used SEM rustsheild on some trucks at my work and that stuff works way better, it sticks to everything much better, the por didnt like to stick to what was left of the factory undercoating

 

Sorry, I have a 2002 Yukon XL 2500, not a pick up. I contacted an auto restoration shop in my area and they estimated $600 to lift the body, remove scale, spray rust converter and paint. They said add another $200 if I wanted a bed liner spray instead of paint. That's seems cheap, but their reputation around here is good.

 

If they're fully stripping the frame that doesn't sound like a bad deal at all.

 

All trucks that see salt or winter or even rain will see surface rust on the frame.

I live in minnesota and it's just a regular thing here, it's really never been an issue. Shoot, my 94 K1500 with 236k and all those winters under it's belt was doing fine.

I think only the 99-00 maybe had a issue with the rear section of the frame cracking, seen it happen once on an older beater silverado.

 

600 bucks seems like a steal, so does 800 bucks. Worth it if you plan on keeping the truck, also helps retain value.

I've seen rust screw up some vehicles, that why I started buying southern trucks

Here in MA they use a ton of salt on the roads and it eats through everything. Ryan knows what I'm talking about, and he's right if you plan on doing it yourself por15 is a good choice.

 

6-800 bucks to lift the cab and fully "restore" the frame, heck ya i would be all over that! even just to have the underside looking that good for that cost isn't too bad and like others have said, it should help increase the value and the life of the frame

 

Wow, agreed I would jump ALL over that. I need to find a local place who could do the same.