rust on receiver hitch fix

[Engineer]

My hitch has definitely seen much, MUCH more use than most on this forum AND it looks almost new.

:repuke:

 

[Northern 4Runner]

Something like that. It's touched up every year though. This is a picture of my undercarriage on Oct 31, 2016 from the passenger side looking toward the front end. 4Runner has been on the road since March 2013. Can't say I have any complaints.

I agree as long as the rubberized coating stays sealed it will do a great job of protecting the metal. The trouble is once it starts flaking it's almost too late, as in most cases it's rusted under that black coating. It's an uphill battle either way, that's for sure.

 

[e60ral]

You guys are funny- too much thought put into this!

After I wash my truck and it dries I take a piece of cardboard (to control overspray) and touch up the hitch with hammer-finish Rustoleum black spray. The hammer finish covers up the nicks/rust and it's tough. I don't sand, wirebrush, detail clean- nothing.

Takes 2 minutes every summer. My hitch has definitely seen much, MUCH more use than most on this forum AND it looks almost new.

2 minutes per summer. Done.

You could juust spend $20 to POR-15 it and not need to mess with it each year. I've dragged the hitch on rocks and it didn't even scratch it.

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[Simpleman74]

seriously? get a $3 can of rustoleum rust inhibitor and spray it right over the rust:hippie: