Chewmeista

does anybody know roughly how long it will take a small scrape on my side rails to rust through? In general how long to side rails last before getting rusted out.

T&ERun

Many variables. Daily driver, weekend getter? Are you talking about Rubicon rocker gaurds or aftermarket? It would take a few years to rust completly through I would think. Depends on how much moisture it would see (daily driver driving through a lot of rain or salted roads in the winter compared to a rig that sits in the garage until the weekends). I have EVO rock sliders and after every trip I'll lightly sand any new scratches/scrapes and hit them with a thin coat of primer and sprayable bedliner.

Chewmeista

Thanks for the info, I have the src side rails and love em and want them to last

Croce

I use to have the same ones when i lived in Boston and i had a few nicks in the powdercoating, didnt take long at all for it to start rusting.
I would use some rustoleum spray on bedliner to paint it where its chipped