Jeep Rock Slider refurb

Jeep Rock Slider refurb

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pcn1

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1,251 posts

226 months

Thursday 24th October
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I've removed the rock sliders from my Grand Cherokee. They looked like they have been down with the Titanic for a 100 years !
Had to grind and cut most of the bolts to get them off.

Anyway, I used a wire brush attachment in my angle grinder and got 90% of the rust and caked on dirt off them They will need blasting to get the remainder off and into the inaccessible parts of the mounting brackets.

However once cleaned up what is the best way to paint/protect them ? I had a anti roll bar powder coated before and that finish didn't seem to last long.
These bars were colour coded to look nice on the jeep, but are exposed to all the crap off the road.

Should I just paint them with Hammerite ?



s55shh

507 posts

219 months

Thursday 24th October
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Are they tubular? Is the rust inside? My Defender ones look good a couple of years after belt sanding to bare metal, etch primer then POR-15 topped with Raptor Bed Liner paint.

camel_landy

5,084 posts

190 months

Thursday 24th October
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Sandblast them... Zinc prime... Powdercoat in your colour of choice.

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pcn1

Original Poster:

1,251 posts

226 months

Thursday 24th October
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s55shh said:
Are they tubular? Is the rust inside? My Defender ones look good a couple of years after belt sanding to bare metal, etch primer then POR-15 topped with Raptor Bed Liner paint.
Yes they are, and the tubes have stood up very well. Its the mounting plates at each end that seemed to corrode the worst.