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Old 01-20-2018, 12:09 AM   #116
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Originally Posted by The_Bishop View Post
On the whole "Aluminum = Less corrosion"... Yeah, nope.

Almost all of out newer fire trucks are aluminum bodied. The ones that are getting to the 5-6 year old mark have corrosion issues where there aren't any holes, but the paint is coming up in sheets with white powdery aluminum oxide under it.
go with the stainless bodies, ours are holding up great, ones almost 30 years old with zero paint issues

our explorer police cars hoods all had to be repainted under warranty for the paint peeling off the aluminum.
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