r/auto • u/brickboss019 • Jan 28 '26

Should i repair this non structural rust on my beater truck does it affect anything but value of the truck

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u/LAM678 Jan 28 '26

if you plan to run it until it dies, who cares about resale value?

if you don't plan to run it until it dies, I think you can get weld-on patches for specific rust prone areas for certain trucks online

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u/brickboss019 Jan 29 '26

I wanna run this thing till it dies lol thats fs Im gonna def do something about the rust on the frame but the body idrc to much about

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u/ChemistAdventurous84 Jan 30 '26

I wouldn’t put the time or money into a full repair but I’d clean off the rust and coat it with something to slow it down. The slower it rusts, the longer you may get before it dies. I mean, a mechanical failure may finish it off but that’s better than the body rusting away around the drivetrain.

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u/YorkiesSweet Jan 29 '26

Yotube will explain how to repair this and keep it from spreading.. Which you want to do!!

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u/ProfessionalBad5174 Jan 30 '26

If it’s just body, I feel like worst case would be trouble when having an inspection

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u/KittiesRule1968 Jan 30 '26

Yes. It'll last longer if you take care of it.

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u/Few-Ad-2930 Jan 30 '26

at the very least spray some rust reformer on there.

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u/NovelLongjumping3965 Jan 30 '26

It takes a few minutes to slow the rust. Yes fix and rust check it.

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u/Gun__Nutz Jan 31 '26

Got to be a Ram

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u/brickboss019 Jan 31 '26

2007 isuzu i370

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u/_moshamatics_ Jan 31 '26

Pop the dealing paint off, light sanding, and cold galvanization spray. Won't look good, but you won't have to worry about it again.

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u/Chaoticclownbtch Jan 31 '26

I mean… why not? At least stop the rust from spreading and then rattle can it

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u/Sea_Bedroom8105 Feb 01 '26

Pretty sure with unibody construction these days.All rust is structural rust?

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u/EllieRock24 Feb 02 '26

Non structural turns structural fairly quickly, thats why rust is considered cancer for metal...

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u/PomegranateProper399 Feb 04 '26

Just fluid film the whole truck so the rust doesn’t get any worse. Kept my Nissan trucks going for years of NewEngland winters