Frame paint?
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Snagger
Explorer
For painting the chassis, POR15 is generally viewed even over here as the best product. Marine paints like those used for oil/gas rigs or ships should also be pretty effective. However, painting requires a lot of rust removal. A thorough steam clean followed by the correct spec Dinitrol on the chassis exterior and interior and all the door/body cavities may be better as it goes on over surface rust and has inhibitors and it doesn't chip or flake.
DividingCreek
Explorer
Frame paint-Eastwood's satin chassis black is what we use to overcoat original paint and POR.
http://www.eastwood.com/chassis-black
http://www.eastwood.com/chassis-black
Rovertrader
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Remove rust, clean thoroughly, acid etch primer, then finish as desired- typically semi gloss.
Looks like I have some other things to fix first
Yepp....happened to me not 2 months ago...
I'd gladly pay you to come(or me come to boston) swap my diffs when I get mine back from GBR if you're interested!
proper4wd
Expedition Leader
Fronts are slightly worse, 15 minutes was a rear diff with steel wheels (so you could pop the shafts out without taking wheels off)
On an older truck the fronts are quick if you pull the 7 bolts holding the swivels on each side and slide each knuckle out a few inches complete, but thats not possible on a D2. Happy trails.
On an older truck the fronts are quick if you pull the 7 bolts holding the swivels on each side and slide each knuckle out a few inches complete, but thats not possible on a D2. Happy trails.
Thankfully its a D1 so that is what I did on the front, only hand tools which slows me down
Ok back on the road, although I think I took the long way of getting there. I got a free diff from a coworker, but it didnt have a driveshaft flange on it, and the pinion was the earlier style pinion and mine is the later style, so I have to strip both diffs and swap the gears between the two.
