Paint Repair

The Thrill Is Gone?

After 15 years of sitting in the sun and rain, the clear coat on the hood had finally disappeared causing the Jeep's paint to fade, turn a dull white, then turn a dull brown, until eventually it just flaked off.  In those exposed areas, it was beginning to rust. 

This started a long process of saving money for a new paint job.  And because of the time it took to save the money, the list of things I wanted and needed to fix kept on growing.  Which, in turn, took longer to save up the additional money that was needed... a viscous cycle!  :-)

Finally, it came time to haul in the Jeep!  It actually started the weekend before my shop time reservation.  I figured it would save me labor costs by removing everything I could by myself... and everything I didn't want to risk getting painted.  The shell of the Jeep was driven to the shop and thus began the longest two weeks of my life!

Happy Happy Joy Joy...

When the day finally came where I could pick up my Jeep, I was ecstatic!  I spent the whole weekend carefully installing the new parts I had got for the Jeep (see the other Projects on the list) as well as those parts I had removed before taking the Jeep to the shop.  Lots of work, but also lots of fun!

Warning!  Click here to see important information on replacing the windshield frame!

By the way, the paint job worked wonders for giving the CJ's hood a new look!

Before...                           ...After