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I don’t know! Is someone in need?HA, I knew HiLines would be brought up....
Whats the plan for the front, right, rubi fender flare?
05' JMT's Twin Teenager's Rubicon Build
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I’ll talk to my son and tell him about your situation. I know we pondered moving them to the white Jeep.
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Day 06: Removing the drivers side rock slider was an affair. Drilled out the 5 allen head bolts on the side and cut the 5 off the bottom. I’m kinda glad it was there to take most of the rust. I don’t know what I’ll do with them yet. One nightmare turns into another. Got all the nutserts out. Factory nutserts from the diamond rocker plate were still there. Of course, I’ll be painting all this soon.
Not going to lie I was a bit concerned about what may have been hiding underneath considering the bubbles on the rear/fenders. That doesn't look like anything some light sanding and rust preventer can't fix. The TJR is looking like a better deal every day.
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I’m not going to lie either. I’m still worried. 1 day at a time.
I'm with Alex, I expected worse behind the rocker. This doesn't look bad at all and can be fixed relatively easily. The hard work is always getting the old stuff out, without damaging more. Assuming you're cleaning up the old rockers and putting them back on? Another trick I've learned there, for those of us in wet climates, is to put 2 - 3 coats of Flex Seal on the inside of the rocker. Depending on the rocker style, I'll file the top inside lip slightly, to keep it from digging into the rocker panel.
Once it's filed, painted, and covered with Flex Seal, I also run a layer or two of blue painters tape across the top inside edge, to help seal stuff from working in between the rocker and guard. The picture below has two coats of clear Flex Seal and one layer of tape across the top. The Savvy guards are already angled slightly at the top, so they only need one layer of tape.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/FLEX-SE...VrAaICR1ctgpKEAQYAyABEgJ8HvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
That said, I can't explain why, but I've noticed the passenger side always seems to be worse. Maybe that's just the luck of the draw. Have you done the other side yet?
Once it's filed, painted, and covered with Flex Seal, I also run a layer or two of blue painters tape across the top inside edge, to help seal stuff from working in between the rocker and guard. The picture below has two coats of clear Flex Seal and one layer of tape across the top. The Savvy guards are already angled slightly at the top, so they only need one layer of tape.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/FLEX-SE...VrAaICR1ctgpKEAQYAyABEgJ8HvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
That said, I can't explain why, but I've noticed the passenger side always seems to be worse. Maybe that's just the luck of the draw. Have you done the other side yet?
That is the side that the runoff goes to...so the passenger side is exposed to more slop than the driver's sideI'm with Alex, I expected worse behind the rocker. This doesn't look bad at all and can be fixed relatively easily. The hard work is always getting the old stuff out, without damaging more. Assuming you're cleaning up the old rockers and putting them back on? Another trick I've learned there, for those of us in wet climates, is to put 2 - 3 coats of Flex Seal on the inside of the rocker. Depending on the rocker style, I'll file the top inside lip slightly, to keep it from digging into the rocker panel.
Once it's filed, painted, and covered with Flex Seal, I also run a layer or two of blue painters tape across the top inside edge, to help seal stuff from working in between the rocker and guard. The picture below has two coats of clear Flex Seal and one layer of tape across the top. The Savvy guards are already angled slightly at the top, so they only need one layer of tape.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/FLEX-SE...VrAaICR1ctgpKEAQYAyABEgJ8HvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
That said, I can't explain why, but I've noticed the passenger side always seems to be worse. Maybe that's just the luck of the draw. Have you done the other side yet?
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Awesome! Thanks! Great idea.I'm with Alex, I expected worse behind the rocker. This doesn't look bad at all and can be fixed relatively easily. The hard work is always getting the old stuff out, without damaging more. Assuming you're cleaning up the old rockers and putting them back on? Another trick I've learned there, for those of us in wet climates, is to put 2 - 3 coats of Flex Seal on the inside of the rocker. Depending on the rocker style, I'll file the top inside lip slightly, to keep it from digging into the rocker panel.
Once it's filed, painted, and covered with Flex Seal, I also run a layer or two of blue painters tape across the top inside edge, to help seal stuff from working in between the rocker and guard. The picture below has two coats of clear Flex Seal and one layer of tape across the top. The Savvy guards are already angled slightly at the top, so they only need one layer of tape.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/FLEX-SE...VrAaICR1ctgpKEAQYAyABEgJ8HvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
That said, I can't explain why, but I've noticed the passenger side always seems to be worse. Maybe that's just the luck of the draw. Have you done the other side yet?
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Day 10: Rock sliders are off. Both lower panels are cleaned up rust free as possible. Rust converter then top coat.
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Sliders are hopefully going to sandblaster this week. Everything is going to be hard because of the rust, but we are getting there.
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no no no, that's blue, white, and red, you read from the left to the right.
friken ocd
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I wanted to change it, but I was like, “Forget it! Good enough!”no no no, that's blue, white, and red, you read from the left to the right.
friken ocd
We need some diversity here. These are all a 93" wheelbase!
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Where does it end? Where’s the light at the end of the tunnel?We need some diversity here. These are all a 93" wheelbase!
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