Skid Plate & Front recovery points
Cheap$200Jeep
November 8, 2009
Description:
I got the Front Skid Plate, 4 Tow hooks, Recovery Point/Bumper Brackets at the bone-yard for $40. I spent about an hour to get the parts cleaned off with a grinder and wire cup to clean them off, inspect for cracks and be ready for paint.
I wiped them all down with grease/wax remover, Pained them with RustOleum Epoxy Appliance Spray paint that has a rust converter/inhibitor, baked them in the kitchen oven @ 100 degrees so thew would be cured by the time I had the bumper off... (Mental note, watch the yard sales for a cheap oven to put in the garage so the girlfriend does not react like an angry Boble-head the next time I pull this stunt!)
Also painted the bumper, corner caps and grill while I was at it. What a mistake! Makes the rest of the rig stand out...
Plan to use the extra hooks in the back when I figure out how I want to attach them to the Class 3 Receiver. For now I just have a hook welded to a removable ball mount.
All and all about 2/3 of a day spent "Playing in the Man Cave".
I got the Front Skid Plate, 4 Tow hooks, Recovery Point/Bumper Brackets at the bone-yard for $40. I spent about an hour to get the parts cleaned off with a grinder and wire cup to clean them off, inspect for cracks and be ready for paint.
I wiped them all down with grease/wax remover, Pained them with RustOleum Epoxy Appliance Spray paint that has a rust converter/inhibitor, baked them in the kitchen oven @ 100 degrees so thew would be cured by the time I had the bumper off... (Mental note, watch the yard sales for a cheap oven to put in the garage so the girlfriend does not react like an angry Boble-head the next time I pull this stunt!)
Also painted the bumper, corner caps and grill while I was at it. What a mistake! Makes the rest of the rig stand out...
Plan to use the extra hooks in the back when I figure out how I want to attach them to the Class 3 Receiver. For now I just have a hook welded to a removable ball mount.
All and all about 2/3 of a day spent "Playing in the Man Cave".
