What was done to your JK this week?
08-05-2017, 04:30 PM
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Took EVERYRYTHING out of it. Vacuumed, wiped and even shampooed the seats. It felt really nice to get in a clean vehicle. All the recent road trips the rig accumulated a huge amount of random stuff...I also found a larger bag to keep the bottle jack and recovery gear in that is now strapped down in the center of the trunk area
08-05-2017, 04:55 PM
POR 15 entire inside
Took me 35-40hrs to do this project. Followed directions as best as I could, POR 15 Degreaser, POR 15 Metal Prep, POR 15 Rust Preventative Paint x3 coats, & POR 15 Chasis Top Coat x2 coats. So far POR 15 seems to be extremely durable. I did not want a "rough" bedliner due to sand/dirt getting caught in crevices. I removed ALL sound deadening goop & ALL seam sealer; found rust underneath both ~10%. Underside of my seats were rusted ~50%. I live on an island & metal rusts here unbelievably fast. Prior to this I used Rustoleum Bedliner & is complete garbage in my opinion. After 1mo the rough coating is gone & looks like black paint. I had to touch it up every 2-3mo because it would chip unless I put on ~6-8 coats. The most difficult job of the process is removing the seatbelt torx bolts; major PIA. I would recommend soaking them in the PB Blaster for several hours; only way I could get them out. I replaced the torx bolts with HEX bolts I picked up at home depot. When I purchased the Jeep last summer the rear retainer bracket metal was cracked ~70% of the way & rusted (someone closed the tailgate with the soft top not in a the proper position & it bent/cracked) so I used some POR 15 epoxy puddy in between coats for a fix rather than paying a couple hundred dollars for a weld; when that stuff cured it felt stronger than cement.
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08-06-2017, 06:45 AM
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Took me 35-40hrs to do this project. Followed directions as best as I could, POR 15 Degreaser, POR 15 Metal Prep, POR 15 Rust Preventative Paint x3 coats, & POR 15 Chasis Saver Top Coat x2 coats. So far POR 15 seems to be extremely durable. if I did not want a bedliner due to sand/dirt getting caught in crevices. I removed the sound deadening goop & the seam sealer; found rust underneath both. Underneath my seats were rusted fairly bad. I live on an island & metal rusts here unbelievably fast. Prior to this I used Rustoleum Bedliner & is complete garbage in my opinion. After 1mo the rough coating is gone & looks like black paint. I had to touch it up every 2-3mo because it would chip unless I put on ~6-8 coats. The most difficult job of the process is removing the seatbelt torx bolts; major PIA. I would recommend soaking them in the Blaster for several hours; only way I could get them out. I replaced the torx bolts with HEX bolts I picked up at home depot. When I purchased the Jeep last summer the rear retainer bracket metal was cracked ~70% of the way & rusted (someone closed the tailgate with the soft top not in a the proper position & it bent/cracked) so I used some POR 15 epoxy puddy in between coats for a fix rather than paying a couple hundred dollars for a weld & that stuff is tough as nails.
08-06-2017, 06:34 PM
Thanks! This involved way more time than I expected, my GF was about to shoot me. Next project is to paint the fenders sometime in the next couple of months. The guy that owned it before me painted them the original car color & they are now cracking/chipping really bad. I am gonna remove & strip them to the original black; seems like the consensus online is to use Krylon Fusion spray paint.
08-07-2017, 01:17 AM
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Thanks! This involved way more time than I expected, my GF was about to shoot me. Next project is to paint the fenders sometime in the next couple of months. The guy that owned it before me painted them the original car color & they are now cracking/chipping really bad. I am gonna remove & strip them to the original black; seems like the consensus online is to use Krylon Fusion spray paint.
08-07-2017, 08:14 AM
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Started putting together my RK long arms, got the rear lower in, and also got some new shoes! 40" ProComp MT2's, on 17" DV8 Offroad 882 Polished beadlocks!
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08-07-2017, 08:34 AM
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Ugh... put Fishbone rock sliders on a few days ago. Nicely built and easy fit. But took them back off yesterday. I was HOPING that my 5'0" wife could use them as a step. But it turned out that they only made it harder for her to get in and out. They hug the side of the Jeep nicely, but the extra 4" isn't enough for a step, and instead just makes it harder to step over. So today I'll be putting my stock rails back on and deciding how much of a loss I want to take on the new sliders when I list them for sale.