best way to paint yourself?
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best way to paint yourself?
my xj has a crappy faded gray paint job and i am planning on painting it white. If i can i would love to paint it myself, so what all would i need and how would i do it from priming to painting? thanks guys
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i hit up advanced auto parts/wal mart and got my self a bunch of sand paper along with primer spray paint cans, and then krylon black spray paint. painted the whole jeep for under $50 and it didnt look half bad
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Go visit your favorite mudding hole and cover your xj in mud. World's best paint job. Game over.
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Make sure you mask yourself before you paint yourself. Especially in those tender places!!!
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Implement enamel, hardener and acetone.
Lightly scuff up existing paint, mix up hardener and enamel, thin with a little with acetone. Shoot with a cheap HVLP gun and have a decent looking paint job for under $30 if you have the gun and compressor. If you need a cheap gun grab a HF cheapo for $20 and have a $50 paint job. If no compressor, well you get the idea.
Lightly scuff up existing paint, mix up hardener and enamel, thin with a little with acetone. Shoot with a cheap HVLP gun and have a decent looking paint job for under $30 if you have the gun and compressor. If you need a cheap gun grab a HF cheapo for $20 and have a $50 paint job. If no compressor, well you get the idea.
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I use a DA with progressively finer grit 120 - 320 til I rough the surface up.
Then I use Krylon rattle can camo. Once its dry I wet sand to even it off.
Then I use Krylon rattle can camo. Once its dry I wet sand to even it off.
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I painted my XJ white as a temporary solution to keep my XJ from rusting until I get a shop to paint my XJ black and do some bodywork. I used about 10 cans of rustoleum acrylic automotive enamel, some 100, 800, and 1000 grit sandpaper, 3 cans of gloss clear coat, 5 cans of primer, and tons of masking tape. I prepped everything by using the 100 grit on a sanding block, then I laid down 3 coats of primer, after it dried I sanded the primer with the 800 grit to help adhesion of the color coat. I sprayed 4 coats of white on the XJ and then 2 light clear coats. After it was all done, I wet sanded, and made sure I didn't get the stripe effect that most spray paint jobs end up having. I wouldn't reccomend using the rustoleum paint, it doesn't hold up over time. I'd get some expensive high gloss auto paint from a supplier if you're looking to have your paint last a while. Mine is already flaking off and I can't wait to have my XJ professionally done because it'll look tons better than it does now lo
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goto a John deere implement store and buy a gallon of blitz black i painted a couple of trucks with it. itscheap lays down nice and dries fast and its tough!!!! painted one truck for 50 bucks
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x2 the mud hole! got some rain here, so I might have to paint mine today lol
x4 the camo paint! I really want to do something like that, Im in love with the woodland, but would like to mod it a bit by going black/grey/dark grey.. or sumpin close lol
x4 the camo paint! I really want to do something like that, Im in love with the woodland, but would like to mod it a bit by going black/grey/dark grey.. or sumpin close lol