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by SaltWaterDrinker » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:52 pm

dvanbramer88 wrote:]

Both times We've been to the spot near mario there has been the same group of what we think potheads. Did they have a Yaris with them?


I think that fort needs to be blown over and washed away...


...or pelted by a more severe meteor shower.
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by SaltWaterDrinker » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:34 am

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We both got cleaned up for a night out.
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by Mooseknuckle » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:56 pm

LOL Not too sure it was red and small. They have tire rims to sit on and a busted up umbrella. I was just psyched they weren't in a spot we like to drive on.
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by Trail X » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:15 am

Josh, you going for the undercover look?

AGH!, did you use tire shine?!
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by dvanbramer88 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:26 am

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AGH!, did you use tire shine?!


AND wax!
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:28 am

Without tire shine my tires dried out and cracked. Being said...mud looks good on freshly waxed trucks so go splash around some.
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by Cody_S » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:36 am

How it sits now:
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From a week or so ago:
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by SaltWaterDrinker » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:12 pm

JamesDowning wrote:Josh, you going for the undercover look?

AGH!, did you use tire shine?!



I hope Tyre shine isnt bad!? Lol. But yes...shine and wax. She looked great before this rain we just had.


I fully intend on rolling up to the Summer TECORE looking this clean.


....and leaving the total opposite. :woot:
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by Trail X » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:16 pm

We tend to razz each other for having such clean vehicles. But there's really no problem with it.

Kyle, I've had similar issues with past vehicles - but only AFTER I'd used tire shine. Not sure what the deal is, but it seems the rubber is fine if it remains untreated. After the first application of tire shine, you'll need to continue to apply it regularly to prevent fading and cracking. At least - that's been my experience.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:28 pm

James you may be on to something. I never had a set that did get a shine occasionally. Could very well pull out the natural stuff that prevents cracking.

I don't want to try it w the treadwroghts since I don't know how sidewalls were maintained previously.
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by Rob93 » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:09 am

HARDTRAILZ wrote:James you may be on to something. I never had a set that did get a shine occasionally. Could very well pull out the natural stuff that prevents cracking.

I don't want to try it w the treadwroghts since I don't know how sidewalls were maintained previously.


Family friends dad always raved how brake fluid was the better than any tire shine out there. Until he started having suspiciously often blowouts :facepalm:
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by Cody_S » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:36 am

And one with all the offroad lights on:

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by HARDTRAILZ » Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:28 pm

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by Cody_S » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:13 pm

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by onelow1ton » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:30 pm

Wife's jeep and my truck in the background
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And the truck getting it ready to go camping
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by JCrayton99 » Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:01 pm

Tooling around.
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by SaltWaterDrinker » Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:13 pm

JCrayton99 wrote:Tooling around.


Looks like a beautiful spot to go to.
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by chevycrew » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:54 pm

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by snowmirage » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:14 pm

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Even though this is not a contest we have a winner 8-)
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by Cody_S » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:43 pm

chevycrew wrote:Image


Love it :)
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