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Old May 20, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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Did mine with rattle can, easy to touch up after going in the woods.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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Here is what I did yesterday it's not finished yet
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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Here is mine what do you think
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Crashmurray1985
Here is mine what do you think
Oh man haha might have to do camo like that now lol. post pics of how it turns out. im going mine soon. last day of school tomorrow! time to get money for the XJ!
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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I spray painted mine with the rustoleum camp od green and it looks great
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Yeah that's a custom camo rattle can spray paint I made the templates myself if the wether was better over here I would have been done sooner lol
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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Don't park it near any water. You couldn't find it

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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Lol it will be alright it's been none stop raining fir days here and it hasn't came off yet lol
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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I have some pictures of mine on my treads before and after. It took 9 cans on desert camo tan and 4 cans of flat clear to do my jeep. Just made a paint booth in the garage. From plastic painters drop cloth.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 09:11 PM
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going to do it soon, weathers been nice. how much should i sand the old paint job off? and what grit? 220? wet sandpaper? curious as to what other prep work you guys did before painting it.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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All I did was hand sand it scratched up the surface and started painting I'm going to be banging it up so I'm not going to fancy if you know what I mean. Its all up to you 220 would work wet sand it for sure. I'd just take it down a bit just so the paint will have some thing to grab on to
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Crashmurray1985
All I did was hand sand it scratched up the surface and started painting I'm going to be banging it up so I'm not going to fancy if you know what I mean. Its all up to you 220 would work wet sand it for sure. I'd just take it down a bit just so the paint will have some thing to grab on to

yeah nothing fancy, gonna get beat anyways lol. thanks for the input. I should get it done in a week or so, debating if i should heruline the interior first tho since i pulled out all the carpet a while back when i swamped it.
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Got most of the jeep scuffed up
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Looking good how long has it taken you?
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Old Jun 14, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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About 3-4 hours
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