1tonMJ Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Welp, I have an 88 MJ that I picked up for $700. Got it mainly to run scrap metal, until I got enough money to start mods. That time has come. First thing first, though. Paint. Today I started sanding the hood of the Comanche. I didn't use anything special, just a drywall sanding block. It took off the clear coat, and started in on the paint. I am not going to take it down to the bare metal though, just evening it all out. I am going to head to the store today to grab some paint and other supplies, then I am going to tape off the hood and do that 1st. I will see how it looks, whether I need to try a different color or not, and then proceed. There will be pics soon. I have an air powered sanding disk, I am considering using this on the large flat areas, but I will hand sand the corners. I also have a ladder rack on the back, I will be taking this off soon, and checking for rust on the bed rails. If there is, I will cut off the standing pipe and bolt the angle iron back on to the bed. It is there now, so I don't seeing it hurting, just helping if in fact the rails are shot. But I don't think they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancheKid86 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 welcome to CC :yes: let me be the first to start this one off for you :thumbsup: :needpics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Got the hood sanded up, and took off the ladder rack. There was only a minor amount of rust around the bolt holes (4 of them), and after sanding the rails down, it should be gone. Question:Should I hit up the rust spots with some primer before I paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 In stead of using primer, I just sanded each rust spot down down to the metal, and made sure each spot was smooth. The hood only had scratches, but a couple were deep. The tailgate had more, but each sanded down smooth. I used blue painters tape and taped off the J E E P on the tail gate the best I could. I followed the metal insted of the stickers. When the tailgate is done, I will tape off around the letters, the 4.0 badge and the tailgate handle and paint them black. Tight now there is 2 coats on the hood, and one on one side of the tailgate. What I am using: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 All taped up and ready to sand and paint tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancheKid86 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 if you push up on the vents, then pull forward, they will come off :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 if you push up on the vents,then pull forward, they will come off :thumbsup: Not if you have filled that vent with silicone :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 The tailgate: Paint on the cab: With the paper off: No one will ever notice this guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 The badges: The rest: The grill: The headlight buckets: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Paints done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Got the new muffler in the mail today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88msftcomanche Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 nice paint job man looks good I'm partial to OD green also ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancheKid86 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 if you know how to do metal bumping, that bedside dent should pop right out if bump'ed properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 if you know how to do metal bumping,that bedside dent should pop right out if bump'ed properly Please elaborate. I think the dent gives my truck character, but getting it out would be nice too. :yes: Put on my CC decal last night. I think it looks pretty good. It is in the top right corner of the windshield. Well I am changing out almost all the fuses today. They were all MUSH except for 2. Most all of them broke when I pulled them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Is the clutch master leakin break fluid on the fuse box?? Thats not good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonMJ Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yes, it is. I pulled all the fuses and cleaned it up the best I could, it looks a lot better than before. Brand new fuses, and I may have even gained my radio, clock, and cigar lighter back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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