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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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After my last trip up north into the snow and salt I noticed that my spare tire carrier had turned into a large rusty eye sore. After months of putting it off, I decided torip the tire rack off the bac.I disassembled it, sanded it, grinded off the rust and repainted it. I know that its not the worlds best job, but it is soo much better than looking at brown and orange rust eating the metal. Took a full day of sanding and painting yesturday andI put it back on this mourning. Let me know what you think.




Here is the finished product


 
Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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looks good! but the paint might chip and rust again. u should spray it w/ some rubberized undercoating that would help.
 
Old Jun 5, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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looks real nice, this sounds liek the right time for everyone to be fixing rust. i just fixed all mine.
 
Old Jun 5, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Looks awsome! better than brand new! I wish i could fix the rust on my truck that easy but there is just so much it would take me a week and a couple hundred of dollars
 
Old Jun 6, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Yeah, mine is getting some just behind the rear driver's side door. I want to fix it, but I'm paranoid I might f*** something up. LOL
 
Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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I WANT A SWING OUT SPARE HOLDER!!! I want to put a full size spare on it... It would look so sick and be REALLY functional! But my truck is lame and has no spare holder
 
Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Join the club job. I could really use one.
 
Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:40 PM
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YEAH! We need to come up with a sweet way to fab one and sell it to members...
 
Old Jun 6, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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i just powder coated mine at work, well the part that mounts on the corner. i dont have a sand blaster to get the rest cleaned up. your looks nice now.
 
Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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I am planning on getting it rhino lined next year as well as some other things, I just needed to get it cleaned up for now.
 



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