One reason why I purchased my Titan without that useless toolbox.

 

Speak for yourself.

The toolbox is a great spot for a compressor, air lines, tow straps etc...

 

There's after we fixed the rust. Hopefully it'll stay a while


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Yeah, I think the toolbox is in a rough spot, since that's where everything kicks up from the rear wheel. If that doesn't do it, go for some POR15 - that stuff is death to rust.

 

That stuff I'm holding up in the picture is some pretty good stuff too. It blues the rust after you spray it on. It looks like the same stuff that's on guns.


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I would second the POR-15. The stuff is crazy. It's the Lance Armstrong of the paint world.

I don't know how well bedliner would work on top of it though.

 

Maybe get mudflaps? I feel like that would help alot

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i used the toolbox alot when i first got it. now its an empty rust hole lol.

 

Update.... Well after one day of use and it raining all day one rust bubble is coming through the bed liner..... Does anyone know where I can get a used bed off a titan(crew cab).


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Update.... Well after one day of use and it raining all day one rust bubble is coming through the bed liner..... Does anyone know where I can get a used bed off a titan(crew cab).

That may be from the first stuff you applied. Does it have a cure period before you can paint?

Either way, try the POR 15 first. If it comes down to a new bed, maybe just try some local junkyards or get fiberglass bedsides.

 

Where can I get the bed sides. I'd hate to see shipping on them to pa lol


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You're gonna hate the install too

 

orrrrrrrr cut it out off, add new sheet metal. lose the box and the rust. maybe its not that easy lol

 

I wish it'd be that simple lol


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when the rust comes back use this Amazon.com: OSPHOQ OSPHO METAL TREATMENT QUART METAL TREATMENT: Sports & Outdoors follow the directions, prime and paint or do what ever you final coating will be. This stuff stops the the rust cold. Been using it for years.

 

X2 on the ospho^^^ good stuff and it chemically "kills" the rust.

 

Some of those rust treatments actually say they are not for automotive use. I've used the Rustoleum Rust Reformer on my '91 Ranger. I covered the entire frame and suspension with that stuff. I would say that 95% of it is still in place. I let it cure for a week and then painted it with an enamel. Rustoleum is one that says it is not for automotive use. Go figure. If I was really serious about it I would be using POR-15.

I have small surface rust around my toolbox too. But I think it is from rocks hitting and chipping the paint. I should have put some Clear Bra on those spots when my Titan was new.

 

I want to try and use that amazon stuff. Only problem is my rust is coming through the back above the tool box on my actual bedside. I'm not sure how I would go about accessing this area and getting to where all the rust is. I've felt up in there and I can't feel and access hole or anything.


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