DrMoab
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Hey guys...I have a couple of questions...I am in the middle of a project to paint my XJ. Right now I have it almost totaly striped down to bare metal. I have been told by several people that I did not need to do this but there were a couple of reasons I did...First of all I am using several diferent doors off three diferent colors of XJs. Second this heep has been painted over the stock paint by I am guessing Macco or someone like that....The paint was horable and it has tons of chips clear down to the metal.
Here are my biggest questions.
1: should I seal this jeep with sealer first since its down to metal then do the body work? I am( not looking for the prettiest jeep out there...I use it hard and I know it will get beat up again so it doesn't need to be perfect.) Or should I skim coat it with bondo and then seal it? Or do I even need to seal it, should I just get a quality primer.
2: For a jeep that gets used hard and will get scratched up,what is the best paint to use? I have been told a single stage Urythane would work best but I have heard this paint orange peels real bad.
Any help would be apriciated...Also if anyone knows any good websites that deal with teaching you how to do so so body work would help too.
Thanks :wow:
Here are my biggest questions.
1: should I seal this jeep with sealer first since its down to metal then do the body work? I am( not looking for the prettiest jeep out there...I use it hard and I know it will get beat up again so it doesn't need to be perfect.) Or should I skim coat it with bondo and then seal it? Or do I even need to seal it, should I just get a quality primer.
2: For a jeep that gets used hard and will get scratched up,what is the best paint to use? I have been told a single stage Urythane would work best but I have heard this paint orange peels real bad.
Any help would be apriciated...Also if anyone knows any good websites that deal with teaching you how to do so so body work would help too.
Thanks :wow: