Meet Red, my 81 Restomod Build

[Randyzzz]

My painter uses RM Diamont. He specializes in big dollar show car paint jobs, but he is willing to take on my project. He shot my VW bus and it came out beautifully! He estimates materials alone to be about $2500. I don’t know much about professional painting. As much as I want to protect the bed I just don’t know if I want to do liner...

 

[Belizeit]

Liner scares me also !

 

[jammer1]

Go to this site and search epoxy and bedliner. They a good, down to earth group of guys that take the time to explain what works or doesn't and why. It's very informative when trying to make decisions. https://www.autobody101.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=7bc92f96aef177a8354a5f667b1490cb

 

[barrys]

Red is the most expensive color from what I remember (30 years ago), and what I was told 2 years ago. I'm gonna be in for a shock when I go to the body supply shop when all this mess is over and they open again.

 

[Randyzzz]

I used Raptor Liner in my trail jeep, a 2007 JKU. I did spend time prepping it. I run rubber mats on top with no issues. If mud gets on it you have to brush out of texture.

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Looks good.

 

[Randyzzz]

Go to this site and search epoxy and bedliner. They a good, down to earth group of guys that take the time to explain what works or doesn't and why. It's very informative when trying to make decisions. https://www.autobody101.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=7bc92f96aef177a8354a5f667b1490cb

I’ll take a look and study up. I just want what is best for the Jeep.

 

[Randyzzz]

Red is the most expensive color from what I remember (30 years ago), and what I was told 2 years ago. I'm gonna be in for a shock when I go to the body supply shop when all this mess is over and they open again.

I’m pretty sure red is still the most expensive non-metallic color. He’s checking with his supplier tomorrow.

 

[sdsupilot]

I started painting my jeep before #2 arrived, then gave up after only painting the bed area of the tub. I read and debated liner vs paint like everyone does. I decided on epoxy primer and urethane paint for durability. If I had to do it over again, which I eventually will, I would use liner of some sort. If you intend to put anything other than air in the bed, it will scratch the paint. Use a bed liner, dirt or dust gets under it and scratches the paint. The first Jeep trip a couple months after I painted was the most depressing. All that was set in the back was a plastic cooler. After the trip the ridges of the tub were really scratched up. Now 3 years later the ridges are almost worn through the primer.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

After seeing how delicate anything but the highest quality paint job is, I am glad my interior is lined. I think the shop used raptor liner, but I can check. It doesn't look awful, I hardly notice it any more, but I think it'd look worse after just a few months if it were painted.

 

[Randyzzz]

I started painting my jeep before #2 arrived, then gave up after only painting the bed area of the tub. I read and debated liner vs paint like everyone does. I decided on epoxy primer and urethane paint for durability. If I had to do it over again, which I eventually will, I would use liner of some sort. If you intend to put anything other than air in the bed, it will scratch the paint. Use a bed liner, dirt or dust gets under it and scratches the paint. The first Jeep trip a couple months after I painted was the most depressing. All that was set in the back was a plastic cooler. After the trip the ridges of the tub were really scratched up. Now 3 years later the ridges are almost worn through the primer.

This is exactly what I am concerned with. I plan to use the Scrambler as a truck- camping, hauling, etc.

 

[Randyzzz]

After seeing how delicate anything but the highest quality paint job is, I am glad my interior is lined. I think the shop used raptor liner, but I can check. It doesn't look awful, I hardly notice it any more, but I think it'd look worse after just a few months if it were painted.

I have heard the Raptor product is excellent. I’m going to call around today and see who locally can do a tinted liner. I really like the liner that looks like a wrinkle finish. There are some that go on smooth and then it looks like they spatter coat for texture. I don’t care for that style.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

I have heard the Raptor product is excellent. I’m going to call around today and see who locally can do a tinted liner. I really like the liner that looks like a wrinkle finish. There are some that go on smooth and then it looks like they spatter coat for texture. I don’t care for that style.

Here's a profile shot of my wheel well. The entire underside is coated as well.

 

[Randyzzz]

Here's a profile shot of my wheel well. The entire underside is coated as well.

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Looks great!

 

[barrys]

Check amazon for pricing. Last February I bought a 4 liter kit with spray gun for $20. It was one of those let's drop the price for 8 hours kinda deal. It's $120 now, not sure if the price has dropped since then or not or will again.

 

[Randyzzz]

Little bit different subject. I’m guessing from my research that this is the correct antenna placement?

 

[don87401]

I used Raptor tintable on the CJ6 Project. If you like a smother finish you can spray it with LPLV gun. The quarter panels, rear fenders, rocker guards, and tire carrier were painted with it ushing the LPLV gun. The tub was also but it was coated with Lizard skin with both heat and sound first so the texture is different. You can see this in the Non-Scrambler Builds "Some one called it a TJ 6". It comes out "flat" with an almost "satin" texture. To build it up takes a few coats. I did like using it, pretty easy to figure out. If you go to the album in my signature at the bottom there are a lot of pictures of the parts being coated as they were being done.

 

[jammer1]

I did the raptor bedliner on both of the builds. If I remember right it Urethane but heaver. If your going to use the jeep, a good bedliner, prepped correctly will hold up better than paint. If you shoot epoxy, it has a window that the liner can be applied without sanding. Sanding makes a mechanical bond, if you apply the liner within the window you don't sand the epoxy, it instead creates a chemical bond which is stronger than the mechanical bond (sanding). Depending on the epoxy you can apply the liner within a hour or two of spraying the epoxy. The epoxy solvent needs to gas off before the liner otherwise it can trap the solvent. If I remember right I shot the liner around 2 hrs. after the epoxy. Some of the guys on the forum will shoot the epoxy thinned as a sealer than come back and shoot the urethane top coat a few hrs later to get a better bond.

 

[Scramblin Man]

Little bit different subject. I’m guessing from my research that this is the correct antenna placement?View attachment 82220

To be 100% correct ask Jersey, he is the antenna location Nazi.

 

[sdsupilot]

It’s dirty, but you can see that at this point the cooler and bed mat (now removed) wore through 3 layers of urethane paint, and 2 layers of white epoxy primer. You can see the rust encapsulator in black in a few places.



I think your antenna location looks good. Mine is just to the right of th “P” in the jeep stamping. I would be surprised if mine was actually in the correct place.

 

[jammer1]

Hate to tell you, that kinda wear will also work through bedliner. If looking for a nice finish (nice looking after that many years), you can repaint easier than repairing bedliner (if a nice, not repair look is what you want).