Painting bumper ideas
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From: Iowa
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
id like to paint my bumpers but i was wanting the rough look like a bedliner. anyone know of a good paint to use or a good way to get this look that dont break the bank? pics if ya have any!!!
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From: Finger Lakes Region NY
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.o
Rustoleum in the quart cans. oil based, goes on thick, smooths to a nice finish, lots of colors, easy to touch up (if needed) i pinted my whole rig with it. and about 4 previous rigs too. $ 8 a can. 3 cans will do a K5. 2 a Baja VW, 3 a XJ. u
used a 3" wide roller to apply. goes quick and smooth.
used a 3" wide roller to apply. goes quick and smooth.
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From: Pittsburgh PA
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I painted my rockers with a spray on bed liner. It’s awful. It keeps fading to gray and I have to use Mothers "back to black" on it to keep it black. Yet before I sprayed my rockers I used a roll on type bed liner which was much thicker and stayed BLACK! When I get the time I will be going over the spray with the rolled type again. I also will be painting my bumpers with this.
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From: South Dakota
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I used the rustoleum hammered paint...and i really like it so far...if you look at it in a certain light it looks dark gray, then in other light it looks black...and it was fairly cheap.
Heres a pic of my jeep and what the can looks like.

Heres a pic of my jeep and what the can looks like.

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From: Flagstaff, Arizona
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
I did my bumpers, flares, rockers, lower doors and mirrors and one can was more than enough for 2 coats. I used rustoleum roll on with a kit. Looks great
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From: Tacoma
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I painted my rockers with a spray on bed liner. It’s awful. It keeps fading to gray and I have to use Mothers "back to black" on it to keep it black. Yet before I sprayed my rockers I used a roll on type bed liner which was much thicker and stayed BLACK! When I get the time I will be going over the spray with the rolled type again. I also will be painting my bumpers with this.
Lol the spray on stuff costs $3 a can, what did you expect it to last forever?
I painted my lower rockers, front and rear bumpers with the Rustoleum spray on bedliner. It looks good, just freshen it up with a new coat every 6 months and youll be fine.
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From: Flagstaff, Arizona
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Originally Posted by xjmafia
where did you get this roll on stuff? and what exactly was it called?
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From: Grove City, Ohio
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I used Herculiner bed liner, it comes with 2 rollers and a brush. The important thing to do is rough up the bumpers prior to painting and take some acetone and wipe them down then roll it on.
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