Treated Rust- Would you buy this truck?

Hi Guys,

I am trying to get a truck and have gotten great advice from this forum so far, thanks!

I have found another truck that has a good engine and interior but the undercarriage has had some rust.

From the pictures you can tell that this truck has lived in a moist environment [pacific northwest] and many of the parts have "oxidized" [if you dont want to call it rust].

Look at:
- leaf springs
- exhaust
- drive shaft
- shock tubes

The frame has been given new undercoating with a product called POR15 which looks great but I wonder if it has really solved the problem. My concern is that the same surface rust seen on the drive shaft and everywhere else is exactly what the frame used to look like. It's now been coated and looks nice but it's wrinkly, like a rusty surface. It is also possibly on the inside of the frame rails where it is not treatable.

My gut tells me that the rust will always be an issue with this truck and it is worthwhile to be patient and keep looking.

Thoughts?

Pics

That truck needs new exhaust. What truck of this age doesn't either have a new exhaust or need a new exhaust?

I live in the rust belt and that would be considered well above average to nice. Other than the exhaust I see nothing in the pictures I would be concerned with. If the shocks are 20 years old, I'd want to replace them regardless of what they LOOK like.

Yeah that’s what my 83 daily driver looks like. Come up to Indiana, factory frame paint doesn’t exist lol


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I'm pretty sure that POR15 doesn't go on smooth as paint does. From what I've seen from these pictures, I don't think that there's a big rust problem with this truck. This appears to be surface rust which doesn't eat up metal like serious rust does.

Everything I see does not look too bad. My question would be why go that far and not finish? Did he see something bad and decide to make it someone else's problem or just get tired of the project?