- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
- Messages
- 1,045
- Reaction score
- 114
- Points
- 63
- Location
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 99
- Make / Model
- XL Spurt
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 3.0 (Flex)
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- My credo
- A properly suspensioned Ranger can be safely airborne for up to 4 seconds at a time! =:O
This is usually the DRY and sunny and low-humidity time of year, BUT... not for 2023-2024.
Any-hoo, one morning seems like rust just "bloomed" overnight, over most of the roof exterior, and apparently the factory paint aged/dried-out in a way that makes it LOOK like it had been turbo-scrubbed in 2 directions, with a very coarse brush... but it hasn't. See pics...
This is standing on the driver-side door sill, looking out over right-rear corner of roof.
A close-up of the "cross-hatching"... (Click for full-size...)
Gonna be a while before I can get it sanded, primed, and painted professionally, just need to stop the "cancer" for now, but in a way that doesn't interfere (too much) with the "real" job later on.
Thanks in advance!
Any-hoo, one morning seems like rust just "bloomed" overnight, over most of the roof exterior, and apparently the factory paint aged/dried-out in a way that makes it LOOK like it had been turbo-scrubbed in 2 directions, with a very coarse brush... but it hasn't. See pics...
This is standing on the driver-side door sill, looking out over right-rear corner of roof.
A close-up of the "cross-hatching"... (Click for full-size...)
Gonna be a while before I can get it sanded, primed, and painted professionally, just need to stop the "cancer" for now, but in a way that doesn't interfere (too much) with the "real" job later on.
Thanks in advance!