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Team140
Dec 13, 2005

Dunno why I haven't contributed yet!

Bought this Jeep last year and it pretty much looked like this:


I took all of that down back to a smooth finish with 180, 320, then 400 grit sandpaper, then laid down some primer:


I sanded the primer with 600 grit paper, then I used rattle can matched paint from https://www.automotivetouchup.com along with clear coat from the same and wound up with this:


Afterward I decided to wetsand and buff it out, but wound up wetsnading the clear right off :( Need to order a few cans to touch up and re-clear.

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Team140
Dec 13, 2005

Powershift posted:

That's pretty drat good out of a rattle can. Are those the wheels off a newer wrangler? are they polished aluminum or aluminum with a plastic cap like so many manufacturers are doing these days.

Thanks! If you look close at the hood, you can see my spray pattern fore/aft. Now I know to avoid that when I go to fix the wetsanded clearcoat fiasco.

Yeah, they're 70th Anniversary wheels. 18x7s. Luckily, it has a full set of 5 and not a stock tiny wheel on the back! They are true deal aluminum. I love 'em and think they look great on the TJ.

EDIT: Here's what it looks like now:

Team140 fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Apr 27, 2015

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