[rustywrangler]

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by JeepMan1975

Wow, Boxman! I just finished reading this entire thread and I'm wow'ed by your project. Congrats, very nice job!!!!

I really like the blue color your Jeep has. Do you have the paint code or do we just have to eyeball the color?

Also, how do you like the liner that you sprayed under and over the body? Which liner did you use?

Keep up the good work!

thx...the colour is brilliant blue pearl coat...
i used herculiner on the bottom and inside and used a roller...

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by rustywrangler

HAHAHA u know how i feel eh???

[Alacran]

Congradulations Boxman! Just finished reading all 56 pages and I'm really impressed. Your perseverance really paid off. Kudos to your wife too! Not many women would put up with the length of time of your project. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

[trailsnail]

U Da Man. I just read it as well and now consider myself fortunate that I was able to get rid of the surface rust on my floor with a wire brush on my grinder.

[ginsy]

just a quick question, what kind of por-15 did you use? im a little confused as to what to get, im in the middle of mine. and my frame is about to be sandblasted.

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by ginsy

just a quick question, what kind of por-15 did you use? im a little confused as to what to get, im in the middle of mine. and my frame is about to be sandblasted.

I used gloss black on the frame and chassis cote over that because it has that UV protected stuff in it....por-15 will fade in the light.

I used the silver inside because it has metal pieces in it that is good for pitted metal.

hope that helps....

If i had my time back, i think i would use silver on the frame , then top cote it with "chassis cote" or "black cote".

[theboxman71]

She's getting pretty smooth now...

[theboxman71]

just a little more sanding to do...

[theboxman71]

got the durabak.....the dummies sent me the wrong blue!!!...I ordered dark blue, i got light blue almost white....dammit...

anyone know if u can paint over bedliner with rustolium type paint???

[JeepMan1975]

Boxman, I found a company that makes replacement auto paint. After browsing through for Jeep, it seems the blue made for the YJ was called Canyon Blue.

Brilliant blue was the color for the 1977 CJ. It's possible it was also used and is the color of your Jeep. I went to two different paint stores and tried hard to find that exact color (I want to paint mine the same color). There were some tough choices, but it was very difficult to find the EXACT same color.

Anyhow, here's the link to the first place I mentioned above, in case you want to match your paint as close to factory original as possible:

http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/

[theboxman71]

cool...thx for the info...it was called brilliant blue pearl coat in Canada...i have the original brochure from the dealership...

[theboxman71]

Well, i decided not to use the durabak...right now....cause it's the wrong colour...

If anyone knows about that orange charger the this guy painted with a roller....well I am attempting that...after one coat..it looks like this....
Basically, i have to wetsand then recoat a couple of times, then use a polishing compound and then a coat of wax...lets hope it turns out well...
I am not going for a new corvette paint job anyhow....it is just a HEEP afterall...

[mp3coupe]

Did you block the entire jeep? I see several dings and dents. It might be just the way the pictures came out. If not take your time and make it look nice. Its all in the prep work. The more time you spend getting the body to look straight the paint will look that much better. Also that's only the first coat? You seem to be getting a lot of coverage. Try thinning the paint some more. The first coat shouldn't even appear of the color your trying to roll on. If you lay it on thin it will harden much faster and wont scratch off with your finger nail in a month.

[theboxman71]

thx for the advice.....after i wetsand i will put the next coat on thinner....
yeah...its not as smooth as I would like...i already have some aluminum diamond plate to go on the sides so I am not tooo concerned...