Rust on bumper. Less than a year old

[chriskent85]

So do you guys think this should be a warranty issue?

 

[Hockster]

When I got mine I used rustoleum paint everywhere I could to stop it and it still had some... On the rear I took it and had it line-x coated...

 

[Humvee21]

Most likely. However, it's just simple powdercoat... So it'll rust like that no matter what. Also looks like you live in FL so humidity, being near the coast, and summer heat/humidity will expedite the rust process. Do yourself a favor, and Wicked a favor as well. Just get it Line-X'ed. I know you don't want to pay for it now, but think about it in a year or two when it gets surface rust again. Wicked most likely won't cover it at that point and you'll end up getting it Line-X'ed mostly likely anyways. Just my $0.02.

 

[BigJ]

I agree that powder coat isn't a rust preventative, however the primer used on the bare metal prior to powder coat sure should be.

Unless these are powdered directly with no pretreat/primer for some reason?

 

[treypal]

A good powder coat job shouldn't rust. Corners and angles are hard to PC, but if it's done right, it's not an issue.

I'd be concerned with some of those welds too...

 

[chriskent85]

the guys at wicked told me to put silicon in the corners and paint over it with rustoleum paint, Silicon will cause rust. They actually said that is what they are doing in the manufacturing process on their end. I do live in Florida but no where near the beach!

 

[Yukon Joe]

Will powder coating stick to silicone?

Joe

 

[Phyguy]

I already have some rust on mine too. Only a few months old.

 

[chriskent85]

no, they powder coat it then put silicon in the corners, So in other words it keeps it from showing the rust as soon,

 

[Humvee21]

Silicone is a rust preventative. I guess your only cheap option is to see if Wicked will re-powdercoat it for you and just keep applying silicone grease on the edges.