Was not going to have Dealer Prep but....

[Corey77]

Good thing about it is that you can not see any of the marks unless you are 6" away from the truck, but they shouldn't be there in the first place. It will bother the hell out of me until it's fixed. You buy a new truck and you expect it to be mint.

 

[Scrappy Doo]

I'd have them prep it. Inspect for rust on the front axles and rear diff. Seems like a lot of the ramp 59 trucks are being delivered pretty rusted up.

I just checked mine, spotless. 3 months in 59.

Although when it rolled off the transporter it was dirty AF

 

[TRIMMELL]

I recommend to not have them prep your truck. My dealer prepped my truck earlier this week and ****** it up. His team washed the truck with what looks like dirty rags and left scratches and swirl marks over the entire thing. When I pointed it out to him he agreed to fix everything, but needed me to take it to a body shop to get and estimate and he'll pay them to do it. He didn't trust this on team... Turns out pieces will need to be replaced like a couple of the tire fenders, the plastic pieces between the front and back door windows, the hood graphics, and possibly repainting the entire truck if they can't buff them out. A couple of the larger scratches are doubtful on buffing out. I'm so pissed! I picked it up at night so I couldn't see everything until the next day at my house.

I bought my 14' from a dealer in Atlanta that told me the truck was spotless. It was the only loaded white super crew with no graphics that I could find without coming all the way to California to get one so I drove down to get it. The truck looked incredible the first day and then after sitting out in the rain for a week while I was gone the truck looked like crap when I came home. Long story short, the dealer used a heavy glaze with a ton of fillers on the paint to fill in all of the scratches and swirls. When I went to polish everything out there were two spots on the hood that were dull. Like matte finish. To put it lightly, never trust the dealer with paint. Ever. Their $10/h employees don't give a shit and they never are trained properly. Not to mention they use dirty towels, ****** wash methods and cheap materials. Never again.


If ANYONE buys a new Raptor in socal bring the thing over and some beers and I'll prep the truck for you and apply the amazing sealant I've been using. Don't trust your $60k truck to those jerkoffs.

 

[SZDZMTR]

I'd have them prep it. Inspect for rust on the front axles and rear diff. Seems like a lot of the ramp 59 trucks are being delivered pretty rusted up.

its just surface rust nothing big. The chevy dealer i do business with tells me all their new Chevys rust just by sitting on the lot…

I believe the dealer HAS to do PDI. They have to recheck battery, fluids…..etc. But detail and taking off plastic you can ask them to leave it alone. The detail department uses ****** polish that would wash off after two times in a carwash. Plus you really have to trust their employees. Its a revolving door when it comes to employee retention and experience in a car business. Best of luck with the new truck. I hope all goes smooth

 

[Raptizzle]

its just surface rust nothing big. The chevy dealer i do business with tells me all their new Chevys rust just by sitting on the lot...

I guess it's the idea behind it especially when you live in the dry desert southwest. My past raptors were squeaky clean but I feel like these October builds have been driving around and sitting on salty roads for months now. I saw a 17 yesterday and looked for rust. Not a spec so maybe it's just an isolated few.

 

[SZDZMTR]

I guess it's the idea behind it especially when you live in the dry desert southwest. My past raptors were squeaky clean but I feel like these October builds have been driving around and sitting on salty roads for months now. I saw a 17 yesterday and looked for rust. Not a spec so maybe it's just an isolated few.

If they would build them in a desert than i agree, but they don't. Again its light surface nonsense rust. If it happens to have it just treat the frame and all with AMSoil. I would just treat the truck with that regardless.

 

[Corey77]

I guess it's the idea behind it especially when you live in the dry desert southwest. My past raptors were squeaky clean but I feel like these October builds have been driving around and sitting on salty roads for months now. I saw a 17 yesterday and looked for rust. Not a spec so maybe it's just an isolated few.

My 10/13 build has rust too. All in the same places as what's been shown in other pictures.

So to remove it, just use a wire brush? Anyone have any suggestions on what to apply to the pieces after the rust is removed?

 

[ZaneMasterX]

My 10/13 build has rust too. All in the same places as what's been shown in other pictures.

So to remove it, just use a wire brush? Anyone have any suggestions on what to apply to the pieces after the rust is removed?

Wire wheel is a little aggressive for surface rust and youre likely to make the problem worse in the future. Hit it with some WD-40 and a scotch brite pad, itll come right off. Then coat it with some undercoating or Amsoil metal protector and call it a day.

 

[Corey77]

Wire wheel is a little aggressive for surface rust and youre likely to make the problem worse in the future. Hit it with some WD-40 and a scotch brite pad, itll come right off. Then coat it with some undercoating or Amsoil metal protector and call it a day.

Thanks for the help!!

 

[NJSP117]

Wire wheel is a little aggressive for surface rust and youre likely to make the problem worse in the future. Hit it with some WD-40 and a scotch brite pad, itll come right off. Then coat it with some undercoating or Amsoil metal protector and call it a day.

Agreed. I hit mine w WD40 and it took most of it off. But it's going to come back it you're ever in the rain or driving on the salt they put down on the roads in the northeast. I also hit the rear diff with matte black rustoleum and it looks perfect. Other than that, once I cleaned off the undercarriage, it looked mint. It did look pretty **** poor underneath when I got it. Had to clean all the shocks off individually...now just have to keep it clean all the time....