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Old 09-03-2010, 06:56 PM
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my jeep Cherokee needs a new paint job and im on a highschoool budget,how should i do it? and i have all the chrome trimmings btw so that narrows the color choices down
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my jeep Cherokee needs a new paint job and im on a highschoool budget,how should i do it? and i have all the chrome trimmings btw so that narrows the color choices down
no point in painting it. lift it and wheel it. cherokees need to be beating on from time to time.
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bed liner
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Honestly I like wild paint schemes. I'd go with john deere paint ( very durable I used it on my rims). use their primer and do classic green on the body and yellow for rims and trim. It would look awesome!
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i need to get some kind of paint on it,cause its part of my senior project,im doin it on autobody and auto repair/mechanic,and my jeeps gonna be my product
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3 words. Digital. Urban. Camo.
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that seems really hard to do
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Yeah, I know, but it would look super bad-***. That's what I'm planning with mine... And I don't want to do it a as a vinyl wrap, so it will either be a) really expensive or b) really difficult...
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yea it would look really sick but im on a highscool budget haha
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just rattle can it i just did mine and it looks really good
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Gotcha, what about flat blacking it? Powder coat the rims(for durability). then flat it(the body) and put a thin dullcoat over it?
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Sick!
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White is cheap and easy. Hides a lot of imperfections.

Or this olive green used on the Bushwacker Xj flat fender flares. A nice color...

http://www.bushwacker.com/fender.asp?cat2=87
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i wanted to go flat black but wouldnt it look bad wit all my chrome handles and grille ect...?


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