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Offline BlacXJeep

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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #15 on: September 08, 2009, 11:31:38 PM »
i think my drivers seat may have fell through the floor had I waited haha.
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2009, 02:16:45 AM »
It looks great. Here are the pics of when I did my XJ. I didn't have any holes in my floors yet. I just had a little surface rust, but nothing that had to be repaired.



Primered


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You'll love the fact that the water will just sit on top and wipe out rather than soaking into carpets and staying wet against the floors for weeks.
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2009, 02:21:18 AM »
what kind of bedliner did you use, it looks a lot smoother? I left the two drain holes under the seats unplugged for now so any water that gets in the back will run down the slope and hopefully out them. I'll put the plugs back in for water crossings.
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2009, 02:43:57 AM »
you didn't weld the patches in?

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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2009, 03:07:37 AM »
yeah whats a good bedliner to use?
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2009, 03:25:19 AM »
yeah whats a good bedliner to use?

undercoating works pretty good.  and it's only 4.50 a can... ;D

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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #21 on: September 09, 2009, 05:05:09 AM »
you didn't weld the patches in?

I don't have a welder, nor do I know how to use one so I used what I had. lol. I think it will be ok for a while
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2009, 06:29:00 AM »
you didn't weld the patches in?

I'm noticing you really like rivets!  ;D  Great job though! you'll love not getting into it with mud all over your feet and sliding across the floor...Looks great with the interior all in place too!

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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2009, 01:55:51 PM »
I would not use undercoating on the inside of a vehicle. Most or them never harden completely and are oily so if you put a bag on the floor it could end up turning black. I don't remember what brand I used, but I know I bought it at Walmart in a gallon can. I put it on with paint brushes because I had read that using rollers makes it come out rougher for providing an anti-skid surface. I had to put a couple coats on it since paint brushes don't apply it real thick and I used figure 8 motions for applying so that I wouldn't get lines.
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #24 on: September 09, 2009, 03:19:43 PM »
you didn't weld the patches in?

I'm noticing you really like rivets!  ;D  Great job though! you'll love not getting into it with mud all over your feet and sliding across the floor...Looks great with the interior all in place too!

They are self tapping metal screws, I'm too cheap for rivets also. lol
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2009, 08:18:41 PM »
I would not use undercoating on the inside of a vehicle. Most or them never harden completely and are oily so if you put a bag on the floor it could end up turning black. I don't remember what brand I used, but I know I bought it at Walmart in a gallon can. I put it on with paint brushes because I had read that using rollers makes it come out rougher for providing an anti-skid surface. I had to put a couple coats on it since paint brushes don't apply it real thick and I used figure 8 motions for applying so that I wouldn't get lines.

I too have never had much luck with undercoasting on the inside.  I used it in my first YJ and it rubbed off pretty easy.  I have used the Dupli-color truck bed liner for two differnt Jeeps and both times I was very happy with the reults.  For a rougher texture you can use the roller designed to apply the coating, it kind of pulls up on the coating as it goes acrossed it and makes a non-slip texture.  When applied by the spray cans it isn't as smooth as using a paint brush, but isn't as rough as using the roller.

From what I have found Walmart has it the cheapest, but thats not a big surprise :-X
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2009, 03:08:11 AM »
undercoating was more of a joke for RJ.  It doesn't harden, in the sun it melts and becomes sticky, and if you spill any kind of solvent on it, it "washes" off and becomes more of a sticky mess then when it gets hot.  I tried to line a truck bed with it before.  big waste of time.

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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2009, 03:38:21 AM »
undercoating was more of a joke for RJ.  It doesn't harden, in the sun it melts and becomes sticky, and if you spill any kind of solvent on it, it "washes" off and becomes more of a sticky mess then when it gets hot.  I tried to line a truck bed with it before.  big waste of time.

Now that makes sense. I was trying to figure out why you would recommend undercoating inside a rig.
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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2009, 03:50:25 AM »
undercoating was more of a joke for RJ.  It doesn't harden, in the sun it melts and becomes sticky, and if you spill any kind of solvent on it, it "washes" off and becomes more of a sticky mess then when it gets hot.  I tried to line a truck bed with it before.  big waste of time.

Now that makes sense. I was trying to figure out why you would recommend undercoating inside a rig.

i need to be careful with him though, he's very easily influenced.

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Re: Electrical Gremlins defeated
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2009, 04:26:23 AM »
idk im just looking for more stuff i should do to complete my jeep.
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