Show me your rattle can paint jobs on your jeeps!
im thinking of doing a 2 tone yellow and black rattle can job since my paint is flaking off..
show me what you got!

mark

 

I can't show one on my XJ, but here's a pic of my 52 Cushman in my album that's a rattle can paint job. And I dug out a pic of a flame job my son did on his 79 Dodge pickup with rattle cans.

Do they help any?

Budd

 

Amatuers! Why rattle can it when rustoleum in the quarts is WAY cheaper and more durable!

Roll it on man! Thin out your alkyd paint till it's like milk. Use a 4 inch high density roller and get rollin! Wet sanding with 600 grit every 3 coats. Then 800 grit.. Then 1500 then 2000. 18 coats in total. Whee!

The weapons.. Valspar industrial enamel. $10 a quart. Paint thinner and rollers. Beer optional.. Weather here was 20* F. Ran the garage to 65*.



Here is my '92. All the rust fixed, dents removed, sanded, taped and wiped down ready for the first coat of "OSHA Safety Yellow"!




I think this was the 4th coat.. "What have I done to my poor XJ?"



Simply roll it on and wait for the bubbles to pop!



POP! All gone and smoooth..




Here is the 7th coat.. Getting very interesting now... Shiny too.



Can almost read the newspaper in that.. Yep, it's dry and ready for another coat..




Which brings us up to the 11th coat from 4 days ago.. Shiny and deep.





Will post more as I get time this weekend. It's turning out GREAT.

I will Herculine my rockers black, the flares are black satin and the bumpers are black. Should look awesome when I get it done. Cant wait. I miss driving my '92.

 

holy crap..that looks nice! i wasnt gona say much on 1st couple pics.. but damm.. i like it.. with the black on the bottom.. its gona look sharp!

heres to you!

Mark

 

oh and when you re done on the 11th coat.. you can clean up your garage, fix the bikes, return the shopping cart and clean off the work benches, then look for a job! lol i had to!


mark

 

mannn that looks nice just like jeepgeek said when i saw the 4th coat i was like WOOOW but now it looks great.is the any texture to it or just smooth?

 

oh yea mine i painted the lower portion with propellar painr works great but idk if ur doing a hole jeep do what diskman did his looks great.

 

holy $h!7 that look amazing .......roller? damn good job !!!

 

why didnt you paint the top?

 

wow, how long did it take for each coat to dry? That looks awesome!

 

Ok here ya go this was done on a sunday afternoon by the whole family , it was a great time and the kids loved it !!!

 

did the bottom half on my rig..pretty flat but its covering up all the scratches and if it scratches through, cover the surrounding, spray on another coat and get er muddy so it all matches again!

 

Top is being painted this weekend. Wanted to get the sides done before I slap a thick coat on the top. Im gonna cheat on the top and shoot it with my gun and compressor. Same paint though.

 

Heh. I cleaned the garage a few days ago too. The bikes are all fixed now while waiting for the paint to dry.

I found the wally-world cart a few weeks ago all the way across town. I was gonna return it to them, but I think my welder would like a new cart instead.

 

LOL!