The Cherokee is PAINTED!!!

[Chrome]

Finally after close to 2 years I have paint on the Cherokee! We started spraying at 10:00 this morning and by 7:30 tonight it's layered with one gallon of GM Black, a half gallon of Toyota Blue, and 2 gallons of clear. This puppy is ready for some serious polishing! WOO-HOO!


http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/Chromeanator/104_2407.jpg


Close up of stripe.

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr177/Chromeanator/104_2408.jpg

[Gambler68]

omfg. that's the balls! :eek: :thumbsup:

[thechier86]

beautiful. too bad you gotta keep it off the trails to keep from uglyin up that nice spray job.:banghead:

[jeepsohigh]

NICE!!!:fsj:

[mmcswain]

Looks great!!!

[Ristow]

good work.

[krek]

awesome! :thumbsup:

[Chumley360]

Awesome! I love the color combo.

[brubakes]

Looks great!

[Crossbones]

WOW, That Looks Sweet!!

[bigun]

I see the prayer worked!!!

[jeepskater433]

Looks good man:thumbsup: , awesome paint scheme

[fulsizjeep]

Effin Bueno Scott! :thumbsup: I likes the barb wire. :fsj:

[loganvilledude]

Absolutely beautiful!

Happy Trails Too You!:fsj:

[NVJEEPER]

:thumbsup: WOW:thumbsup:

[silvercert]

Looks amazing. Im painting mine next month. Does it really take two gallons of clear or is that just to get that beautiful shine.

[trellis8]

Are Jeeps supposed to shine like that? LOL Looks awesome, dude. Love the color!

[jaw knee]

nice color combo.. the barbwire is a sweet touch.

[2003 mcs]

Nice:thumbsup:

[Carleysjeep]

Looks great!! :thumbsup:

[jaber]

VERY NICE!!!:thumbsup:

[Snowbird_Hunter]

Looking as good as tits on a ritz!

(and thems is my favorite crackers)

[SnowShoe]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :cool: :cool:

[Knuck]

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[vintagetrks]

Nice Very Nice:thumbsup: Drooling all over my keyboard:D

[Chrome]

Looks amazing. Im painting mine next month. Does it really take two gallons of clear or is that just to get that beautiful shine.

Thanks for all the comments! It all depends on what you are wanting as for a finished job. If you are satisfied with the orange peel look that paint has after it's sprayed then you do use less materials. My daughter picked out the colors and the stripe so I knew I would have to go heavy on the clear to cover the stripe completely plus once the watersanding and buffing is completed I want to see Flys slide off the hood when they try to land on it. :D

[suzq044]

niceness.. and how very Mopar of you :D
http://www.dealerexclusives.com/IMAGES/MOPAR/mopar.text.gif

[scantar]

VERY nice, Scott! :thumbsup:

[twisted frame]

Awesome job. Cool colors. At what point did you apply the stripe?

[Chrome]

niceness.. and how very Mopar of you :D
http://www.dealerexclusives.com/IMAGES/MOPAR/mopar.text.gif

:eek: :eek: :eek: HEY!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: My daughter will flip when she sees that. lol

[ThisGuyUKnow]

looks really good chrome you want to do my waggie next? haha

[Chrome]

Awesome job. Cool colors. At what point did you apply the stripe?

Sprayed entire truck with black then after 1 hour taped it up and sprayed blue. After another hour passes we removed all tape and applied pinstripe. It worked great on the straight lines but at the front of the hood and on the rear it tried to raise in a few places along the curves. It took about 3 light sprays of clearcoat along the stripe to convince it to stay down or else.

[Chrome]

looks really good chrome you want to do my waggie next? haha

Gimme a little time for my hair to go back to it's naturally color. I stopped at a local store to grab a Diet Coke and ran into a group of Gothic kids that think I'm their leader now. :rolleyes: :banghead:

[ThisGuyUKnow]

Gimme a little time for my hair to go back to it's naturally color. I stopped at a local store to grab a Diet Coke and ran into a group of Gothic kids that think I'm their leader now. :rolleyes: :banghead:
Well i wont be back from Iraq until march at the earliest...think that will be enough time lol I am only half serious I have been toying with the idea of getting it painted but I have larger desire to finish the upgrades in the drivetrain I want.

[Dr Teeth]

That looks outstanding. The time that you put in really shows, it's going to be a sweet ride!

[grand_wag_85]

Badass:thumbsup:

[HOOT]

Very nice indeed.. :thumbsup:

[swampedge]

Nice, can't wait to see it in the sun and put back together.

[Charlie_B]

looks awesome! :thumbsup: Whole paint job in a day? WOW.

[Millerluck]

Congrats man!

Looks great.

I'm getting close on my Jeep.

Larry

[benztechnc]

awesome looking job. I hope mine looks half that good when I paint it.

[InfiniteWisdumb]

omfg. that's the balls! :eek: :thumbsup:

X1,000,000 Great work!

[Casey]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:


I love that blue! :cool:




beautiful. too bad you gotta keep it off the trails to keep from uglyin up that nice spray job.:banghead:

:lol: ...


:lol:

[mt pokitz]

awesome love the stripe, mmmm shiney:thumbsup:

[Sambo]

Effin Bueno Scott! :thumbsup: I likes the barb wire. :fsj:
thats a nice touch to a tough looking rig;)

[jpcoutts]

Looks great! Not to sure about the choice in pin stripes though!

[grandwag89]

Beautiful. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Danbert]

Holy Sheep with no wool. That looks great. Cant wait to see it with everything back on it. (gives me a good idea how it will look with all the light housings)
I really like that blue. That is one of the colors I have in mind for my wag.

[coop923]

Very nice! Makes me think my paint is a lifetime away!

[bushwood44]

Looks good Scott

[2ToneBluJ10]

Very Nice Job!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That things gonna really pop when you get it out in the sun.:thumbsup:
I'm extremely partial to blue...any scheme,any shade.:D

[Eugene 1]

:thumbsup: Love the Mopar LooK ! great work !:thumbsup:

[HD_JEEP]

:eek:...Wow freaking awesome...:eek:

This place has all the people to help inspire me to do better things with my GW.

Thanks for the inspiration on getting mine done...:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Keep the sunny side up and the greasy side down.

[janie]

Cuz, you do have an eye for beauty. Looks fantastic.

[baybilly]

nice work Scott, love the color combo :thumbsup: :thumbsup: now the fun starts, wet sanding, buffing, foam pad polishing and taking a week to get it cleaned back up ;)

[Chrome]

nice work Scott, love the color combo :thumbsup: :thumbsup: now the fun starts, wet sanding, buffing, foam pad polishing and taking a week to get it cleaned back up ;)

Found out today there is a new type of wet sand DA paper that takes all the elbow work out of wet sanding. Just back the air pressure down on the DA and go to work. They say you can wet sand a complete vehicle in half the time.

[newtojeeps]

Great stuff. Is this going to be the daughters vehicle?

[Mr Haney]

very, very slick! can't wait to see it all back together!

[fireman91186]

That's amazing simply amazing!

Great job can't wait to see the whole thing shine when your done with it.

[baybilly]

Found out today there is a new type of wet sand DA paper that takes all the elbow work out of wet sanding. Just back the air pressure down on the DA and go to work. They say you can wet sand a complete vehicle in half the time.


let me know how it works out and any info on it, my J is next and i'm all for cutting that job in half.

[yoslvr442]

that is awesome!!!

[Chrome]

Great stuff. Is this going to be the daughters vehicle?

Yep! She started kindergarden last week and had to tell all her friends today her Jeep is now painted. One asked if it was a Barbie Jeep and she said "Nope it's a full grown Jeep". :D

[cu4whln]

Yep! She started kindergarden last week and had to tell all her friends today her Jeep is now painted. One asked if it was a Barbie Jeep and she said "Nope it's a full grown Jeep". :D

I freakin' love your kids response !:thumbsup:

From the mouths of babes...:)

Note - with that new power sander setup.. be very, and I mean very careful around ridges / edges / corners.
A power sander/buffer can cut through several layers of paint in an instant of in-attention.

Of course, you probably already knew this, but wanted to make sure.:rolleyes: It's obvious somebody can paint !

Oh, yea ! Me likey very much !

[Chrome]

Note - with that new power sander setup.. be very, and I mean very careful around ridges / edges / conners.
A power sander/buffer can cut through several layers of paint in an instant of in-attention.

Thanks for the info! I've always water sanded by hand so this will be a learning experience. :thumbsup:

[newtojeeps]

I think I would find something else to practice on with that electric/air paint eater.:D

[2003 mcs]

I looked at pictures again, wow! I would have brought the black down farther to that 1st bodyline crease (because it would be easier). Now, I am even more impressed with your paint job-no short cuts there!:)

[rixcj]

You did a great job, and saved yourself a ton of money, not to mention the bragging rights!:dancingbanana:

Unless I missed it somewhere, could you tell us about what brand of paints you used, what type of gun, etc.

I'll be painting in a while, and like to hear what other successful people have used to get the job done. Thanks.

Rich

[AlsChopShop]

wow.....that looks so good i got a chubbie! :D

Al

[fulsizjeep]

Are we gonna get to see pix of this thing put together or what? :p

[2003 mcs]

Are we gonna get to see pix of this thing put together or what? :p

X2!

[JeepBountyHunter]

UPDATES?????

[Chrome]

Window tinting has been going 7 days a week since paint was sprayed. I've got one more law enforcement agency that has new cars that need tinting and if all goes well that will be finished by Wednesday afternoon. We did just a few spots with the buffer the week after it was painted and it turned out NICE! I'm keeping my fingers crossed I can have it slicked and ready to be put back together by a week from Friday.

[Allen78J20]

X2 on the new way to wetsand. I wore myself out when I wet sanded the truck, would love to know if there is an easier way.