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Rust? Don't forget about that Spare Tire!

Traillover

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Mesa, AZ
Year, Model & Trim Level
03 Ford Explorer Limited
I thought I'd share some pictures about how bad the Spare Tire area can get after little or no attention over 15 years....

Here's the spare tire. It was flat and the rim has major rust....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...2_4090166446537_83526491_n.jpg&size=1512,1134

Picture B4 cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156726294_492338784_n.jpg&size=1512,1134

Picture B4 cleaning...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...4090156686293_2087627046_n.jpg&size=1134,1512

Picture after cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156766295_644181180_n.jpg&size=1512,1134

Picture after cleaning...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090160726394_692424426_n.jpg&size=1512,1134

Picture after cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156846297_942296784_n.jpg&size=1512,1134

Picture after painting.....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090166366535_434394031_n.jpg&size=1134,1512

Picture after painting....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...4090160846397_1991356801_n.jpg&size=1512,1134

Picture after painting....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...2_4090166406536_50984069_n.jpg&size=1134,1512

Sorry that there out of order, but it gives you an idea how bad the under side can get if left unchecked...

I purchased this 97 with 102,000 on it and it now has 163,000 with no major problems.....
 



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I should show you some rust...
 






Haha yeah your car doesn't have any rust at all, comparatively! My car is like yours; pretty clean overall as its a car from the Northwest.

Some members cars here from the rust-belt areas have cars that look like they can disintegrate at any minute.
 






Having the spare fall at speed on the interstate was always one of my biggest driving fears.
Enough so, that I removed it and the winch entirely. Hope I never have to use the Fix-A-Flat.
 






i'm glad i live in the southeast. 2001 with 180k and underside still looks like new. not even any surface rust.
 






This si a good reminder, to do some maintenance back there. If I may add something, doing a good lube on the winch, and some grease on that cable.
 






I removed the rust and painted some anti-rust paint for the spare. But I didn't do the body like you did. May be I need to do it also.
 






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