Auto Body/Paint on a budget?

[majormadmax]

No sir. I googled that one.

Good, so you won't be insulted when I call it a Mall Crawler!

Honestly, it's rigs like that which drive many of us in the Jeep world nuts. Take a close look at it, there's not a speck of dirt on it or any indication that it has ever been offroad. Some people will build them just to show them off, but a Jeep needs to be taken places where it'll get scratched, muddy and generally abused! It's what they were designed for, not pristine show dogs like that one!

Cheers! M2

 

[Revco]

If it's just a trail/hunting Jeep that will get scratched, banged up, and dented...just rattle can it.

If it's a weekender Jeep that you want to look decent without spending a fortune...go to Maaco, or buy the supplies and do it yourself. Pre-paint prep is key here if you want your money's worth. I've seen Maaco paint jobs that would blow you away...as well as some that look like it was painted with a mop.

The bedliner material is great. It's cheap, and easy to do, but the body must be rust free underneath and must have primer and paint under the liner, otherwise it'll continue to rust beneath the liner and at a faster rate than without the liner.

 

[Rangerscott]

Good, so you won't be insulted when I call it a Mall Crawler!

Honestly, it's rigs like that which drive many of us in the Jeep world nuts. Take a close look at it, there's not a speck of dirt on it or any indication that it has ever been offroad. Some people will build them just to show them off, but a Jeep needs to be taken places where it'll get scratched, muddy and generally abused! It's what they were designed for, not pristine show dogs like that one!

Cheers! M2

Sure, but not everyone wants their daily driver to look like a jalopy. My vehicle is banged up from offroading and from people running into, but I'm tired of it looking like that. It's time to get rid of the dents and rust for me.

 

[TXARGUY]

If it's just a trail/hunting Jeep that will get scratched, banged up, and dented...just rattle can it.

If it's a weekender Jeep that you want to look decent without spending a fortune...go to Maaco, or buy the supplies and do it yourself. Pre-paint prep is key here if you want your money's worth. I've seen Maaco paint jobs that would blow you away...as well as some that look like it was painted with a mop.

The bedliner material is great. It's cheap, and easy to do, but the body must be rust free underneath and must have primer and paint under the liner, otherwise it'll continue to rust beneath the liner and at a faster rate than without the liner.

True dat. You've gotta get rid of all of the problems first before you bed liner it or you're just asking for problems later on.

 

[Texan2]

gonna go bedliner route all over. cutting out some rusty metal and replacing it next week before the Line-X goes on.

 

[winchster]

Raptor is good stuff. Might check it out.

 

[grasshopperglock]

gonna go bedliner route all over. cutting out some rusty metal and replacing it next week before the Line-X goes on.

I ran across a Chevy C5 Blazer that had been sprayed from head to toe with bedliner. They sprayed it kinda thick. I assume about 1/8", maybe more. It looked really good. They masked things off so it looked like a semi flat black paint job from far off.

The only issue I could see, if an issue at all, is that bedliner fades. It doesn't stay that sharp black. Then again, once it fades(after years), just rattle can some camo on top of it.

Edit: I found this..this looks good

This too:

 

[zembonez]

LineX seems like a good choice for an offroader. No worrying about scratches!

 

[Texan2]

LineX seems like a good choice for an offroader. No worrying about scratches!

Plus it hides a multitude of blemishes.


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