What did you do to your TJ today?

JasterMereel42 said:
What’s your plan for taking care of the surface rust?
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I bought a special pad that fits to my grinder for taking off surface rust.... used it on other things and does the job well... then some primer and top coat.
I think I have some CRC zinc based black or Rustoleum works great too.
 
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@Zorba I got these holes drilled today. Thanks for the tip.

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Zorba said:
Flush the shit out of them, then prime and paint. Nice job - far better looking than my hack job.
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Thanks. I'm going to drill some holes near the lower control arms (4 more holes in total), and I have to do a bit of rust mitigation on the bottom side of the frame where the skid plate rests against the frame. I have just a bit of surface rust there. I'm going to get that cleaned up and then prime and paint all of these places.

Any recs for primer and paint?
 
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I finally hung my hardtop hoist, and my door hanger, and put them to use. Then mounted my doors-off mirrors. All stuff I’ve had for over a year but couldn’t drive it last summer so didn’t bother setting it all up.
Now in summer mode - the fam got ready for a maiden voyage … and the sky opened up with rain just a few seconds after this pic. 😭 Back in the barn she goes!
Soon enough … at least now it’s ready to rock!

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JasterMereel42 said:
Thanks. I'm going to drill some holes near the lower control arms (4 more holes in total), and I have to do a bit of rust mitigation on the bottom side of the frame where the skid plate rests against the frame. I have just a bit of surface rust there. I'm going to get that cleaned up and then prime and paint all of these places.

Any recs for primer and paint?
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RustOleum "Red-Lead" Rusty Metal Primer, topcoated with RustOleum black.
 
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Mudflat said:
I’ve got the same Pro Comp Series
69 cast aluminum wheels. ‘Love them!

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Nice ride!

What do you put on them to keep them so dark?? Mine look a little faded.

I tragically dropped my tire on the center cup and it exploded into a thousand pieces LOL. Can’t seem to find a replacement anywhere for cheap.
 
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Spending Saturday at Huguenot Memorial Park exploring the beach and jetty areas made me realize that I needed a new set of tires.
Between ongoing sales promotions and military discount; I drove a way with a new set of (5) Firestone Destination ATs's for less than $900.Hegeneot Park 9.jpgHugeneot Park 1.jpgHugeneot Park 7.jpg
 
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Since I am refreshing the front end of my TJ, any tips for refreshing those 2 rubber bumperettes on the front of the bumper? I washed them and they still look faded. Should I paint them with bumper paint, or try Cerakote on them?
 
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