Painting your old jeep

[Ratman]

A few months ago on this site a poll was taken about having an old jeep either painted in a shop or rattle canned. The majority of the votes went for the rattle can. I am sure this decision was based primarily on the cost of spray painting it yourself, verses the cost of having it done in a shop.

Well a post came in from Keith Haw about an article he saw on Moparts.com about a $50 dollar paint job. This caught my attention as my jeep was desperately in need of a paint job, but I did not want to spend a ton of money on paint for an old jeep. After reading the entire article I decided to give it a try. Let me tell you...THIS WORKS.

Here is a shot of my jeep before painting it.

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/Ratman88/?action=view&current=Jeep2.jpg



Here are some shots after I painted it

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/Ratman88/?action=view&current=JeepPainted4.jpg

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/Ratman88/?action=view&current=JeepPainted2.jpg


It cost me only $10 in paint and $25 in sandpaper, and other items needed to paint it. The Results for $35 were amazing. It was so easy to do too. If you have an old jeep that needs painting, I highly suggest this!!

Thanks Keith for bring this article to my attention. My Jeep looks great.

[Papa Mo]

It looks Good!!:)

[lancetkenyon]

Best $35 paint job I ever saw. You got a link for the directions?

[SavageSun4x4]

Best $35 paint job I ever saw. You got a link for the directions?
X2

Pic were nice but how about a link to this article....I just painted my M101 trailer and I used $65 just in rattle-can primer and paint...tell us more ;)

[Steve]

X3 I am interested in how this was achieved. Thanks :D

[Ratman]

Here is the link to the article. It is about 60 pages long or so.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

[Ratman]

Here is the article that Keith posted that I orginally saw.

I don't know if it fits your needs but here is a interesting idea about doing it with a roller. I copied it from the Mopar forum.

"here's how i painted my car for about $50, it's actually very easy and the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange (or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect....no need to prime the car since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" professional FOAM rollers, it's tiny and has one end rounded off, and the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about this is that there's no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it does'nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and paint, there's no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u thin the paint with mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don't get the paint shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you'll have bubbles in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it's not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don't stop once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand with about 1000 grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car with this, and i'm telling u, depending on the amount of time and paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for $50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect...) it really looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i've sprayed several cars in my garage with really good professional results, just it stinks, it's a real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The tremclad is awesome paint, the "real orange" is an amazing hemi orange, and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are the results:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../Picture10.jpg
the car before:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/IM000475.jpg
another after pic:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC00164.jpg
here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC00194.jpg
here is the car before (71 beetle):
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/Picture1.jpg

here's a few pics of the charger done:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC02764.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...n/DSC02769.jpg

well that's my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol
i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!!
So if you have TIME, then i'd say go for it, the worst that could happen is that it does'nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and expriement with lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don't know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have really nice paint and crappy bumpers, door handles it just sticks out more."

[Keith Haw]

I'm glad it worked. That's the way I'm going to do my flatty, if I ever get to where I can work on it again.
Keith

[Ratman]

Keith,

You will NOT be disappointed. Iwas throughly impressed with the results, and it was easy to do. I am not painter by any means, but you would not know that by looking at my jeep, and the Price was RIGHT!!

[jeffzap]

I was the guy who posted the poll, and in the responses to the poll someone pointed out that mopar forum thread about the roller paint job. Those looking for more concise info can find it on the site http://rollyourcar.com. The guy who created that site consolidated all the best instructions and tips from the various threads.

It worked out well for me too, as you can see:

http://zapotoczny.com/images/paint/103.jpg

Jeff

[SHNIPE]

SWEET! Now i just gotta find OD Green

[dbozman]

I've used Aervoe milspec OD paint on a couple older rigs. One I sprayed for real and one I rattlecanned. Space Age in Mesa carries it. I'm going to try this method when my CJ is ready for paint.
d

[idontknow]

krylon or rustolieum has all the camo colors in rattle cans.

[amber.hodge]

A few months ago on this site a poll was taken about having an old jeep either painted in a shop or rattle canned. The majority of the votes went for the rattle can. I am sure this decision was based primarily on the cost of spray painting it yourself, verses the cost of having it done in a shop.

Well a post came in from Keith Haw about an article he saw on Moparts.com about a $50 dollar paint job. This caught my attention as my jeep was desperately in need of a paint job, but I did not want to spend a ton of money on paint for an old jeep. After reading the entire article I decided to give it a try. Let me tell you...THIS WORKS.

Here is a shot of my jeep before painting it.

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/Ratman88/?action=view&current=Jeep2.jpg



Here are some shots after I painted it

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/Ratman88/?action=view&current=JeepPainted4.jpg

http://s182.photobucket.com/albums/x246/Ratman88/?action=view&current=JeepPainted2.jpg


It cost me only $10 in paint and $25 in sandpaper, and other items needed to paint it. The Results for $35 were amazing. It was so easy to do too. If you have an old jeep that needs painting, I highly suggest this!!

Thanks Keith for bring this article to my attention. My Jeep looks great.

Are you good at Rinoliner (sp)? I have been trying to talk Ben into doing that on the floor in the jeep for a while....did it on the bed of a chevy truck in 99 and although it came out good, I would prefer not to mess with that stuff again if possible.

[Pac8541]

That camo rattle can stuff works pretty good...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p0e3ee4279d914bbfa93767a26f4597de/e990afa6.jpg

[Ratman]

Amber,

Never tried the Rinoliner yet, but that might be the next thing I do to the jeep.

[Ratman]

You have to use the Rustoleum product to make this work. You can not roll on other types of paint.

[dbozman]

Hmmm. Maybe so, haven't read the thread fully and am not a painter. I'd wager, though, that it would work with pretty much any enamel paint. Anyone with more knowledge clarify?