to paint or leave well enough alone?
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to paint or leave well enough alone?
so ive been going through my jeep and getting her all cleaned up, patched up and running right.
and like any older vehicle, there is a lot of surface rust on all of the drivetrain components.
im contemplating crawling down and cleaning off as much rust as i can and hitting it with some spray paint....
does anyone have any input as to whether this is a good idea, or should i just leave it as is (after all, its spent the last 15 years in its current state).....
im just worried about it doing more harm than good.
and like any older vehicle, there is a lot of surface rust on all of the drivetrain components.
im contemplating crawling down and cleaning off as much rust as i can and hitting it with some spray paint....
does anyone have any input as to whether this is a good idea, or should i just leave it as is (after all, its spent the last 15 years in its current state).....
im just worried about it doing more harm than good.
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I periodically climb under and wire brush rust and gunk off and hit with some undercoating and spray paint. Nothing wrong with preventive maintenance.
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I plan on doing the same thing once it warms up this spring. I like to spray everything down really good with water and then I use flat black spray paint on the axles and front end parts.
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Yeah, it seemed like a pretty obvious answer to me...but I just wanted To double check.... ide rather be the fool who asks questions, than to be the idiot who didn't...
I was just worried about removing the "protective grease/ oil drip buildup layer"....
Anyone have any recommendation on paint?
I was probably going to use 'under chassis coat' on the belly an likely some regular rustoleum on everything else....
I was just worried about removing the "protective grease/ oil drip buildup layer"....
Anyone have any recommendation on paint?
I was probably going to use 'under chassis coat' on the belly an likely some regular rustoleum on everything else....
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