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Unwanted rusty tuning from Smittybilt and KC or just bad quality review

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Old 06-01-2013, 01:45 PM
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Por 15 i love it!! I did my whole underside of my jeep the dealer said it looks amazing 2010 live in CT and no rust
Really useful link, thanks A lot!!!!
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Id be more concerned with the pen ink on the camera lens. Clean that thing off!
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Old 06-01-2013, 02:03 PM
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Id be more concerned with the pen ink on the camera lens. Clean that thing off!
It's not ink, it's my wrong way hands))) I dropped it))
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Old 06-01-2013, 03:15 PM
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I am not sure it's normal it depends on coating
Normal for smithy built products. I had a bumper started rusting first during summer months,,returned that bad boy to quadratec. They took it back without questin
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I washed it quite often.. Of course it's impossible to do it every day)
I can understand that. Having lived in a northern climate and wheeled my daily driver for years. I found that washing it weekly and using a spray on wax helped a lot on the body and rims. Then spraying the metal with a mist of WD40 kept the next weeks road salt and spray from causing more corrosion.

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Old 06-01-2013, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 11rubiwannabe

Normal for smithy built products. I had a bumper started rusting first during summer months,,returned that bad boy to quadratec. They took it back without questin
I am in Russia, so to return it back to Quadratec costs more than normal painting... Anyway sounds good that that Quadratec did it
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Originally Posted by BlueBeast

I can understand that. Having lived in a northern climate and wheeled my daily driver for years. I found that washing it weekly and using a spray on wax helped a lot on the body and rims. Then spraying the metal with a mist of WD40 kept the next weeks road salt and spray from causing more corrosion.

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I use WD for closing mechanism and doors always..then it's better
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I think most powder coated products tend to start rusting from beneath the coating..not necisarily water seeping in...maybe something to do with manufacturing process or grade of steel used in an overseas production facility
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I decided to give 2nd chance for KC lights. It was powder coated. I will inform you about the results after next winter..
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Originally Posted by 11rubiwannabe
Normal for smithy built products. I had a bumper started rusting first during summer months,,returned that bad boy to quadratec. They took it back without questin
Did you return your JK to jeep! I think they sprayed rust from the factory on everything under the tub! I love my JK, but it is a rustomatic
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