Have only towed the travel trailer a couple times, and she is only about 6 months old, and the hitch receiver is already getting some rust on the inside. Was thinking maybe getting the plastic Toyota insert and rubbing some lube on there before inserting? (inb4 jokes). Or is there a waterproof lube I could rub on there every once in a while that will stay protecting it from rust and won't wash/dry out in the elements?
Way to keep hitch receiver from rusting?
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Engineer
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As you are using it, any interior coating is going to come off, a light coat of grease would be my vote. YMMV but I have lost 2 of those Toyota inserts - afraid to try a 3rd.
MaD HuNGaRIaN
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I've always, on every truck I've ever owned, slathered the inside with a light coat of bearing grease.
Ronin61945
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I saw a recommendation on the forum to use POR-15 in and on the trailer hitch receiver. I did that on mine this past summer and so far, it has worked perfectly.
jayhat
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My toyota one got jacked right away. I got a no name brand one and it's been on for over a year.
I guess I should get in the habit of greasing my weight distribution hitch bars every time, I guess I could smear some of the excess on there.
Thanks
Interesting. I did hear of that for something else as well. Is it scratch proof from the actual hitch movement? Like a "rhino lining"?
johnbt
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I'm going to brush a little Ospho on mine if it ever quits raining. The rusty metal needs to stay dry for the acid to convert the red oxide to black iron phosphate.
"NOT A PAINT You do not have to remove tight rust. Merely remove loose paint and rust scale, dirt, oil, grease and other accumulations with a wire brush - apply a coat of OSPHO as it comes in the container - let dry overnight, then apply whatever paint system you desire. When applied to rusted surfaces, OSPHO causes iron oxide (rust) to chemically change to iron phosphate - an inert, hard substance that turns the metal black. Where rust is exceedingly heavy, two coats of OSPHO may be necessary to thoroughly penetrate and blacken the surface to be painted. A dry, powdery, grayish-white surface usually develops; this is normal - brush off any loose powder before paint application."
And don't get it on you or in your eyes.
I've done 20-year-old trash trailers, oil tanks, mail box posts and a rusty rocker panel hole the size of my fist on a '78 Datsun B210.
"NOT A PAINT You do not have to remove tight rust. Merely remove loose paint and rust scale, dirt, oil, grease and other accumulations with a wire brush - apply a coat of OSPHO as it comes in the container - let dry overnight, then apply whatever paint system you desire. When applied to rusted surfaces, OSPHO causes iron oxide (rust) to chemically change to iron phosphate - an inert, hard substance that turns the metal black. Where rust is exceedingly heavy, two coats of OSPHO may be necessary to thoroughly penetrate and blacken the surface to be painted. A dry, powdery, grayish-white surface usually develops; this is normal - brush off any loose powder before paint application."
And don't get it on you or in your eyes.
I've done 20-year-old trash trailers, oil tanks, mail box posts and a rusty rocker panel hole the size of my fist on a '78 Datsun B210.
STX4Runner
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Y'all are hilarious. It's a trailer hitch. You could do nothing to it and it would take years for any real damage to show up. If you use, you're going to have metal on metal wear and some rust. I'd just spray that rust converter paint on it once in a while if you're really worried about it.
volpe30
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Not worried its going to disintegrate and my trailer falls off while towing. Just aesthetics on a fairly new car. I'm sure if there was a 2" square of rust on your door or hood you would flip out like a ninja and be asking how to remove it.
STX4Runner
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On the door or hood, yes. On the inside of the hitch, no. You cant even see it. I get it, you want to keep this thing clean and in great shape. I've got no problem with that, but if you do tow it's going to rub paint off the hitch. That's why I said I'd just spray that rust converter paint on the inside every once in a while.
as was mentioned when in use these do rust. there is a cap available to cover the sq hole .. so just put the plastic cover over the rusted hole. looks good..
e60ral
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$21 for a POR-15 starter kit http://a.co/2xQEHtM
just don't put it on too thick in the holes for the hitch pin. the starter kit will have plenty left over to hit any other spots you need, I had enough to also paint a rusty patio table.
just don't put it on too thick in the holes for the hitch pin. the starter kit will have plenty left over to hit any other spots you need, I had enough to also paint a rusty patio table.
