when pounding the pinch weld... should i bang it flat down.. or bang it to one side?

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2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4

245/75/16 Good Year DuraTracs, 2" BDS Suspension Kit with Rancho RSX17505 Struts in the front, Teraflex Extended Bumpstops, Daystar Extended Bumpstops, JBA 4.5 Gen Upper Control Arms

Westin Brush Guard, 2 Hella 500 Lights mounted

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34295

You cannot bang it flat down...to the inside is the easiest...

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how long do you think it will take?

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2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4

245/75/16 Good Year DuraTracs, 2" BDS Suspension Kit with Rancho RSX17505 Struts in the front, Teraflex Extended Bumpstops, Daystar Extended Bumpstops, JBA 4.5 Gen Upper Control Arms

Westin Brush Guard, 2 Hella 500 Lights mounted

Takes longer to take the tires off than to do the actual cutting, pounding over and reshaping

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03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Pounding the pinch weld itself - does not take very long. Waiting for the primer and paint to dry - is a pain though.

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05 KJ - Lt Khaki CRD Sport - w/GDE Eco, Franky II, Al's 4.5 Arms, JK Rubi Moabs, Silent Armors, Spidertrax Adapters, Rola Basket
05 TJ - Silver RME Auto with some Stuff

thanks guys... i'll probably be doing htis during my short work week.. have a lot of days off this week because of the holiday....


what kind of sealer should i use? any suggestions?

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2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4

245/75/16 Good Year DuraTracs, 2" BDS Suspension Kit with Rancho RSX17505 Struts in the front, Teraflex Extended Bumpstops, Daystar Extended Bumpstops, JBA 4.5 Gen Upper Control Arms

Westin Brush Guard, 2 Hella 500 Lights mounted

I just used 2 coats of self etching primer, and 2 coats of semi-gloss black Rustoleum. I did wait for them to dry completely, as did not want to rub off the coats when folding and heat welding the plastic liner. Usually trying to quick dry the coats with a heat gun leaves them soft underneath, and can easily be rubbed through when futzing with the softened liner.

And I hate self inflicted rust.

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05 KJ - Lt Khaki CRD Sport - w/GDE Eco, Franky II, Al's 4.5 Arms, JK Rubi Moabs, Silent Armors, Spidertrax Adapters, Rola Basket
05 TJ - Silver RME Auto with some Stuff

I personally used asphalt under coating to coat and fill the void which gave a nice finish, however that was long before I stumbled across this site.

Some people here have primed and then folded the plastic back over the void and heated it up to seal it, this takes more effort then the way I did it, but it does give a nice clean finish.

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