A Simple and Effective Solution for Restoring Rusty Screws on Your Toyota Tacoma Using Fluid Film or Cavity Wax

R D · 2026-01-20T21:28:06+00:00

I am clearly showing my age with this one.....and it might seem to be a frivolous thing, but I genuinely want to know if I'm the only one out there that hates having the cargo in their bed sliding all over place and banging into the sidewalls and tailgate. The old school rubber bed mats, in my opinion, should have come with the floor mats for the Tacoma. An absolute must have have given the "slick" composite material that makes up the bed of the Tacoma. I got this one from TrailFx as its a bit thicker than the OEM Toyota version and less expensive. Does anyone else care about this like I do?

h4ngman tacoma

Active Wheeler

Aug 15, 2025

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I noticed these 2 screws were starting to rust on my truck and didn't know how to fix it at first.

Not until recently, when I got a solution for it. So if anyone else has started to accumulate rust on these screws and is looking for the best way to fix it, you could try this.

I removed the two screws and coated them in fluid film/cavity wax, and they looked so much better.

So if you've got the same issue, try out this simple fix and see how well they'd look.