BeardedBassGuy
07-13-2013, 06:35 PM
So, as previously stated, I am a new(ish) XJ owner.
I was finally able to get my XJ out to my buddy's shop last week to start the paint and body work. The process with him is slow, as he is one man operation, has 2 toddlers, and his wife works over night as a nurse. But he does incredible work. Also, he owed me a huge favor, and this paint job and lots of body work is costing me VERY little. Anyway, on to the pics!
A couple of before pics... LOTS of scratches, dings, dents...
http://i.imgur.com/dtIcvQd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qTniC1z.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hHcDqr9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EXZraHG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/P2e7FnO.jpg
new wheels and tires...
http://i.imgur.com/qDBtKbn.jpg
new hood and fender...
http://i.imgur.com/Wgtsw7j.jpg
I spent July 4th tearing her apart... (sorry for the super blurry photos here)
Gotta massage that door dent...
http://i.imgur.com/1v6qny8.jpg
Front clip all the way off...
http://i.imgur.com/oTqxtMW.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jaKo755.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VI56sQS.jpg
My friend who is doing the work...
http://i.imgur.com/t3YRyBz.jpg
I haven't seen it since the 4th... he has been doing all the sanding himself (he sent me an pseudo angry text about how he was having to hand sand it because of all the angles :bacondance: )
He told me to come take a look today... The main body is done, the paint was still drying on it when I was there. It is almost flawless! The front clip still needs paint, but he should be finished with that tomorrow...
http://i.imgur.com/v4JS9kg.jpg
The paint we used was something he had on his shelf. It's a literal "one off" paint... its a single stage (no clear coat) fleet line (super hard industrial) that has had several types of pearl added to it. It POPS.
this pic barely catches the shimmer from the pearl. I can't wait to get it out in the sun.
http://i.imgur.com/QZHwqO2.jpg
Anyway, this was supposed to be a "quick job" so I wouldn't hog all his time, but he has gone far and above what I expected. There are a very few tiny dents that popped out after spraying.. but when I say tiny, I mean TINY. Tere is one dent in the rear bumper but I'm leaving that.
We didn't do the door jams, but they are blue, so you won't be able to tell.
Anyway, when it's finished... Front grill, fender flares, bumpers, wheels, and the bottom where the stick on molding was will all be flat black. I'm sure the fender flares and bumpers will eventually come off, and the bottom of the doors is flat black so I can touch it up from rocks and such.
It should be done and put together this week, and I will update this one it is.
Thanks for looking! :bacondance:
I was finally able to get my XJ out to my buddy's shop last week to start the paint and body work. The process with him is slow, as he is one man operation, has 2 toddlers, and his wife works over night as a nurse. But he does incredible work. Also, he owed me a huge favor, and this paint job and lots of body work is costing me VERY little. Anyway, on to the pics!
A couple of before pics... LOTS of scratches, dings, dents...
http://i.imgur.com/dtIcvQd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qTniC1z.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hHcDqr9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EXZraHG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/P2e7FnO.jpg
new wheels and tires...
http://i.imgur.com/qDBtKbn.jpg
new hood and fender...
http://i.imgur.com/Wgtsw7j.jpg
I spent July 4th tearing her apart... (sorry for the super blurry photos here)
Gotta massage that door dent...
http://i.imgur.com/1v6qny8.jpg
Front clip all the way off...
http://i.imgur.com/oTqxtMW.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jaKo755.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VI56sQS.jpg
My friend who is doing the work...
http://i.imgur.com/t3YRyBz.jpg
I haven't seen it since the 4th... he has been doing all the sanding himself (he sent me an pseudo angry text about how he was having to hand sand it because of all the angles :bacondance: )
He told me to come take a look today... The main body is done, the paint was still drying on it when I was there. It is almost flawless! The front clip still needs paint, but he should be finished with that tomorrow...
http://i.imgur.com/v4JS9kg.jpg
The paint we used was something he had on his shelf. It's a literal "one off" paint... its a single stage (no clear coat) fleet line (super hard industrial) that has had several types of pearl added to it. It POPS.
this pic barely catches the shimmer from the pearl. I can't wait to get it out in the sun.
http://i.imgur.com/QZHwqO2.jpg
Anyway, this was supposed to be a "quick job" so I wouldn't hog all his time, but he has gone far and above what I expected. There are a very few tiny dents that popped out after spraying.. but when I say tiny, I mean TINY. Tere is one dent in the rear bumper but I'm leaving that.
We didn't do the door jams, but they are blue, so you won't be able to tell.
Anyway, when it's finished... Front grill, fender flares, bumpers, wheels, and the bottom where the stick on molding was will all be flat black. I'm sure the fender flares and bumpers will eventually come off, and the bottom of the doors is flat black so I can touch it up from rocks and such.
It should be done and put together this week, and I will update this one it is.
Thanks for looking! :bacondance: