What I did over the Thanksgiving holiday......

mbryson

.......a few dollars more
Supporting Member
For all who loved it multi-colored.......sorry

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I'll be redoing the front fenders so I didn't bother to paint them.
 

TK1

Full Mall Crawler Status
Location
Taylorsville, UT
Do you think you could paint one for me, for say oh 200.00$ or less? ;) :rofl:

Just kidding it looks good, why did you leave the panels behind the fenders gray?
 

mbryson

.......a few dollars more
Supporting Member
Very nice Marc! I like the silver, is it a factory color?

I'm not sure exactly what color code it is. Not factory Jeep that I know of, but maybe? I bought the paint system for $70. It's a 'fleet' color available from MountainWest. If I wanted a factory mixed color it was about $200+ to move up to Centari or other brand paints.

So I've got $70 in paint, a RUSH job prepping (1 day--There's still a few dents and chips I let go, but for what it's going to get used for, it'll be fine) about $50 in masking materials, $20 in sandpaper, $10 in sealer, $20 in a tack rag and wax & grease remover.

$150 in supplies and 2 FULL days work. My paint booth fell through at the last minute, so I was 'that guy' and quickly painted it in my garage (not exactly the cleanest, but the paint is better than expected dirt wise). That did save me $125, though. However, I'll be finding overspray on everything I own for the next few years despite all the visqueen I used up to cover it.

Do you think you could paint one for me, for say oh 200.00$ or less? ;) :rofl:

Just kidding it looks good, why did you leave the panels behind the fenders gray?

They're white. I'll be making some tube fenders. Color to be determined. :D

See above on the $200. I don't know that this could be done any cheaper. It's by FAR the cheapest work I've ever done. The paint is WAY hard to gloss and has lost a little luster since yesterday. I might try to buff it a little just to see if it'll help it last. The guys wanting $200 paint jobs can kiss my @ss. :D That's a LOT of work for $25 per day.
 

Jared

Formerly DeadEye J
Location
Ogden, UT
Good Job Marc! I'm considering painting mine with Rustoleum Protective Enamel. It's about the same as rattle can paint, but in quart/gallon cans to be used with a real spray gun. They have yellow.

Jared
 

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wydaho
Looks nice Marc! I was a little creative this weekend as well... built a tire carrier for the newly aquired XJ. :D
 
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