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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Tamadrummer
Your XJ is awesome man! I've been dying to paint my desert tan, I noticed you painted the door handles and everything. Has the paint worn off of the door handles yet? Mine are chrome and they wouldn't go well with desert tan
X2... Also where do you get the desert tan camo paint?
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 05:10 PM
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I'm getting ready to paint my xj champange. I bought some single stage urethane paint with the activator for $125. Ill post pics once it's on. I work at an ace hardware/knecht lumber in the lumber building so I built a paint Booth outta cover sheets of osb And cull 2x4x20's lol.
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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painted my front/rear bumper end caps my grille and my flares. all gloss black rattle can and 2 coats of clear

thinkin about doin the stock rockers in black. or going up to the body line. what do yall think? i dont want too much black
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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the body looks good where it's at. personally I'd paint the rest of the front bumper black and then do the wheels black too
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
the body looks good where it's at. personally I'd paint the rest of the front bumper black and then do the wheels black too
thought about that but black wheels are too common and white would stand out wayy too much. im actually thinking about doing them in black and white
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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really? I've seen black with silver center caps but never black and white
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
really? I've seen black with silver center caps but never black and white
i was gonna do the main part black the centers white and where is dips in the wheel white
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sno_Blynd
thought about that but black wheels are too common and white would stand out wayy too much. im actually thinking about doing them in black and white
black wheels on white looks sick man some blacl moab's on yours would look insane.
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