Awesome! Thank you for the info I have to ask, given that I'm in California...how do you go about collecting overspray that drips off? The treehuggers won't take very kindly to hydraulic fluid getting on the ground, although maybe the lanolin stuff is biodegradable and wouldn't be a problem?I have a pressure tank (actually an old fire extinguisher) that I half fill with hydraulic fluid and use compressed air to squirt it out a copper tube. This will shoot it six feet, easy to get into door pillars, fenders,etc. This year I used my cheap paint gun (siphon feed) to do most of it, found a LOT less dripping and better coverage. I have used an old oil furnace pump with a 1/4 hp electric motor for a sprayer... that works well also. You just have to be within range of electrical power.
The process is pretty easy. Coat everything with oil. Start with the underside and work your way up!
Getting up in to the nooks and crannies is important...I'm more worried about salt air than salt being kicked up from the roads. My extended-cab is beyond hope at this point; this is mostly for future reference...
Careful...Ron may accept that challengeA nice color of blue.... Ron will be pleased, don't think he has used that particular shade..... yet