Looks really damn good. I've been sorta following this build as it progressed and all I can say is wow. I had low hopes for it at first but you really pulled it off man great job.

 

i wanna do this

 

I'd think 16 would be enough, as long as it's thicker (lower number) than the gauge I used. I can't remember what exactly I used.

It is now, got done about 8pm Saturday. Still not all done though, got a lot of wet sanding to do on the hood and fenders where the clear coat decided to run (more so on the hood, gun wasn't set right on the first couple of passes) and also have to finish the underside of the hood (after my friend gets whatever surprise he's going to put under it) . BUT, it's on and presentable, have to look pretty close to see the runs. Hopefully next weekend we can get the bottom done and make the clear right.

Thanks.

Thanks.




Alright, I have quite a few pictures but haven't uploaded them yet, and with my slow internet, it'll take probably 30 min to an hour to upload them all; so I'll upload them tonight and post them tomorrow. It turned out a lot better then I expected... and besides a couple of hick-ups which caused some clear coat issues (that will be fixed either this week or next weekend) It looks great.

 

The sooner you can sand and buff the clearcoat the easier it will be. You want to do it while its still soft before it cures completely. The longer you wait, the harder it will get. Just my advice.

 

Yeah, we wet sanded and buffed it for about an hour after it got done baking so most of it's out, but can still be seen if you know where to look or in bright sunlight. It does bother me, but not enough to need it done right now... plus there is still the bottom that needs to be finish along with some miscellaneous spots on the fenders and hood that need a little touch up with green, so it'll need to be re cleared anyway and any runs can be fixed then.



At the shop Friday night, disassembled the header panel and moved it forward, took off the grill guard and the hood, started to fix the driver finder, and also started to tape it up... Also took the trail rated badge off.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714825963/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714643935/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714618735/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714597405/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714757973/
My own pictures of the hood primed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714520865/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714953624/
Put some of the drape over the Jeep.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714930134/
Sanding down the primer and getting the pin holes out of it and also sanded the spot on the fender.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714608073/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714589433/
Took the pin stripe off (front fenders) and the trail rated badge residue and scuffed up the front fenders for paint.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714562653/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714837154/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714812274/
Started to cover the motor and tape up more.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714490793/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714314575/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714285335/
The bottom of the hood all ruffed up, plus my stock hood in the background.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714719514/
The white and Moss Green Pearl sprayed on the hood where decals are going to go. (still have no idea what my friend is going to put on the bottom side of the hood, he didn't get it in time so he's doing it at a later date).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714397223/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714226275/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714363063/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714645274/
This is probably the BEST picture of the Moss Green Pearl that I could get, it was hard to get the camera to pick it up. (if you have a laptop, you can move the screen around to make it darker and see it better.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714629724/
Here's another, not as good one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714294023/

And that's where we stopped Friday night... or should I say Saturday morning. It was 1 A.M when we left.

Now and couple of hours after that... On Saturday at about noon, we started again. Jeep in the Paint booth getting ready for fender blending and hood paint.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714061595/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714091165/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714195503/
Doing final taping.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714473324/
Spots on the fender primed and sanded.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713985185/
Decals on the hood.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714410894/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713923235/
Spraying the green and blending the fenders. The green turned out fantastic, the only problems we has was with the clear.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713892965/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12714025933/
Pealing the stubborn decals off.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713825735/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713794915/
Now I didn't take any pictures of it, but the first time we cleared it, it was all spotty and trashy (not really sure why)... So we had to sand the whole thing down (just the clear) to where it was snooth to re clear it. Thats where all the spots that have to be re greened came from, sanded a little too deep and got the green. Second time we cleared it went a lot better, other then the gun pressure being too low on the first couple of passes and caused some runs that have to be fixed with the green whenever my friend gets the thing he is putting on the bottom.

Got the hood back on after wet sanding and buffing for about an hour to get the runs to where they were less noticeable.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713930473/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713904693/
On the Jeep.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713711105/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713683125/
From the inside. The mesh painted white looks great and when the sun hit's it while driving, the pearl really shines.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713632185/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713705943/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713678293/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713490635/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12713473445/
I still have more to do in the coming weeks to get the runs out, do whatever is going on the bottom, and get the green filled back in on some spots... so expect more pictures over the coming weeks and also some sun pictures.

 

Looks awesome. I really admire the attention to detail during the painting and your patience to get this done. You rigs looks great too!!

 

Looks really good man! Good job! Thanks for the pictures!

 

dude looks bad@$$!

 

Fantastic job. It looks much better painted and installed, I had concerns of the height on the cowl, but you know, it doesn't look half bad done and installed. Definitely gives your rig a badazz stance....again, great job.

 

looks real sweet!!!

 

the Cowl turned out awesome, I like it.

 

Thanks, no problem.

Thanks!

Here are some pictures out in the sunlight.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12785631575/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12785614805/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12785428955/
I like how it ended up being about as wide as the brush guard... I didn't plan that at all, but it make a good body line.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12785387775/
The inscription at an angle you can kinda see the Moss Green Pearl and also straight on.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12785773204/http://www.flickr.com/photos/100936816@N02/12785431723/

 

Very nice sir

 

[QUOTE=dcp1992;2783934]I'd think 16 would be enough, as long as it's thicker (lower number) than the gauge I used. I can't remember what exactly I used.

Thanks for taking the time to get back with me.
The oem hood material thickness is about .022 thk. 16 gage is about .060 thk. so I will go with 16 gage should make it a lot easier to weld.
Again thanks

 

That is awesome! Makes your jeep really stand out