You may be able to see in my pic that my XJ is a few different colors (thanks to the PO). I started by giving it a good wash and a wet sand(300 grit I think) . Wiped everything down and then sanded it down again dry with 180, after removing the pinstripe. I taped everything off and gray primed the entire Hood passenger side, and lift gate. Doing the driver side this weekend. Pics and updates soon to come. Thinking either Italian olive or a dark green with the door crease down and flares rhino lined.

 

sounds like you've got it backwards man.. low grit first. high grit to knock down previous sand scratches. your grit is way too low.

 

Oops haha, save that for next time then. I have everything primed except for the roof and started with the tan

 

Fixed.

I was going to do a DIY paint job on my XJ. Then decided to just bedline the rocker panels. Starting that... Sometime soon. Weather hasn't been working in my favor.

 

whoops haha good catch. but yes 120-240 is what I finish bondo with. I use 500 and red and gray scotchbrite to scuff old paint.

 

Scotchbright or scratchbright? I don't know about sanding with a dish scrubber LOL...

 

yeah scotchbrite. it sure helped to scuff down all the jams and edges on this porshe so the primer would stick

 

Too bad I'm not painting a Porsche lol

 

yea ive never painted over factory paint before. i plan on painting mine soon so i was going to wash it, use red pads to scuff it up then tack rag to get all the dust off then self etching primer, a few coats of spray can, then maybe 2 coats of clear. its a daily jeep but also a toy. dont care if it gets scratched just figure id try to do a decent job. does that sound like it would work well??

 

I am a custom painter here in Arizona. Let me give you some advise. I suggest that you wetsand it with 320 or 400 grit. Remember that Scotchbrite pads are good, but the red pads are equivalent to 180 grit, and grey pads are 320 grit. Wetsanding makes the final product look better. Good luck on your project.
I dont expect for you to put as much into yours.... as I did.
Here is 40 hours of wetsanding on mine. Then I will show you the final product.
(P.S. This is also my daily driver)

Here is the completed paint job out wheeling here in Arizona

 

yes that is the proper way to rattle can a jeep^^
I'll be doing a 1 stage job on my own xj when the time comes. no clear even
be careful with the clear coat in a can. it festers and bubbles very easily when sprayed over even slightly wet color coat
make sure the color coat is dry

 

I let it sit over night and want to finish it this week, not sure if I want to clear over the tan/beige I chose to use.

 

Oh ok jeep looks awesome! Fox shocks are nice too

 

I'll figure it out haha. More of having fun and giving me something to do then making it a show car ya know. I can tell the previous owner has painted It before. There's runs and color doesn't match

 

I'm going to finish priming the roof, painting the body, and rhino lining the rockers today.