First of all thanks to the staff and members, great forum and lots of valuable information.
I live in the rust belt and after years of watching Craigslist someone finally put the Jeep I have been looking for up for sale. I just became the proud owner of a well cared for 97 TJ Sahara. 4.0 manual 89k miles.
The previous owner has stayed on top of the frame rust and from what I can tell didn't drive it much on salted roads. The fuel tank pan has a little surface rust between the pan and the tank, but really that's about it. I spent the last weekend flushing out the inside of the the frame. I used a combination of power washer and garden hose. I was pleasantly surprised at how little rust I was able to get out. Just a few quarter sized flakes was the worst the rest was small particles mixed in with a few hand fulls of sand.
I had planed on using the Evergreen product on the inside to try and keep the frame in good shape for as long as possible. I happened to stop in to a local body shop and was talking to the owner about it. He mentioned that he has a wand with a 360 degree tip that he uses to spray por-15 inside of the frame. At first it seamed like an great idea, but after some thought I started wondering about whether the hard coat on the inside would end up giving me more problems down the road.
Has anyone tried this? I would appreciate some thoughts from the folks that have more experience than I.
Many thanks.
I live in the rust belt and after years of watching Craigslist someone finally put the Jeep I have been looking for up for sale. I just became the proud owner of a well cared for 97 TJ Sahara. 4.0 manual 89k miles.
The previous owner has stayed on top of the frame rust and from what I can tell didn't drive it much on salted roads. The fuel tank pan has a little surface rust between the pan and the tank, but really that's about it. I spent the last weekend flushing out the inside of the the frame. I used a combination of power washer and garden hose. I was pleasantly surprised at how little rust I was able to get out. Just a few quarter sized flakes was the worst the rest was small particles mixed in with a few hand fulls of sand.
I had planed on using the Evergreen product on the inside to try and keep the frame in good shape for as long as possible. I happened to stop in to a local body shop and was talking to the owner about it. He mentioned that he has a wand with a 360 degree tip that he uses to spray por-15 inside of the frame. At first it seamed like an great idea, but after some thought I started wondering about whether the hard coat on the inside would end up giving me more problems down the road.
Has anyone tried this? I would appreciate some thoughts from the folks that have more experience than I.
Many thanks.