What did you do to your TJ today?
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Mudflat
TJ Enthusiast
So how do the convertible tops hold up going through these car washes? Or do you have a hard top?
jsfoster75
TJ Enthusiast
I have a hard top on all of my Jeeps, my wife's '20 Rubi has the One-Touch Sky Top, It seems to hold up pretty well.
I plan to change the TJ to a soft top at some point.
That could’ve gone better. Put down color and clear on my tailgate… My additional prep wasn’t enough, and a bunch of scratches still showed, the metallic base looks splotchy and uneven, and then the clear crinkled. I think it might’ve been too humid? Ugh. I guess it looks better than primer, and I’ll get extra practice when I do it all over again.
I’m determined to do better.
I’m determined to do better.
I don’t think it looks bad! Are you going to sand down the clear? It made a MASSIVE difference on my half doors.
I picked up a brand new old stock set of Sway a way Race Runner coil over shocks with remote reservoirs for the tj now I jus have to figure out my shock towers
today I introduced my new grand-puppy Oakley to the TJ. She's a German Shepard & some kind of hound mix, about two months +/- old
she was very excited to jump into the driver's seat
she was very excited to jump into the driver's seat
My 2004 has some pretty significant rust on the frame and I have been cleaning up the rust and painting to prevent as much as possible here in the great white north. Just took the skid plate off and had it sand blasted. Painted it and reinstalled.
I dropped mine off at my friend's shop yesterday morning before work so he could do a last once over before my road trip. He also replaced the steering damper since I was getting intermittent wobble in the steering/front wheels. I picked her up after work, no other issues found so we are road trip ready! Today I am going to replace a few more interior lights with LED's
jsfoster75
TJ Enthusiast
I put new hubs on both front wheels, new rotors, and ceramic brake pads.
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I also put new lenses on the rear tail lights
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I also put new lenses on the rear tail lights
It looks SO much worse in person. The base coverage is awful. But good to know once I get something I’m happy with!
I toyed with the idea of painting them, but I have some work to do on the back of the tub below the tailgate, and the end result should work well with the black hinges.
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So I’ve painted the skid plate and now would like to replace the bolts with Stainless Steel. Are the bolts in the picture Grade 8 of 5 or . . . ? Anyone know where to get replacements?
It’s all fixable and you learned something. I decided to not let my ocd win on my half doors since they are a summer option only! You may be shocked what that wet sanding will do, I know I was!
Tldelaney
TJ Enthusiast
Working up to 600-800 grit will prevent any scratches showing on base coat. The splotchiness, did you use a spray gun or can? Spray gun means the reducer wasnt slow enough so the paint is drying in mid air because its too hot. Can, ha well good luck. Also look up drop coat. When you finish your third coat of base,immediately throw a drop coat which will help metallic lay even across the whole panel and add consistency. Clear crinkle could have been from not waiting long enough with flash times (solvent pop).
I have these as well, one of the few RC items that was worth it
the logo kills it for me
You can get an 18-8 stainless but they are magnetic witch means they will rust and there not as hard as a grade 5 or 8 with cadmium plating
I replaced mine with some from tractor supply. Mine were metric and so it was 12.9 or whatever random number and I got them about 2” long.
So I have a Tom Woods DCDS and I’m thinking of going with a UCF no body lift skid. I’ve hemmed and hawed about getting one. What I’m afraid of is that my DS will now be way too short. I’m sure there’s some math I could do to see how much longer the DS would need to be and then I could see if I was still in range. Any thoughts?