Herculining gotchas for JK Unlimited with pics
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looks great guys!. I would suggest keeping up on cleaning the bedliner, If you dont you'll never get all the mud back out.
I've had my TJ done for a couple years, and its mostly brown colored from Mud.
I've had my TJ done for a couple years, and its mostly brown colored from Mud.
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1) Can use Jeep with no carpet without scratching it up
2) Can hose the crap out of the Jeep afterwards
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2) Pull hard on the shifter knob, it will eventually pop off
3) Put on Pineapple with provided adapter
4) Put one drop of Loctite on each of the 3 tiny grains
5) Tighten told grains
6) Laugh about the faces of people riding with you
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I plan on doing this in the spring, but going with the grey. I used this stuff in 1999. I saw an article in Peterson 4wheel just after I had bought a new Ranger. So I tried it. It works great. Two things you need to be mindful of, I found out by experience are:
1. If you missed a spot in the sanding process, it will peel and flake off of that one area. Sanding is a MUST. I went over the bed rails, and that first scuff to the paint of a new truck is tough to do.
2. I can't say for the colors, but the black will dull to a flat color, unless you top coat is with the UV protection stuff. When I did it, that wasn't out on the market.
Since I have the silver paint on my Wrangler X, I thought I would do the sills as well as the rocker panels, to help with the deep scratches. Any suggestions on whether its a good idea or not?
1. If you missed a spot in the sanding process, it will peel and flake off of that one area. Sanding is a MUST. I went over the bed rails, and that first scuff to the paint of a new truck is tough to do.
2. I can't say for the colors, but the black will dull to a flat color, unless you top coat is with the UV protection stuff. When I did it, that wasn't out on the market.
Since I have the silver paint on my Wrangler X, I thought I would do the sills as well as the rocker panels, to help with the deep scratches. Any suggestions on whether its a good idea or not?
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I did this to the 84 CJ that I had before my JK and on a 2000 Tacoma that I had. It works great, you just have top make sure to get enough coats on it, which becomes harder and harder after the first one. I like having it done, but I hate doing the job.