Krown: Now or later?

[Phishin]

What would be best?

#1.) Have my new truck sprayed in the next few weeks and thus letting the late summer warmer temps allow this stuff to creep deep into seams

or

#2.) Wait until November to have it sprayed, thus minimizing the likelihood of the treatment getting washed off in the rain and during washes

 

[StevieC]

Rust is the most active in the wet/humid weather as Krown will tell you. It's also the slowest time at Krown (because everyone thinks to do their vehicles in the falls/early winter) so it's easy to get in/out in no time. I have always had my vehicles done in the late spring/summer and have driven them all to the scrap yard years later with 0 rust.

Even our 1986 Dodge Caravan that saw 22 winters and 1/2 a million kilometers was rust free when we scrapped it.

 

[BrocLuno]

Do it now. Even summer rains can get into cracks and crevices ...

 

[demarpaint]

Do it now. Then do an inspection before the winter sets in and touch it up if needed.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Do it now

 

[doitmyself]

I vote to do it now. And, in the future I would ask them if you can adjust the annual spray date to late spring (for reasons StevieC explains above). I buy a can of the aerosol spray each year and touch up the undersides in late fall before the snow falls. It's probably not necessary, but it makes me feel good. Krown claims that even though surfaces might appear to be washed off, there is still a microscopic layer protecting everything. Who knows?

Check online. Often they have a $10 discount coupon.

I'm curious, what location are you getting it done at?

 

[Phishin]

Originally Posted By: doitmyself
I vote to do it now. And, in the future I would ask them if you can adjust the annual spray date to late spring (for reasons StevieC explains above). I buy a can of the aerosol spray each year and touch up the undersides in late fall before the snow falls. It's probably not necessary, but it makes me feel good. Krown claims that even though surfaces might appear to be washed off, there is still a microscopic layer protecting everything. Who knows?

Check online. Often they have a $10 discount coupon.

I'm curious, what location are you getting it done at?


I just booked it now for September 6th. They will be spraying my new 2018 Silverado 3500.

I'm having it done by Line-X of Monroe, MI. They don't spray at their business address, but at a separate location.

Line-X of Monroe, MI

 

[newbe46]

Originally Posted By: StevieC
Even our 1986 Dodge Caravan that saw 22 winters and 1/2 a million kilometers was rust free when we scrapped it.

500,000 KM? You, sir, deserve a trophy.

 

[TuBon_gRips]

Definitely now. It's not gonna wash off.

 

[Zee09]

I wasn't aware of Krown
My nearest is 85 miles away
Why is it so cheap? Like $150 for a big pickup
I did watch the video.

 

[Phishin]

Originally Posted By: Zee09
I wasn't aware of Krown
My nearest is 85 miles away
Why is it so cheap? Like $150 for a big pickup
I did watch the video.


Most places charge $500 for a "hard" spray. It's a "one and done"....but the consensus is that those types of "rust proofings" are actually doing more damage than good.
You have to apply Krown every year.

 

[camrydriver111]

I would do it now and let it creep.

 

[Zee09]

Yes I did see that but it isn't really that expensive all things considered
Most cars on the east coast rust right in the garage

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: newbe46
Originally Posted By: StevieC
Even our 1986 Dodge Caravan that saw 22 winters and 1/2 a million kilometers was rust free when we scrapped it.

500,000 KM? You, sir, deserve a trophy.


It was actually 460,000km but close enough. Especially on the terrible terrible Mitsubishi 2.6L 4 cylinder oil burner. It would burn 2 quarts every 500km by the time we retired it.

 

[KrisZ]

Late summer/early fall is when I sprayed my vehicles. Warm temperatures help with the creeping action, which is one of the most important attributes about oil based rustproofing.

 

[silverrat]

How would you guys deal with the dripping? I'm renting right now and sharing a driveway that I park on. I don't think the landlord would be happy with oil spots on the interlock.

 

[khittner]

Originally Posted By: Zee09
Yes I did see that but it isn't really that expensive all things considered
Most cars on the east coast rust right in the garage

Right. Their product & process really changes the economics of vehicle ownership. Krown keeps the structural components of the vehicle sound, and the only limitation on vehicle longevity really becomes the durability and maintenance of the drivetrain components. Unless you like riding around in the latest and greatest depreciation-suck, you can avoid buying new vehicles for a very long time.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted By: silverrat
How would you guys deal with the dripping? I'm renting right now and sharing a driveway that I park on. I don't think the landlord would be happy with oil spots on the interlock.


It does stain the driveway temporarily and washes away with regular rain over the course of a few weeks I have found if you don't park in the area where it initially dripped so that the weather can get at it. I park partially on concrete and asphalt and both types come clean.

That said I usually park on the road the day of the spray to let the excess drip there before moving it to the driveway for the night so most of it has dripped on the street instead of my driveway. The street cleans up in a few weeks with weather so it's not a big deal but it's just more of a preference to speed the wash-away process quicker in the driveway.

You could just put down some cardboard if you wanted, but really it's a non-issue.

 

[cjcride]

Now. There is no better time than brand new.

 

[Donald]

The CarWell people (similar to Krown) say the spring is the best. But I would do it now and then in the spring. Then spring going forward.