17-Aug-2014
Grille, hood, and doors
The grille and doors came out pretty good but I got a few specks of junk in th hood.
17-Aug-2014
Almost too hot to paint
The day I shot these parts the weather was pretty warm, pushing the upper 80's. The base coat and the clear coat didn't flow as I would have liked them to but I made some adjustments and made it work.
17-Aug-2014
My backyard paint booth
The shade of my EZ-Ups and tarps made the high summer heat a little better to spray in.
18-Aug-2014
The hood has a great finish
After color sanding and buffing of course! I was able to sand out the specs of dust and tone down the fisheyes by starting with 1200 grit paper then 1500, 2000, 2500, and finishing it off with 3000 grit.
18-Aug-2014
Happy with the hood
After color sanding and buffing the hood the specks of junk are gone and the hood has a great shine to it.
18-Aug-2014
Nice shine after buff
The shine of the hood is really nice, almost too nice for a jeep that is going to get all scratched up!
24-Aug-2014
Front fenders complete
I was able to shoot the front fenders and get them both done.
Both fenders turned out really good and I'm super happy with the final look.
I really cut the heck out of the fenders and was unsure about how they would look. Now with paint on them, they look great
24-Aug-2014
Front fender paint laid down better
The weather was not quite as hot as when I shot the hood, grille, and doors. The paint and the clear coat flowed better and laid down nicely.
31-Aug-2014
Body paint finally done
After almost two and a half years I finally have nice fresh paint on the tube and body.
31-Aug-2014
Panels look pretty straight
Now that nice shiny paint is on the body I'm able to check out all of the bodywork that I did on the panels. Everything looks pretty straight.
31-Aug-2014
I love the Butterscotch Gold paint
I'm really happy that I decided to go with the original factory color instead of one of the many other colors I came up with. The color really makes the Jeep pop especially in the sunlight.
02-Sep-2014
Doors color sanded and bufffed
The paint actually came out better than I intended it to! Way better than needed for a deep that will be used off-road and getting all scratched up.