Originally Posted by Rev.LowBuck

Sand or strip? You're in deep now! I wouldn't use the stripper. Its a mess and it will take you all the way to bare metal, then you have to neutralize and clean then shoot more than a few coats of primer.
Keep in mind that this is a Jeep! I assume you got it for all the reasons we drive them. Fun, pretty reliable, take you where you want to go. You're not gonna put in on a show circuit or sell it to someone as an almost new vehicle to make a profit.
So, sand it. You don't have to take all the old paint off. Just give the surface some 'tooth' to grip the new paint. Wash it real clean, rub the whole thing with wax & grease remover, start sanding, blow it off frequently with compressed air, when the sanding is done rub it down with some kind of surface prep (naptha would work if you're using the Valspar paint) and then a tack rag.
Get a hood or some other panel from the JY and follow the same steps you're doing on the Jeep. Use this panel to practice on to get the feel of how the gun works. Paint your practice panel both verticle (like a door) and horizontal (like a hood) to learn good technique. I'm sure you can find lots of how to vids to learn about overlap, etc.
Then shoot it! Keep in mind this is your first paint job (assumed) and you're painting an old Jeep. It won't be perfect but you can say 'I mixed that custom color and shot it myself'.
When I do a paint project I tend to focus on EVERY SINGLE IMPERFECTION down to the smallest speck. Then I remind myself of the 10 10 10 rule and my pulse goes back to normal. Would a 10 year old boy Standing 10 feet from the curb notice this if I drove by at 10 mph? Probably Not, Good Enough.

Originally Posted by 206junglist

I painted my jeep with rustoleum a few years back, with an HLVP gun. Turned out good and the paint looked good on it until I sold it 2 years later but I wish I had done a clear coat or something on it because after a while it started to look muddy even after it was washed, the final rustoluem finish wasn't that smooth. I did 2 coats of rustoleum primer as well.

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Originally Posted by diskman

Here is a very current (Oct 2012) pic of my '92 "Jee" that I painted with a roller a few years back. Valspar OSHA Safety Yellow. Needs a waxin but it's still shiny.. I gotta put the "P" back on.. lol



Here is my '92 the day I bought her off CL for $200..





Here is my 84 that I painted olive drab with a roller.. 1 quart Rustoleum RED primer, 1 quart Gloss Hunter Green. Mix together, thin and roll on with high density rollers.

Originally Posted by Nasty

I do not know if you have really got your mind dead set on paint or not, but you might want to consider rapping it. There are a number of great patterns and colors out there. You can do it yourself for probably half the cost of painting it. It looks really good when done and will continue to look fairly well for atleast five years depending upon your driving habbits.

Originally Posted by Gary Briggs

I have rattle canned a few myself, as posted by others the final result will be dictated by the quality and quantity of your prep work!

Originally Posted by fallenknight308

This thread is relevant to my interests!

Originally Posted by SuperGlue

I agree with all the info here except for asking your friends to help. Im like the guy with the 10-10-10 rule, friends nor mechanics touch my jeep, because I am a perfectionist and no one else does it right for me =P

Originally Posted by ExTrEmExJ99

Wow 80 grit u sanding wood? 200 then 600 you will have a hard time sanding out the 80 grit scratches. Use the gun all the way to the right hvlp gun. Uses alot less pressure

Originally Posted by alienxj

Too late now. Anyways I'm pretty sure good primer will fill any 80 grit scratches. The 80 takes long enough I can't imagine going at a paint job like mine with 200 It would take forever. I'm set up to go from 80 to 120 to 220.

Ok I'll use that gun I thought they were all hvlp.