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heres a question??? on my car i have some paint residue from wet sanding on my door jams and the trunk area. and i dont want to wet sand the areas because it will be hard to buff the paint (unless i have to). but how do i get rid of these marks.

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Hey tastyratz, that paint job looks awsome!

I'm gonna do that exact colour to my car soon. I was wondering how you painted the door handles? Did you use a rattle can for those parts?

Thanks.

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Then as a potential atom bomb... to take things up yet another notch in power... you can buy a spray can of that laundry 'pre-cleaner' called "Spot Off'. Or maybe you can find a spray can of that stuff under your kitchen sink or in your laundry room. It is extremely potent. You will find it in the laundry cleaning supply section at your foodstore or Walmart etc. I was able to use it to remove paint from my gray leather seats. It also was able to remove some of the wetsanding crap that I thought had stained the leather. I didn't check at what the solvent is in it.. but I was surprised by how effective it was at getting crap off a finished surface without damage the original surface. You spray the "Spot Off' on to a cloth - get the cloth wet - and then rub away. Just keep your eyes open and keep checking the progress of the rubbing to make sure it is not lifting more than you want. I was extremely surprised by how potent that stuff was at getting crap off.

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Second, is the Brightside red color similar to the Rustoleum Safety Red? If so, I would plan on using it in spray bomb form for the hard to reach areas.

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Finally, how much paint do you think I will need for the Jeep (it has no top or doors, just the hood, sides, and tailgate)? I am thinking I may be able to get by with two quarts, three at the most.

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Well, I am brand new to this site--came across this thread at a Jeep site when I asked about rattle can spraying my '85 CJ7. The thread is unbelievably long, but extremely helpful. I have read it in its entirety over the last day or so, with interest and amusement.

Just a little background--I bought my Jeep a few months back ; it is mechanically sound, the body had a few rust spots, and it had been primered probably 5 years ago. I am an avid hunter and outdoorsman, and I bought the Jeep to be used at our farm as a hunting vehicle, basically to get around the fields and timber and haul out deer. I had planned on leaving it as it was when I bought it, that is, until my wife and daughters rode in it and loved it. So, instead of staying at the farm all year, it will be here at home during the non-hunting season, and they wanted it to look a little nicer than it does. I figured it needed a paint job to be respectable, so, I went to Maaco and found out they wanted $300 for a cheapo paint job, but not wanting to put much money in it, I figured I would try to do it myself. I found a cheap auto paint supplier on the web, and borrowed a cheap spray gun from my brother in law. Having never done auto painting (or any auto work at all), I was a little nervous, but figured I could do a good enough job for a "farm Jeep."

I was just about to order my paint, when I stumbled upon this thread yesterday and realized that this is the perfect solution for me. I much prefer the control that rolling on paint affords, compared to spraying (I just finished spraying the entire "tub" interior with Duplicolor truck bedliner material, and that was pretty messy). The low cost and absence of overspray/mess really makes the 69Charger/Rustoleum method attractive.

However, since I want to spend as little time as possible on this (need to get the Jeep to the farm soon), I think I will go for the Brightside option, only needing a few coats. It costs more, but still is less than what I would have spent on "real" (though, cheap) auto paint.

I have a couple questions. The first one is for Stage 5, whom I don't believe has posted since he did his Brightside job--how did it come out? I am considering buying the Brightside red paint from eBay, and I am very interested to know if it worked out well for you. Please post about your experience with it, and pictures would be especially appreciated.

Second, is the Brightside red color similar to the Rustoleum Safety Red? If so, I would plan on using it in spray bomb form for the hard to reach areas.

Finally, how much paint do you think I will need for the Jeep (it has no top or doors, just the hood, sides, and tailgate)? I am thinking I may be able to get by with two quarts, three at the most.

Thanks for all your great info and for bearing with a newbie like myself.

Oh, also, on my way to Home Depot tonight to look at Rustoleum, I was at a stoplight, next to a new, Chevy HR(?)--I looked at the paint, and could easily see "orange peel" from six or seven feet away! At the next light, I was next to a newer Dodge Ram Hemi, and saw the same thing. I checked my Saturn when I got home, and ditto for it. My point is, lots of cars seem to have that, so you all probably don't need to lose so much sleep over that. I certainly won't with my Jeep!

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Marq--a few more questions:

How many spray coats did you put on the nooks and crannies?

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Did you try to wetsand those difficult to reach areas as well?

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How many rolled on coats did you end up applying?

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What do you estimate your mix ratio was with the Brightside, and would you recommend I use MEK or mineral spirits to dilute with?

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Thanks again. By the way, your car looks awesome...

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