illustration of why the 2000+ fuel door area rusts

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Re: illustration of why the 2000+ fuel door area rusts

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Has anyone tried POR-15?
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Re: illustration of why the 2000+ fuel door area rusts

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We triple checked both mine today neither one has the rust problem that Harold is showing here
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Re: illustration of why the 2000+ fuel door area rusts

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I think these are extreme cases of people who don't properly and regularly wash their cars.
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