How many of you have done, SP Paint Job on your XJ's? Looking to re-do mine Black again. Tell me your experience. Want to make her look nice again and not so Uncared for looking...Well, ya get me. Hahaha

 

I did it only my old gmc c1500 with enough even coats and wetsanding with 2000 grit it looks good but also use a good clear coat

 

At best you can get a decent paint job with rattle cans. For what you'll spend you could get a decent spray gun and shoot it and get a much better job. If you really want to go cheap do it with high density foam rollers.

Prep is the biggest issue and will have more effect on everything overall.

 

I knew the prep was the biggest issue. I guess the best time to do it will be now since it isn't registered yet. Nah, Ill go with the Spray Gun. Assuming I will need a air compressor...What kind of paint is best for using a spray gun? I only know of Spray Paint and Interior/Exterior Paint...Rustoleum? Hahahahahaha

 

If you're using a spray gun you'll need some automotive paint. Go get some Crossfire from NAPA. It's cheap and does really well.

Get an acrylic enamel so you don't have to worry about shooting clear. Acrylic enamel dries glossy and sometimes only needs wet sanded once with some fine grit sandpaper.

You can get a gallon of black Crossfire for about $100. A gallon will do your whole Jeep and you might even have some left over.

 

Bet option go to harbor freight buy a couple cheap spray guns then go to autozone and get a couple gallons of bedliner.

 

Bed lining you whole jeep is Not the best option, only time I MIGHT do that was if it was a "trail rig only"

 

I'm doing it to my daily driver over breake

 

Prep is the same and its more expensive than paint. Unless you actually want bedliner its not a better option.

 

I would NEVER spray an entire vehicle black with a rattle can. Here is the olive green color I did on my first xj..

 

I wouldnt recommend bedlining the whole jeep either. My 2 bumpers are bedlined and they're always dirty, that stuff attracts dirtyness and its not easy to clean because of the texture. Black rattle can is almost the same id go with an olive or tan if i was gonna rattle can my jeep.

 

I want to rattle can my toyota now haha. Cant decide if I want to just spend a couple hundred and paint it myself..or put some nice money into it and have someone do a custom job on it.

 

For me the question is do i want the gnarly look or the clean look. I prefer gnarly myself,.

 

My truck is gnarly without an exotic paintjob:

 

what year is that yota? 86-7? My dad had an 85 growing up that thing was a beast.