Kanoilo

I'm really not liking my stock green on my jeep zj, thinking about painting it on a budget, not anything special probably just a solid color, could anyone show me some pictures some do it yourself paint jobs an maybe a description of what you did? Type of paint? layers? Etc? Thanks much appeteictaed!!

mr white

Is the paint in good condition? Spider cracks? Is it chipping off anywhere?

If it's fine, you can just dull the finish with scotch brite, tape everything you don't want painted and respray.
If you aren't very good at painting, it will look like poo though.

Gee oh Dee

Its not hard.

I did it with a rattle can on my truck.

Prep is key, though.

Check my build if you want. Pics are in there.

Lostfisher1

Search through the builds. I really liked the navy green or the tan colored jeeps.

Chancellor6869

i watched hundreds on vids and decided to roll it on with a foam brush, i bought the paint from sherwin williams at like70 bucks for the gallon and make sure you thin it out enough when you paint it like this or else it will clump up into what looks like a rough bedliner sorta.....but way uglier.....but overal it comes out really nice....just got to wet sand it down after first coat and do a second one or how ever many you think it will take to plz you.......it was pretty easy and simple...

mr white

Patience is also key.
People who **** up painting are the ones that don't take their time.

Kanoilo

The paint is fine not chipping anywhere great condition, what is that? Scotch brute? Like the sponge? And if I did that you'd think it'd be okay to just throw on any ol rattle can paint or what type??

Kanoilo

Do you have any pics?? I'd love to see how that turned out

Chancellor6869

It used to be white

Chancellor6869

Chancellor6869

And if you do the rattle can make sure its rustoleum gloss hard enamle, and wet sand it before

Kanoilo

I checked out the album, pretty sick build btw, it was the jeep you painted black yeah? you just used any ol rattle can? No special type or any?? And if I did end up doing that do you think it'd end up okay if I didn't go with the black? Some sort of other color

Chancellor6869

Use rustoleum hard enamle gloss and wet sandit before with hi grit to just give it something to stick to

Kanoilo

That awesome paint job you did on there I want to go something similar to that, is there a forum or video you mighta made on steps to get it there?? And so I know you said the rustolem gloss for rattle can but for that green jeep is that the one you said you use the roller for? And do you think having it been white beforehand kinda helped make the color after stand out a little better? Like you think I should "prime" it white first then the color?

odgreen

It used to be purple...