UPS delivered a pair of Stubbs sliders last night

I am now looking for a shop to weld these on for me. So far the going rate for labor seems to be ~$75/hr, est. time 2 hrs.

For those in the Seattle/Redmond area, do you know of any shops that do decent welds for a decent price? Or if any members of this board can do a good weld, I would be more than happy to give the proceeds to a fellow Yotatecher!

 

I'd weld them on for you if you want to drive it to Oklahoma City

Here are some basics and frame welding tips. http://home.4x4wire.com/deddleman/section_welders.html Make sure they don't weld in the shaded areas.

 

I may be able to help. I can't do it this weekend but during the next week I could but I couldn't except money. PM me.

 

My Stubbs' sliders were welded on for $35.

 

Speaking of welding on sliders mine should be out of the powder coat shop next week. I rattle canned em and just moving them around the shop they got beat up so I can only imagine what they would have done on the truck so for $75 they'll be bulletproof hopefully. Can't wait to get them welded on I'm tired of standing in my doorframe to get to my rack and wash the roof.

 

i can...

give it to me then.

 

Thanks. Eventually I may learn to weld, but I have too many other things going on in the next few months.

Kewl! You have PM.

Hmm.. if only I were in Arizona..

Hmm which paint did you use? I stopped by Home Depot and picked up some Rustoleum Industrial Enamel. If that's what you have then I may have to get something else. I usually stand on the tires.

um... maybe when I win that lottery

 

isnt Richard one of the nicest guys to work with ?? and the quailty of the sliders speak for themselfs,

i got mine welded for $40 took about 45 minutes, whats this 2 hours cr@# ???

 

Indeed he is. Very cool guy. and very quality stuff.

That's nuthin. One shop just quoted me 4 hours. Um.. right.

 

4 hours must include a 3 hour lunch

As far as rattle can paint I've had good luck with Dupli-Color Truck Bed Coating (about $6.50/rattle can at Walwart or Autozone) it was fairly flat so I top coated it with SEM Chip Guard in satin black. The SEM Chip Guard also comes in clear but I had a problem with the clear turning milky as it went on. No problem though with the black. The SEM product is a specialty auto paint for rocker panels and high abrasion areas on cars. It is about $12 for a can and you can find it at auto painting supply stores. It has a slight texture to it but not nearly as much as the Truck Bed coating. Practice first on some scrap metal to make sure you can get to look you want. I practiced on my skid plate first as it needed painting anyway. My skid plate now has about a 1/8 inch coating on it. Here is my bumper I painted http://community.webshots.com/photo/...87536658rVHJHT

 

Where did you get them installed at? I will have some here soon, and I will need them installed. Thanks.

 

That's great Ken.
I have not seen your rig in quite awhile.

Sometime next spring we'll have to make a snow run up to Greenwater

 

Corey,
Yes, getting it ready for some fun trails. Should be less worry going through the gnarly stuff.

Spring run sounds good, but what about summer, fall and winter?