Biglead
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bay Area, California
I own an 89 XJ and the gold paint has seen better days. There are no rust spots but when I cut in some hood vents the tape I used to “protect” the paint ended up pulling half the clear coat off. Now it looks like it has the mange. There was also some poor quality body work done by the previous owner and the color is slightly different from the original. Any way, I was thinking of re-painting the whole Jeep but it will only get ruined when I take it off road again. Now I am thinking of painting the whole body with one of the roll on bed liners “Herculiner to be specific because it seems a bit smoother in texture”. My reasoning is if I use a bed liner I won’t have to be so picky about the few dents and scratches before I cover it and the coating would hold up better against brush marks and gravel dings. Before I try this, has anyone else done it? I saw the threads where people rhino lined their bumpers but I haven’t seen any heh “paint jobs” using the stuff. Using a roller in my garage is much more appealing to me than stripping everything and hauling it off to a paint shop.