Dealing with rust in the frame

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del_TJ
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Dealing with rust in the frame

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So my heep is coming on being 13 years old which I know is young for some jeep owners. Last summer I started painting my frame and not surprisingly found lots of rust inside the frame. I was able to pull out a pile of rust flakes and chunks of rusted metal which I had to break up to get out.

I searched on the internet and some people recommended spraying in linseed oil, used motor oil, waxoyl, and a couple of other things and then I came across Eastwood Internal Frame Spray (#12515 Z). The Eastwood stuff is supposed to be a cure-all - it penetrates and converts rust and seals it in - and that sounded better than some sticky petroleum based stuff.

After the Maine Jeep Jamboree in September, I hosed out my frame, let it dry, and used a wet-vac with a long hose attached to get out dirt and rust and then did it all again.

Another week went before I vacuumed the frame again before spraying. Here's some more of the rust flakes that I was pulling out today before spraying.
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The Eastwood spray comes with a long thin hose with a special nozzle that sprays in every direction. I tried it on the ground and it basically puffs a big cloud of the stuff everywhere. It sprays as an olive green color and it looks like 2 cans will cover the entire inside of TJ frame. The spray is real easy to use and seems to dry or tack down quickly. So far so good!

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The Eastwood Company has been around for quite a while and offer quality products (some a bit pricey but they tend to work).
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wow..... this is definitely going on my list

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i used the eastwood stuff on my rig. hard to tell how well it worked, but when i outboard the rear shocks i'll be able to take a good look inside the frame and see how it coated things.
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I have a small boroscope type thing... I can bring it to the tech day on Sat if someone wants to take a peek inside their frame...

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I've got the same stuff planned my "new" / donor frame once I complete all planned welding on it .
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Here's a picture of the vacuum hose I was able to slide up and down the inside of the frame in case anyone is interested. I bought a 3.5hp small canister wet-vac at Home Depot for $25 and it really "sucks" :lol: It's a strong little vac and was perfect for this job. You can see how the plastic tube turned a rust color. I'm also curious to see how well the frame spray seals and how long it lasts.
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Booger weld doesn't rust. :lol:

My next frame will be sealed shut and beefed before it's installed.
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ZAEDOCK wrote:Booger weld doesn't rust. :lol:

My next frame will be sealed shut and beefed before it's installed.
Wow. Can you ever keep 100% of muddy water out? Seems to me that if you ever get some water in a sealed frame, then it's worth than an open boxed frame that can breath.
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