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Eddie 70 Senior Enthusiast

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Is this the rattle can stuff? I was thinking about doing this to mine also. Looks good.

700 sportsman Senior Enthusiast

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I believe the stuff he used is a rattle can. My dad used the rustoleum version on his 08, and it is very similar, it looks good, and goes on easy, and provides some chip protection, and is pretty easily touched up.

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I sprayed it myself for pretty cheap. Advanced auto parts had the "3M Professional Rubberized Undercoating" 1lbs cans for $15. each . I used 1.5 cans per side for a total 3 1lbs cans. Some people on here have gotten away with 2 cans but I would recommend 3. Better to have extra then not enough

 

Heres my Parts list:

 

3) 1lbs cans of 3M Professional Rubberized Undercoating.

Degreaser

dish soap

scotch bright pads.

Masking tape.

bottle of rubbing alcohol

and a six pack of your favorite brew :fingersx:

 

Ill writte you up a quick "how to" on how I did mine.

 

First I pryed myself off the couch, grabbed a beer, and made my way into the garage.

 

2) I chalked the front wheels and jacked up the back from the hitch. ( I have a tall Truck and suv Jack) Just enough to were the wheel almost lifted off the ground. I did this just to give me extra room to work inside my wheel well.

 

3) I wash the wheel well out with dish soap and a sponge to get most of the easy stuff off.

 

4) I soaked the wheel well with degreaser and let it sit for a few minutes. I used '' simple green'' Becuase most of the other stuff is harsh on the lungs and your gonna get your head up in that wheel well and scrub any remaining oil and road grime. If your wheel wells are really dirty i would repeat step 3)

 

5) go to the fridge and grab another beer.

 

6) Dry the surface really well with a towel . I even went as far as to use the air compressor to blow out all the nooks and crannies. But this step is not need if you dont have a compressor.

 

7) Use your scotch bright pad and start sanding. You want to scuff the shine off all the surfaces you want to undercoat. The better you prep the better results you'll have. And dont worry you would have to work pretty hard to get down to the bare metal.

 

8) Once your satisified with your prep and the entire wheel well has a nice dull look to it, use a soluvent like paint thinner. If you dont have paint thinner use Rubbing alcohol out of the medicine cabinet like I did. And poor a generous amount on to a clean rag and wipe down the entire wheel well surface.

 

9) Mask off inner lip of the fender and about 2 inches up the fender side of the wheel well.

 

10) Grab another beer from the fridge. Now your ready to spray on your undercoat. I sprayed the side of the trash can first to see how it sprayed. It sprays fast and in a pretty tight pattern so deff hold the can back a good 12 inches and move fairly quick. For easier access to the whole wheel well remove the tire. Im pretty confident in my spray can abilities so I left the tire on and took my time .

 

11) Thats it! repeat steps 1-10 on the other side and with couple hours and a six pack you have yourself the best looking wheel wells in town.

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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Lookin' good! i did the same to mine a couple months ago.

 

 

 

Where were the pictures at there son!? :fingersx:

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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Lookin' good! i did the same to mine a couple months ago.

 

 

 

Where were the pictures at there son!? :fingersx:

 

 

I did that before I became a member on here. See my sig pic, it's not done there because that was taken this January. I did them sometime around April.

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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Lookin' good! i did the same to mine a couple months ago.

 

 

 

Where were the pictures at there son!? :fingersx:

 

 

I did that before I became a member on here. See my sig pic, it's not done there because that was taken this January. I did them sometime around April.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh ok. I guess we can let you by THIS TIME!

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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Lookin' good! i did the same to mine a couple months ago.

 

 

 

Where were the pictures at there son!? :fingersx:

 

 

I did that before I became a member on here. See my sig pic, it's not done there because that was taken this January. I did them sometime around April.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh ok. I guess we can let you by THIS TIME!

 

 

 

I thought you said you weren't going to be an ass? :fingersx:

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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Lookin' good! i did the same to mine a couple months ago.

 

 

 

Where were the pictures at there son!? :fingersx:

 

 

I did that before I became a member on here. See my sig pic, it's not done there because that was taken this January. I did them sometime around April.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh ok. I guess we can let you by THIS TIME!

 

 

 

I thought you said you weren't going to be an ass? :D

 

 

 

 

 

It's being asses that brings us closer together. Sometimes we need to bond, and form one great big ass together. :fingersx:

tylerjenkins92@aol.com Senior Enthusiast

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Lookin' good! i did the same to mine a couple months ago.

 

 

 

Where were the pictures at there son!? :D

 

 

I did that before I became a member on here. See my sig pic, it's not done there because that was taken this January. I did them sometime around April.

 

 

 

 

 

Oh ok. I guess we can let you by THIS TIME!

 

 

 

I thought you said you weren't going to be an ass? :D

 

 

 

 

 

It's being asses that brings us closer together. Sometimes we need to bond, and form one great big ass together. :fingersx:

 

 

Dammit, dammit, dammit. I should've known you would say that! :fingersx:

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