I Didn't Know Just How Screwed I Was ...

[Deadman 94 xj]

I think the single most important way to protect your XJ from rust is to keep it clean. A lot of guys like to say - oh it's a Jeep, it's supposed to be muddy. Bullshit. After every wheeling trip I hit the carwash before I get home, mostly because I don't want the stuff baked on. I drive it in the winter, and if I go thru salty stuff, the first day that I can hold a pressure hose without freezing my fingers off, finds me washing the undercarriage.

This. The idiot kid I bought the 94 off of clearly didn't follow that advice.

My 96 is clean but is showing a few signs of rust in the cargo area. The bigest tip I can give is to stay on top of it like the others suggested. Don't let it get out of control. It helps to start out with something relatively rust free too.

 

[camarors8992]

I'll play.

My old 95