I used 2-3 cans per side. I mistakenly used Fluid Film a couple of years later. Mistake IMO, because you can't recoat the Eastwood and have it stick once that greasy crap is inside the frame.
Eastwood frame paint
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I used 2-3 cans per side. I mistakenly used Fluid Film a couple of years later. Mistake IMO, because you can't recoat the Eastwood and have it stick once that greasy crap is inside the frame.
Thanks! And the crossmember above the gas tank is not something I've read yet. Thanks for that one too!
Question comes to mind. I am in California, so do I need to be as worried about getting into the frame rails? I can see the need to drill holes for drainage in case I do get deep in water. Not looking to shortcut, but seems like a lot of you guys know when it turns to winter by the snowy weather and not just a calendar like where I live.
I would, and did. I don't live in a salty area, and my Jeep is just a toy, but when I got it I started doing a bunch of catch-up maintenance, which included a deep cleaning top and bottom. When I put the hose in the frame rails I blasted out at least a cup full of dirt/sand/mud from each corner. She had approximately 60K on it at the time and had mostly lived in garages, so that was most likely just road grime that had accumulated.
Naw, just do it on the grass...
Hit the hose with a heat gun while holding it more or less straight. Once it cools, it will stay that way. I didn't do the coat hanger trick - maybe that would have been more better but I didn't seen to need to...
Drill the torque boxes too.
This help prevent:
The usual bad engineering at Jeep. The wheel liner partially prevents crap from draining out, the added hole will help. The big hole next to it is mostly useless as it has a strengthening lip that prevents good drainage. I added the one in the front as well for similar reasons, water will pool there if the Jeep is nose down at all.
I only did 1/2" holes, a compromise to add some drainage but not compromise the strength of the torque boxes. I then sprayed a can of Eastwood into each side.
Its not a perfect solution, but beats a poke in the eye with a mascara brush at least.
I like the coat hanger wire (if you have those hanging around) because it allowed me to hold the nozzle more or less center for a more even spray pattern where I could.
Sounds like we are in the same boat with mileage. I am also finding dirt in places you wonder how it got there on the interior. I good to clean her up to get her dirty again though.
Yea, I used the "twist and flop" method with "2 or 3X overkill technique".
That's because it's out of sight and out of mind. They still trap all the crud.
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yeah it’s good , I forgot to mention the wirlygig thing that spins inside the frame and gives 360 coverage is great too. I put a scope in to see and it worked very well.
Have they changed/improved the nozzle? They last time I sprayed it was simply a 4-hole nozzle at the end of the tube. Using a stiff wire and holding roughly center worked for me. I've also used the exhaust coating, and I used a sponge to keep that one centered as I pulled it through the tubes.
Exhaust tubing before
After
How I kept it centered.
BTW, that exhaust coating actually keep the exhaust tubes about 10-15 degrees cooler at idle.
I used it 10+ years ago when I put on a new exhaust system. Since that car sits often, I wanted to protect the inside of the pipes, which is what killed the original pipes, corrosion from the inside-out. In hindsight I should just have had the tubes ceramic coated from the factory/seller since that was a $150 option. As for the Eastwood product, it seems to be a durable coating but it did require some time and effort. It does actually reflect some heat, as verified on an uncoated patch piece in my system.
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-high-temp-internal-exhaust-coating-with-24in-extension-nozzle.html
For reference, that exhaust system is a 2.5" dual exhaust (manifold-to-tips) with H-pipe on my New Yorker. I used 3-4 cans getting it coated.
I did Eastwood 2K paint on the outside of the frame.
I used KBS Cavity Coater inside the frame after adding a drain to the frame. We aren't a high rust area generally, but this seems like a decent solution for those who are.
After whatever other prep and paint is done.
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