RL SuperSkinks are here!

[HoosierJeeper]

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Took about 2-3 weeks from ordering to getting them today. So that's great IMO.

My point of this thread is how should I paint them and the pinch seam.

For the pinch seam I researched rubberized undercoating and it seems that it's not recommended because it never cures and moisture gets in and rusts. So I was considering this:
VHT Roll Bar & Chassis Paint

Or doing some self etching primer and regular Rustoleum. Or using self etching primer and the VHT (despite it saying it's not needed). Thoughts on that? I just don't want rust to start there.


For the rails, I'd like to get some grip on them for using them as a step to load skis on the roof, so bedliner would work. I was thinking of using the self etching primer and bedliner.

 

[cplchris]

here are the steps that i will be going through for my skinks (whenever i get around to it)

1) acid wash to clean, remove light rust, and etch the metal

2) optional if you do the acid wash: SEM self etching primer

3) por15 chasis black coat (not the original por15) its a UV resistant semi gloss black paint, with good resistance to abrasion and chipping

4) either scuff and bedline the top side of the tubing (the area you will step on to get in) or embed some silica sand in the paint for a non skid finish

now for the underside/clip rail

1) clean the underside very well to remove oil, grease, and road grime.

2) SEM self etching primer

3) por chasis black coat

5) SEM undercoating (it isnt like the old rubberized undercoating products that cause rot, it is an excellent product)

6) amber rust proof the inside of the unibody frame rails (google amber rust proofing to see what im talking about it is available at body shop supply stores, grainger, and mcmaster-carr)

edit: you can also blast them with glass bead or soda blast them to prep the sliders

my thought is to make sure whatever i do for paint on the sliders can be easily touched up.

 

[tommudd]

Sand down, prime and spray on hammertone paint
easy to touch up and lasts a long time
get some of the stick on that you use on treads / stairs to install on top of the rails where you may step.

 

[wheeee32]

Oh those look nice.:rockit:

 

[profdlp]

Why does the list of stuff I want for my Jeep get longer the more stuff I buy?

Probably because I keep clicking on threads like this one. Those look great! :waytogo:

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

HJ, that's awesome!

You'll sleep better with those rails next year at Windrock when we hit some of those rocky trails - them's heavy duty!!

Congrats! :happy107:

Bob

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Thanks guys!!!

And these will make me go ******** at Windrock next year...stairway here we come!

I've done some more research on my plan...so here's what I plan to do:

Pinch seam: Self etch primer then the VHT Chassis paint

Rails: Self etch primer, then Rustoleum bedliner

 

[eyehatetofu]

get some of the stick on that you use on treads / stairs to install on top of the rails where you may step.

I have seen the stick on skateboard grip tape installed on rock rails. That stuff is pretty heavy duty and can take some abuse. Might be worth looking into.

 

[tjkj2002]

Just be careful with that stick on grip tape,if you get it to far down the side of the tube you will wear holes in your jeans or other types of pants and odes a number on your bare skin in the summer time wearing shorts.

 

[eyehatetofu]

Just be careful with that stick on grip tape,if you get it to far down the side of the tube you will wear holes in your jeans or other types of pants and odes a number on your bare skin in the summer time wearing shorts.

Hahaha! That is a great point. I get mud and grime on my pants quite often and burn the bejesus out of myself on occasion in the summer time.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Man I didn't even think about that. Thanks for that info. That would've been a D'oh!

So now I think I'll just paint the rails normal and then use them and see where tape should go.

 

[tommudd]

Just be careful with that stick on grip tape,if you get it to far down the side of the tube you will wear holes in your jeans or other types of pants and odes a number on your bare skin in the summer time wearing shorts.

I have it right on top, about an inch wide foot long at the front and rear doors, just enough to have something so you don't slip. Mainly for my 81 year old Mother since she uses them as a step ha ha

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

I've gotten pretty good at "swiveling" out of the driver's seat, putting my right foot on top of the rail and then kind of 'pushing' myself all the way out. I don't like wiping the rock rail clean with the left calf of a nicely pressed pair of slacks :waytogo:

Now I'm trying to teach my wife to do the same thing on the passenger side. Trying to get in the habit before snow flies and the slush and slop collects on the rock rails.

Now that I think about it, a set of swiveling seats from a '72 Monte Carlo would come in real handy in the KJ :Big Laugh:

Bob