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I agree with Jeeper89. Coincidentally, I have an 89 YJ which I Herculined last month. The preparation is 90% of the job. Like J89 said, do not sell yourself short on the prep. If you don't have a compressor, stock up on sandpaper, wire brushes, and a 25 pack of latex gloves... these are priceless, but only about $3.00 from Home Depot. If you do have a compressor, get a die grinder and a brush wheel attachment, this will make the rust disappear much faster. I used the die grinder on my floor boards where heavy rust was, then med-fine sand paper on light rust, and then the scuff pad on my good paint. Oh, yeah, get an extra brush and a gallon of Acetone or Xylene. I used Acetone, because it dries faster.
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ALL THE WAY THRU BEFORE YOU START!
You don't want to get half way thru only to realize you screwed up or have a step to do and don't have the items.
I went all the way up the body tub walls, all 5 inches, I did the tail gate, too. On my roll cage, I unzipped the pads, and then taped off about 3 inches higher than where the pads come down, and herculined it to that point. That way, when I put the pads back down, you can't tell how high the herculiner goes. I went up the fire wall to about 3 or 4 inches away from electical stuff. I didn't do the flares or wheel wells. I didn't think it looked that good when I saw it on another YJ. Get plenty of masking tape and tape off everything. I spent 9 hours of prep time and removed everything. I put on a coat that night after the prep, and then put on a second heavy coat the next morning. Be liberal with the stuff, you will have extra. Finally, I let it dry in my garage, while I went on vacation, so I don't really know how long it took to dry. It's a very painstaking task, but you will pat yourself on the back when it's all done. So will your friends. My wife said it looks like I took 5 years off my Jeep's age.
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