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I'm noticing the same thing. I may give wool wax a shot. I was also considering cosmoline or similar.

Only downside of the black is hiding the cool kid teal springs. I may have to be judicious in application.

 

Everyone join the cult of Wool Wax. Goes on great, doesn't come off, doesn't taste very good but 2/3 ain't bad. Seriously though it's kept my previosly from Texas truck rust free going on 3 years up here in salt land.

 

I had ordered a Woolwax kit last fall, but unfortunately didn't get it on before the salt hit the roads. Haven't had a chance to apply it yet. Good to know that I should probably at least do the frame and slider surface when I install mine.

Yes, if you haven't been over to the Moab thread lately you may not know that I ordered a set from RCI.

Yeah, I don't want to cover my lime green springs! Will have to keep them clean when I get around to a full coverage application. Woolwax does offer a "Straw/Clear" color. No idea what that looks like...

 

The shop I had spray my truck with woolwax pulled the plugs on the rockers and sprayed inside them, also inside my tailgate and doors.
He spent a few hours getting everything nook, cranny, and cavity sprayed

 

Ear wax.

 

I wonder if our carpet cleaning van would work for that. It gets close to 200 degrees, but only about 600 psi

 

It’s basically just clear and then covered in dirt

 

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Bring it on down, we'll take care of ya

Diode Dynamics SSC2s, obviously

Agreed. You would have enjoyed following me at Windrock this past weekend. Covered a lot of ground up there.

 

This is the perfect timing for my question! Have skids, hope to have them on by mid-April, but will depend on my shoulder. They're already powder coated but is there anything I should do to them or treat them with prior to installing?

 

For skids I'd say no, but would suggest anti seize on the bolts.

Always prefer paint for skids/sliders for touch up, but if they're already powder coated then no big deal.

 

If I were to get bare steel sliders, how do you paint them?
Primer then black rustoleum?

 

That'd be fine - should have them either sandblasted or do so yourself with 40 grit for adhesion before primer/paint.

I've used Steel-It paint and have liked it quite a bit, but it's expensive.

 

Ace hardware self etching primer, then their primer/paint combo. Stuff holds up super well


As for the hardware, absolutely put anti-seize on it before you thread it through. Future you will thank present you.

 

This. I used Rustoleum self etching primer then some flat black. I did not scuff up the metal before just wipped down with acetone. The self etch primer bites into the base material.

This is how I painted my sliders, skid plates, and rear bumper. Holds up real well. I just do touch-ups where the tires fling rocks against and trail scuffs.

 

And now I have RCI sliders...because 20% off sale!

 

I painted my in-the-raw sliders with rustoleum. Wiped 'em down 3 times with acetone to get them super clean. 3rd time the rags came out absolutely clean. No black residue at all. A coat of primer and 3 coats of paint. Winter came and after 3 storms the paint was blasted off to bare metal. I redid them with the POR-15 three step process.. That held up well over this past winter. Only places I have any rust is where the POR 15 coating was scraped off from playing on the rocks. Same with the skids. My nephew swears by the Steel-It. He says it is more durable than POR 15.

 

I saw this on Facebook
Any thoughts?

 

Happy spring everyone! Its nice to see the snow starting to melt down. Best time of the year when it starts to get warmer