New concept paint ideas. What do you think?

[Hubbazoot]

So I want to blend in this front end I got (I had to replace it after a front-end collision) but I don't want to have to paint the whole jeep. I came up with three kind of concept designs. Other variants I was considering was keeping the white in line with the kicker panel for the entire length of the kicker panel, even when it went over the fenders. Any feedback/adjustment ideas greatly appreciated.

Back fender not painted completely
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype1.jpg

Back fender completely painted
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype2.jpg

[crazyjim]

First of all... your pictures are insanely huge. They only show half on my 22" monitor. So resize them.

Second... BOTH those designs are ugly IMO.

[Hubbazoot]

First of all... your pictures are insanely huge. They only show half on my 22" monitor. So resize them.

Second... BOTH those designs are ugly IMO.
Picture sizes adjusted.
Any other ideas for painting them?

[Hubbazoot]

One more...not too sure about this one.http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype3.jpg

[beatassXJ]

I'd just man up and paint it all. Either go to ur local stealership with your paint code and try to get some rattlecans/get duplicolor and paint the front silver, probably only take a day with prep. or paint the rest white...which i wouldnt do at all. those options all look ugly and booty-fabbed:moon: IMO. But, its your jeep, and it doesnt matter what i think.

[Hubbazoot]

Yeah these ideas were trying to make the best of a bad situation for a color scheme. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm thinking maybe either a digital camo pattern with a winter camouflage color scheme similar to this guy (Yeah I know it's a little tuner, but it's good inspiration):
http://a83.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/122/l_edeead304b033ec4f5f1870c2c8673e2.jpg

Anyone have some examples of rattlecan camo patterns or who could photoshop my jeep with a winter urban camo pattern? Here's a base image of my current body paint: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototypebase.jpg

[Hubbazoot]

Here's what I'm thinking of doing right now.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/1creekbear/Jeep%20Restoration/DC27.jpg

[DanMan2k06]

Hahaha reminds me of LEGO's

[stewie]

hub- um, eeewwwwwwwww. why not just paint the white parts silver? even if its a rattle can or macco job

[YELLAHEEP]

Spend a weekend doing trim removal and surface prep yourself and then go get the $300 Maaco paint job. Paint it silver again and you'll be much happier than some goofy camo job that seemed like a good idea at the time...... until the girls started pointing and laughing......

Maaco shoots a cheap but decent paint job. The quality of the results can be improved with a bit of your own effort. Most issues with their paint jobs are the adhesion in the corners and lower parts of the body where their prep guys are too lazy to spend the time and attention.

You just CANNOT expect the best paint job and only pay $300. Unless there's huge runs, massive overspray or thin spots, you really shouldn't complain..... it'll be one color - and look fairly good for the investment.

After all......it's a Jeep...... you're gonna scratch it anyway. :thumbup:

The Maaco in Denver at 2424 E. Colfax has treated me very well on a couple projects.

The Maaco in Littleton off Blakeland and Santa Fe has a prick for a general manager and I'll never do business with them again.

[Hubbazoot]

Spend a weekend doing trim removal and surface prep yourself and then go get the $300 Maaco paint job. Paint it silver again and you'll be much happier than some goofy camo job that seemed like a good idea at the time...... until the girls started pointing and laughing......

Maaco shoots a cheap but decent paint job. The quality of the results can be improved with a bit of your own effort. Most issues with their paint jobs are the adhesion in the corners and lower parts of the body where their prep guys are too lazy to spend the time and attention.

You just CANNOT expect the best paint job and only pay $300. Unless there's huge runs, massive overspray or thin spots, you really shouldn't complain..... it'll be one color - and look fairly good for the investment.

After all......it's a Jeep...... you're gonna scratch it anyway. :thumbup:

The Maaco in Denver at 2424 E. Colfax has treated me very well on a couple projects.

The Maaco in Littleton off Blakeland and Santa Fe has a prick for a general manager and I'll never do business with them again.
Thanks for the advice troy. I may just rattlecan the thing myself and do the entire thing just a matte silver. I'm either thinking this right now, or else maybe do a shades of black digi camo design. The goal is to make the project cost as little as possible.

[YELLAHEEP]

Here's an example of the scallops treatment. You're already white up front, just carry the scallops into the front doors, or make 'em long and continue down the body. Do just a couple, or several scallops.

http://image.automotive.com/f/images/9861202+pheader/0708_mopp_01_z_+dodge_charger+modified.jpg

[Hubbazoot]

Here's an example of the scallops treatment. You're already white up front, just carry the scallops into the front doors, or make 'em long and continue down the body. Do just a couple, or several scallops.

I'll test it out, I'm working on my dark digital camo mock-up right now. It's actually coming out semi-decent. I'll look at the scallops after I finish.

The question is...what's going to match that pink diffo cover? ;)

[Hubbazoot]

Still working on the digital camo idea (I LURV MS PAINT!!) and the more I'm doing the more I like it. I'm going with a fairly dark scheme of black and some dark greys. It's coming out pretty well but just very labor-intensive (which means I can only imagine how friggin long it's going to take to paint it if I actually do it.) As for the scallops idea, here's a pretty rough mock-up that came up:
http://www.cherokeeforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2970&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1242156433
I'm thinking maybe not doing the A frame up above the window if I do that.

[Hubbazoot]

Here's what I have of the digital camo pattern. I'm starting to get lazy with it, but it's at least enough to get the gist of what I'm going for. The end result I was thinking of it being "shades" of black.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype4.jpg

Scallops:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype5.jpg

....and one more. For this one, I'm thinking probably coming down at a straight line (in line with the edge of the fender) until I come in line with the top of the paint on the back fender.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype7.jpg

Just did this, tried blending with a similar fender design in front as in back, but still painting the back lower fender and kicker panel.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype8.jpg



The only conclusion I can possibly draw from this "experiment" is that white/silver don't mix well. I'm thinking I should (*squirms*) just put some time into painting the whole thing matte silver...

[TiRod]

It doesn't have to be rattle can. Whatever you do, paint prep - detrimming, sanding, spot glaze, all has to happen anyway.

Buutttt, you might consider Rustoleum on a roller. It will get you good results sanding between coats, doesn't need primer, and you get to tape off lightly because there is zero over spray.

Whatever you choose, white and silver is a tough combo to work with.

[calvin4186]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/korinthan/Jeep/paintprototype7.jpg



I kinda like this one

[DanMan2k06]

To be honest, I think the white and silver, in every mock up, look like like garbage. I think they are complete contrasts and don't complement each other at all. If it were black and silver or maybe blue, it might fly, but I think the white is just going to hinder everything in the end.

[Hubbazoot]

To be honest, I think the white and silver, in every mock up, look like like garbage. I think they are complete contrasts and don't complement each other at all. If it were black and silver or maybe blue, it might fly, but I think the white is just going to hinder everything in the end.
I have some more ideas for this yet... and I'm starting to explore other color variants. It's looking more and more like I'll just leave it alone and just let this thing evolve into a very nice toy (which it basically is) and leave it at that.

[XJEEPER]

Please stop with the white and silver......it's making me :puke:

[Hubbazoot]

Please stop with the white and silver......it's making me :puke:
Me too. I'm leaning towards doing a cheap silver-all-over paint job one of these days...

Maybe I should get each part different colors... and then it'll be Hubba and the amazing technicolor dreamjeep :gee:

[DanMan2k06]

:woohoo::peace::party:party1::jester::spin3:
Dunno why, but it seems pretty big in the VW world.

http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/25746/wm/pd2000726.jpg
http://www.volksforum.com/albums/files/7/pics-max-62-174113-golf-multicolor_original.jpg

[DanMan2k06]

Oh and if you're looking for dirt cheap decent paint check out tcpglobal.com

[Hubbazoot]

Oh and if you're looking for dirt cheap decent paint check out tcpglobal.com
Unless I can get someone with some painting tools and such to help me, it'll be a rattlecan job.

[TheAlmightySam]

There's nothing that's going to make white and silver look good together. No offense intended, but there's not a thing you can do with that white that's not going to make it look hack.

Just paint the white silver. If you've got a Wesco Autobody Supply (or similar) in town, they can take your paint code and make spray cans of your color. I've used their paint to repair damage on rally cars before, and it worked really well.

[DanMan2k06]

If you have an air compressor, get the harbor freight HVLP (devilbiss replica) gun. It's like $30, and you won't believe how much better of a finish you will get with an actual spray gun. Even for the first time if you use the same techniques you do with a spray can, it will look twice as good. Mess around a little more, and you'll find yourself never wanting to touch a spray can again. Oh, and paint from a can (quart/pint/gallon, whatever) has WAY more solids than any spray can ever will, so you will get a harder and more durable finish.

[Hubbazoot]

If you have an air compressor, get the harbor freight HVLP (devilbiss replica) gun. It's like $30, and you won't believe how much better of a finish you will get with an actual spray gun. Even for the first time if you use the same techniques you do with a spray can, it will look twice as good. Mess around a little more, and you'll find yourself never wanting to touch a spray can again. Oh, and paint from a can (quart/pint/gallon, whatever) has WAY more solids than any spray can ever will, so you will get a harder and more durable finish.
Unfortunately, I possess NO air tools of any kind :brickwall:

I may start another thread if I ever intend on painting this thing (still on the fence about it.)

[IslanderOffRoad]

Paint can be blended into the exisiting paint without repainting the whole vehicle... body shops do it all the time.

On an old XJ I'd just rock the Maaco 300 dollar job though.

[SleeperXJ]

Or paint the front fenders rattle can semi gloss black, that would match your black trim and you wouldn't care much about scatching it. Just my $0.02.

[BigMike80]

How about painting the entire jeep in flat or semi gloss black. DuPont has a paint called "hot rod black" or you could use John Deere Blitz Black. A lot of hot rodders use it with success. Here's a thread about it on a different forum: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/john-deere-blitz-black-31993-2.html

I would definitely suggest shooting it with a paint gun and not rattle canning it. I know some people will say its just a Jeep but I personally like the way my Jeep looks and would want to try to avoid getting the striped look that will be hard to avoid if you rattle can it.

And the most important thing is PREP! Take your time and do the prep work right the first time...you will be glad you did.

[SleeperXJ]

I've got a 93 ford ranger I'm painting that color...
There was a thread where someone did their hood semi gloss black, it looked good.
Rest of the jeep was original metalic red.

[BigMike80]

I've got a 93 ford ranger I'm painting that color...
There was a thread where someone did their hood semi gloss black, it looked good.
Rest of the jeep was original metalic red.
That jeep had a vinyl sticker on the hood. It does look good! Im going to do the same pattern on the hood of my Jeep but will be painting it. Probably with John Deere Blitz Black.

[bfred]

Try dividing the two colors on an angle. Go from the front corner of the rocker to the back upper corner of the rear door. Put a stripe of a contrasting color in between them (Maybe red or blue ?). Should kinda give it a pre-runner look. Maybe even a logo or word in vinyl following the red stripe that could even cross over the windows...

[Shred Bro Gnar Rad]

lol leave it as it is. its a jeep. not a show car. ur making it look stupid as hell with the gay paint schemes.

[Hubbazoot]

lol leave it as it is. its a jeep. not a show car. ur making it look stupid as hell with the gay paint schemes.
x2. I used the money to buy a 3.5" RC lift. Am planning on leveling out the back, too. I'm going to keep the lines straight (the ding I have on the passenger doors is dangerously close to some of the moving parts, I don't trust them taking a hit again) and just leave it at that. I'll keep all the sweet stuff for inside, too. Sure makes the thing theft-proof.

I left a bunch of my electronic toys inside the thing when I went to the movies and left my door unlocked. Bad habits coming back lol.

[cordon00]

i just spray canned myne its a trail rig so its going to get dented so just spray paint it

[Stout96XJ]

I just replaced my front fenders. they were a different color so heres what I came up with. I'm probably going to just end up painting the whole thing black.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee268/stoutamach1995yj/DSCN2278.jpg

[joshthib@comcast.n]

Gotta say that this looks 100% better than the other paint ideas

[VAhasnoWAVES]

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/1811/4361/29527180030_large.jpg

do this

[XTurboJ]

X10

[XJRN]

I just replaced my front fenders. they were a different color so heres what I came up with. I'm probably going to just end up painting the whole thing black.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee268/stoutamach1995yj/DSCN2278.jpg

That looks great!

[dick.breakey]

ive seen that stupid vw. i wanted to vomit on it.


and i second the jurassic park theme and that black and white one did look really good too.

[austinaubinoe]

Jurassic park is the only reason I would ever desire a YJ.

[slimpartywagon]

I like the black and white one the best... I have been debating a two tone scheme for mine and had yet to see a decent way to do it..... I think you found the secret.