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Old 06-20-16, 05:45 AM
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Top coating it is a good idea, but you certainly don't have to. The shiny black finish will eventually turn to a flat black finish from UV radiating off road surfaces.
Good to know!
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Love POR15 paint, first used it about 20 years ago on a Triumph TR6 I restored. Painted my RCI skids with it last month, no top coat. I am planning on repainting a little off road trailer I have with it this fall.

has anyone seen or used the POR15 Flex Coat in the Forest Green color, wanting to know how dark of a green it is? My trailer has a wood box and I think this would be a great paint for it.
http://www.por15.com/POR-15-FlexCote_p_39.html
Old 06-22-16, 02:29 PM
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Fixed my drivers side running board lights. Now to order some LEDs.
Old 08-07-16, 10:35 AM
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What did you do to your GX TODAY?-image-500315774.jpg A mid-summer polishing I won't show you the nicks and dings.

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Old 08-08-16, 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by thx10
Attachment 392915 A mid-summer polishing I won't show you the nicks and dings.

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What did u use to buff it out , shining like a star I have been to thinking to do it ever since I got it been slacking need lil motivation. Post some more pictures if possible.
Old 08-10-16, 08:31 PM
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Mounted my bfd wheel with a new set of nitto terra grappler g2 265/65/18 today.


Old 08-11-16, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by sir_ian80
Mounted my bfd wheel with a new set of nitto terra grappler g2 265/65/18 today.

Nice Wheels

How off is you speedometer after increasing the wheel size to 18?
Old 08-11-16, 08:47 AM
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Hi. How did you get the TRD center caps for those wheels.
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My tire size went from 30.6(oem) to 31.6. Based on the speedo calculatore online, if your speedometer is reading 60mph your actual speed is 61.96. It should be between 1-3mph, depends on how fast Your are going.
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Originally Posted by sheikhmax
Nice Wheels

How off is you speedometer after increasing the wheel size to 18?
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Hi. How did you get the TRD center caps for those wheels.
I got the trd decal from amazon. Search for "52mm trd"
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Are those tires quiet?
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Surprisingly pretty quiet considering its an all terrain tire
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Originally Posted by Dallasguy1
What did u use to buff it out , shining like a star I have been to thinking to do it ever since I got it been slacking need lil motivation. Post some more pictures if possible.
Late last year I used Poor Boys Black Hole polisher before waxing and after clay and wash. I really liked it as it covered many of the imperfections from sins of the past.

I didn't use that this time. I washed with Meguirs conditioner then clayed with Meguirs clay and then polished with Meguirs as well.

I did all the clay and polish work in the garage out of the sun only after the exterior felt cool to the touch.

Not necessarily a plug for them but after reading a lot on here and other places many seemed to recommend.

I also used a random orbital buffer to minimize swirl marks.

And then it rained the next day.

Go figure
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Got some new tires...
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Old 08-18-16, 06:37 AM
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Default Headlights Restored

Restored the Headlights which were all hazy and yellowed out especially from the top. Guy did really good job and took almost 2 hours to finish.
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