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RE: Rusty Torklift tiedowns
This king of product SHOULD be electro-plated (or, bake-painted) with a very durable material for the price we pay.
Good luck on your "new project" !
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Thanks, I was out there this afternoon with wire brush, cursing the name Torklift. This is the beginning of my third season truck camping, having started out with all brand new truck, camper and accessories, all based on recommendations from this forum. Interesting what needs work and what is still pristine. Honestly I love everything about how the Torklifts are designed, built and function, but the factory finish is crap. Again, I don't expect miracles from stuff that has to live under a truck during Northeast winters, but there is other stuff under there that has held up much better.
I will still recommend Torklift tie downs, but never without the caveat that the purchaser apply supplemental protection to them.
Rob
P.S. - The condition of my polished stainless Fastguns after two years is a little disappointing too, but that's another thread!
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zumdish
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04/03/10 02:56pm |
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RE: Rusty Torklift tiedowns
I use a product from Loctite called "Extend Rust Converter (Neutralizer)".
It chemically bonds to the rust and stops further rust. Actually needs a rusted surface to work.
Yeah, I've looked at a couple of rust converter products at places like Eastwood. One I was considering is POR-15.
The problem with all of these products is properly preparing the surface and applying them inside the tubes, there is serious rust going on in there. Not to mention having to remove the mounts to do everything properly. Also - don't have sandblasting equipment, I'd have to send them out, standing there with a wire brush on a drill wasn't working out too well.
I never expected these things to remain pristine living underneath the truck as they do, but compared to my (untreated) front hitch and the underside of my side steps, which have been exposed to similar conditions for just as long, they are terrible.
Rob
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zumdish
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04/02/10 05:46am |
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Rusty Torklift tiedowns
My two-year old Torklift tiedowns are a rusty mess, how do they normally hold up? I usually leave the removable inserts in all season since the camper is on 90% of the time, but take them off in Winter, so at least they aren't exposed to NJ's salted roads. Despite heavy surface rust, they still seem solid, but disconcertingly huge flakes of rust have fallen out of the inserts, so much that I'm thinking of borrowing a borescope to check them out. The Torklift warranty does not cover surface rust, but I don't want to leave these things to rust away to failure.
I was thinking about removing everything, getting it sandblasted and coating everything in Herculiner, I have parts on my Jeep covered in that stuff that have been exposed to you name it for 10 years and are still fine. What have you guys done?
Thanks,
Rob
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zumdish
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04/01/10 04:47pm |
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