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09-13-2009, 05:59 PM
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Mechanical Animal
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It has begun...
Teaser:
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DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP
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09-13-2009, 09:06 PM
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Okay, the first coat is on!
         The hood was still half wet when I took the pics, it's not really that blotchy. Okay, not quite... It took one can of Rustoleum Professional to put three coats on the hatch last month, a second can to do the four fenders, flares, doorjambs, and around the windows, and a third can to do the hood and a bunch of touchups/goofing around. (The white hatch took two coats to cover, and a third, light coat to even it out.) Haven't decided about the wheels yet. I thought the white would look better than it does. Prep work was, shall we say... minimal. I scrubbed the 491 mud off it with a scrubbrush. Didn't even use soap. I'll probably have to redo the hood, and sand off the peeling clearcoat. We'll see. I've embraced the ugly, and it has set me free! Robert
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09-13-2009, 09:48 PM
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XJWHEELING
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I like....
Maybe some red racing stripes. Nick
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Just a 200 dollar cherokee that wouldn't start .. Ten years later same chrome grille .. |
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09-13-2009, 11:53 PM
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As for actual stripes, this may end up on the roof:  Three reasons: (1) I think it looks pretty cool, sort of a Dukes of Hazzard tribute, and it'll really only show when I'm wheeling: climbing/descending/offcamber... (2) The white stripes should reflect some sun, and not bake me like the flat black would... But mostly, (3) I really, really don't want to rattle-can that whole roof. The hood was bad enough! Robert
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09-14-2009, 09:09 AM
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Terrain Stomper
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you went with flat? Seems liek mud would be so much harder to get out, especially haspin mud.
I used Krylon Fusion Black, stuck right to everthing after a simpel wash & still looked new a year later.   For my wife's Jeep we used rustoleum & the paint doesn't look as good about 6 months later now.   light coats are the trick though. |
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09-14-2009, 11:33 AM
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I shied away from the gloss because I knew it'd be a lot harder to get it even. That flat rustoleum is really, really forgiving. They've got a few levels in between, if the flat doesn't work, I'll try again with the satin... Yours looks great, by the way... Robert
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10-26-2009, 02:53 PM
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Wheels look good. Doors are on a little early. What happened to Thanksgiving?
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10-26-2009, 04:38 PM
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still liked the red better
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10-27-2009, 02:22 AM
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I'm gettin too old to play that tough... Quote:
 Anyway:  I think I like it... It's been a long time since she looked so, um, well, so much like a Cherokee. The trim and grill still need paint. I'm debating between flat black to match the body, or that dark grey to match the wheels. It took a lot of trimming to fit the grill around the winch:  ...but it turned out pretty well, there's no more than like 1/8" gap 'tween the two. Robert
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10-27-2009, 01:11 PM
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On XJ 2 Now
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Looks very nice. Makes it look years newer.
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10-27-2009, 02:37 PM
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COMANCHE NUT
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Much better than red... looks mean bro
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