Don't feel too bad Tom, I'm in the same boat with my 01's rocker panels and
wheel flares.
I'm just having the problem areas repainted and possibly chip gaurded to
help alleviate the issue.
You just have to keep after it, my Dakota spends a few day's every year in
the paint shop having this kind of stuff fixed.
Ron-
01'Dakota Sport 3.9 4WD
Street,Strip,and Show!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:50 PM
Subject: DML: Ram Road Rash (rant)
>
> Sorry - not specifically Dakota related...
>
> I just gave the Ram its first hand wash today.. was nice out - figured
> lets do it! I started scrubbing the lower rocker panels and under the
> door frame lip - and noticed that the road grime want comming off.
> Eventually figured out - that it was a billion chips in the paint. Upon
> further examination - I saw that the entire lower part of the truck was
> chipped and shreadded from the front wheel wells to the rear bumper.
> There are large chips too that are all the way down to metal and have
> already started rusting. I bought some rust converter and touch up
> paint (after cusszing my head off for 30 minutes straight) and took care
> of the worst of it - but it looks like crap!
>
> Only thing I can think of that caused this damage was a trip to $hitcago
> - near Janesville WI - there was road construction - and the road was
> ripped up - no black top just gravel... and i remember thinking to
> myself - damn this is going to ruin the paint. I didnt notice it until
> I got down there when I washed it today.
>
> Too bad thats not covered under factory warrenty. I'm either going to
> get it repainted - or line-xed.
>
> Dak Content: the Silver 89s are still mothballed. :-(
>
> Seems I can't keep anything nice.
>
> --
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> Terrible Tom -- AIM & Yahoo Name: SilverEightynine
>
> "Work is the curse of the drinking classes" -- Oscar Wilde
>
> '89 Silver Dakota RC, V6, 4x2 -- '89 Silver Dakota RC, V6, 4x4
> '01 Graphite Ram Offroad Sport, RC, 360 V8, Auto, Short Box! 4x4
>
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