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I have been wanting to remove my tow hitch for awhile and decided to take it off last night.
The hitch has a few rusty spots, so I may get it powder coated and put it back on...or just leave it off. Looks pretty clean without it and I am not likely to tow anything in the near future.
I dropped the spare tire to give me more room to access the 8 total 13/16 bolts. That 16 inch spare tire is brand new and still has the nibs and white line on the treads. There is a small bit of rust on the wheel, which I will scrape off and paint it black again before putting it back under the truck.
The body and frame look in pretty good shape underneath. Mostly just some surface rust. While the spare tire is out, I will probably get under there and clean up some of the rusty spots and spray a little paint to freshen it up.
Just for comparison, you can see the 24 and the 16 side by side and the black 16 in front of the 24.
What a difference!
The hitch has a few rusty spots, so I may get it powder coated and put it back on...or just leave it off. Looks pretty clean without it and I am not likely to tow anything in the near future.
I dropped the spare tire to give me more room to access the 8 total 13/16 bolts. That 16 inch spare tire is brand new and still has the nibs and white line on the treads. There is a small bit of rust on the wheel, which I will scrape off and paint it black again before putting it back under the truck.
The body and frame look in pretty good shape underneath. Mostly just some surface rust. While the spare tire is out, I will probably get under there and clean up some of the rusty spots and spray a little paint to freshen it up.
Just for comparison, you can see the 24 and the 16 side by side and the black 16 in front of the 24.
What a difference!
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If your not going to tow then no need. It looks way better with out it. Finishes the back nicely.
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x2 and yeah why u are under there hit EVERYTHING with some black paint. maybe a rust convertor first if you have any bad spots
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I vote POR15 
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lol didn't know how serious he wanted to get with itI vote POR15
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lmao. I POR15d everything under my hoe (spray gun) it is a serious undertaking didn't know how much time and money he wanted to put into it 
...... one a side not that stuff hates the sun so if u use it anywhere sun hits, cover it with a coat of something else
...... one a side not that stuff hates the sun so if u use it anywhere sun hits, cover it with a coat of something else
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Thx for the input and the game face is always on gentlemen. 
Here are a few pics from underneath to give you a perspective of the surface rust. I did a quick spray test on the rear left the other day with some matte rattle can paint , just to see the difference. Will take the POR-15 under consideration as well. Not too bad all the way around.
Here are a few pics from underneath to give you a perspective of the surface rust. I did a quick spray test on the rear left the other day with some matte rattle can paint , just to see the difference. Will take the POR-15 under consideration as well. Not too bad all the way around.
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yeah that rust isn't bad at all 
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not bad at all. I would just hit it with a converter and then some black paint. if you want to do POR I would highly recommend actually taking everything off. it is not cheap and you would want to the full effect
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Still waiting on the HD hood to get back from the painters...sigh...
So I washed her up today, hit the frame with some Simple Green and gave the engine bay another good cleaning with Simple Green and a tooth brush. I really hit the nooks and crannies of the valve covers since I missed a lot of gunk considering the last time I attacked the bay it was at night. Looks a whole lot cleaner. I finished it off and then hit it with 303 for some shine.
There is some oxidation on the alternator and random rusty bolts, but overall she is looking good under the currently non-existent hood. I put the truck cover back on and called it a day.
So I washed her up today, hit the frame with some Simple Green and gave the engine bay another good cleaning with Simple Green and a tooth brush. I really hit the nooks and crannies of the valve covers since I missed a lot of gunk considering the last time I attacked the bay it was at night. Looks a whole lot cleaner. I finished it off and then hit it with 303 for some shine.
There is some oxidation on the alternator and random rusty bolts, but overall she is looking good under the currently non-existent hood. I put the truck cover back on and called it a day.
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wait what did I miss? thought the hood was on?
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Haha...it's all good. The hood went back to the painters 2 weeks ago, so the truck has just been sitting in the carport with a blanket over the engine bay. As of tonight she is back under her truck cover until the hood returns sometime this coming week.
There was a reaction about 1 week after I got it the first time. Not sure what the issue was, but I took it off and gave it back to them and ordered up some more paint. They blocked it back, primed it again and were due to shoot it this past week. That topcoat is going to be sweet!
There was a reaction about 1 week after I got it the first time. Not sure what the issue was, but I took it off and gave it back to them and ordered up some more paint. They blocked it back, primed it again and were due to shoot it this past week. That topcoat is going to be sweet!
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hell I had no idea.... what did it do the last time?
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The first time was the rat rod look when I picked it up from the junk yard, like in my avatar to the left. They took it back to bare metal, primed and faired it for top coat and clear coat. One quart underneath and one quart on top.
We are thinking maybe it did not have enough time to off gas/breathe/cure. No worries. No labor cost this second shoot. Just some more paint $$ unfortunately, but at least it will have quite a few coats of paint and clear to really shine.
We are thinking maybe it did not have enough time to off gas/breathe/cure. No worries. No labor cost this second shoot. Just some more paint $$ unfortunately, but at least it will have quite a few coats of paint and clear to really shine.
jerryjoe28
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got ya, hope you get it back soon! I know that has to be killing you with her just sitting in the garage.
