Jeepminded

Hey JTPhoto JK,

Do you mind me asking how the hinge painting went? I'm in the same boat, my dealer is on board with helping me out. Did they just pait the hinges? Doors and hinges? How's the color match? You happy with the out come?

I will need to address my sooner rathe then later. The fronts are worse then the back doors. (08 JKU)

Thanks

JTPhoto JK

All 8 hinges were getting pretty bad. I wanted to wait till they were bad enough that they couldn't dispute the claim on all the hinges.
I put the claim in, they called me a week later, said the hinges were in the paint booth drying and when could I bring the Jeep in. Brought it in 2 days later and only took them a couple hours.
The problem was not the paint but with the hinge prep and material. The fix is replacement of the hinges.
Paint match is perfect for the black and they did a real nice job. Can't even tell they were changed.

Jeepminded

Thanks!,Great advice.

Sounds like they painted a fresh set of hinges, then removed your originals, and insatlled new. Wow, and no markes from removal and install eh? My dealer says they MAY need to pait the entire door(s)...that had me worried on match. My Jeep is Rescue Green.

Regards.

JTPhoto JK

Yes, new hinges were painted and installed .. They must replace the hinges as the metal they are made of and the prep is what causes the problem. Painting the old hinges will not solve the problem, it will reoccur. If you look closely you can see that the hinges are painted separate from the doors during manufacture. There is no break in the paint where the hinges came off. Hence, the blistering only happens on the hinges themselves.

JTPhoto JK

Is Fluid Film white like liquid paper.. Thats what they put on my hinge pins.
BTW Found Fluid Film at Canadian Tire $14.99 a can. Didn"t want to spring for it in case thats not what the dealer used.