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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

I had some time and I uploaded this pics, they look way better than the little cell phone ones. I cant wait to get the black rims on with some 33's and lift it, Im still saving $$.
This is before i painted the trim and bumpers.
I hated that color.

After
As you can see, i sanded the clear coat off, so the paint would stick, then i masked everything around so i wouldnt get over spray on the blue parts.

I didnt take off the bumper, just the grill. I sanded the chrome parts on it and painted it black too ( I dont like chrome).
I had a couple runs near the brush guards, but I let it dry, sanded it and painted it again.

Finished. Looks nice, doesnt it? The paint matches the brush guard.

I also took out the spare tire cover i didnt feel like painting it, i just put a lock on the tire. Ill get one of those black plastic covers later.

This is what i used.You can find it at Kragen. I used around 4 cans I had to spray like 3 coats on all the beige parts to cover them.($6.00 each).

Hope you liked it. It took me forever to upload these pics (I have dial up).
Please leave a comment.
Thanks.
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zippo · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:13 pm Post subject:

What happned to youur door?! Did you like go crazy with the pint or something?
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planetaboy · Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 49 Location: Denver

Wow! Good choice to paint it! That made a world of difference!
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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

What happned to youur door?! Did you like go crazy with the pint or something?
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Where? I think you re just looking at some shading or something. I didnt have any over spray.
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zippo · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

Ohnever mind its just the tree in the back ground casting a shadow. It looked like you spryed the driver side door with the paint.
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topher247 · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:

gosh that looks so nice. it actually looks like aftermarket trim that you can buy. thank you very much for the new more detailed pic's, i'm very gracious that you had the patience to upload the images with your dial-up connection. your hard work is showcased a lot better with these images Very Happy

. now i can get a better idea of what mine would look like with newly painted trim. i might actually even try seeing what no trim would look like. i have a feelin' that your rig is going to be pretty exsquisite once you put some larger tires on and a lift, i've got 33's on mine and love them. oh yeah, how long did it take you to do this? was it all done within a day?

thanks again for the hard work,
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onebadtrooper · Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject:

Hey Christopher if you do get rid of the trim, I'd buy the lower peices. Cool

98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

Tofer "oh yeah, how long did it take you to do this? was it all done within a day? "

Well. it took me a whole day. The hardest part was sanding and masking. specially inside the doors. I had to run to the Kragen again when i ran out of paint, and the couple of runs i had, i had to wait till the next day to sand them, and paint them again, but wasnt that hard, but i think it looks so much better.
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topher247 · Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:31 am Post subject:

BigSwede · Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:15 am Post subject:

Cool...I've thought about doing that on my Trooper to match the Calmini rear bumper. Have to wait until spring though...
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bigpoppax2 · Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

That's the way they should have rolled out of the factory looking like. I like that alot. Throw some lift on there and some black rockcrawlers and that would be sweet.

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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

Thanks for all the comments.
I think all of you guys trucks that have brush guards or steel bumpers would look better if they didnt have that beige color. I dont know why they didnt just leave the plastic unpained from the factory, or just paint the whole truck the same color. Thats what i wanted to do, paint everything blue, but that was gonna be a lot of $$.
I only spent like $28.00.
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Floridadan · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject:

DONE..THats my next project FOR SURE...When I have the time I am getting that on my truck...I agree with Joe...lift and rockcrawlers and your machine is terminator ready. Great JOB!!!!

PS> That of course means I will be asking 50 thousand questions before I get er done. I hope you are ready.
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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

Thats cool just be a little patient if i dont answer right away.
It shouldnt be that hard, if u know how tro prep the areas.
Its been i think like a month since i painted it and still thers no chips.
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topher247 · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:23 am Post subject:

alright, so i was inspired by your post Very Happy

. i sanded down my beige trim last night and luckely got out of my classes early today and masked the body panels off and began painting. i ended up with the same paint as you did (works great). it did take me about 5-6 hours, only because i had to make two different trips to get more paint and 30+- minutes to eat dinner. there were spots were my sander dug in too deep and i had to go back and smooth out with 220 grit paper. the less harsh you are on the plastic at the initial sanding, the less you have to go back and do later. after about 2.5 coats, i had to sand out some rough spots and then went ahead and lightly sanded all the rest of the trim to even out the final coats. i went through 5.5 cans of paint (went ahead and layered it up pretty good). even cleaned my tires up pretty good with some shine foam, so that i would have some more black to compliment the new trim Wink

. next on the list is most likely some black 15x8 rockcrawler rims when the tires i'm currently running have to get replaced Cool

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again, thank you 98trooper for the inspiration.

later,
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GenXr · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:55 am Post subject:

DAMN those Blue Troopers look hot!! I agree w/ Joe, they shoulda come that way.
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johanson · Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Maryland US

I'm gonna do my green Trooper this way as well. when the weather warms up...

Klutch · Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

this has me wanting to try this out on my Amigo's hard top, front and rear bumpers. The florida heat has faded them badly, and this would look very good, especially on silver.

looks great
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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

Hey. Tofer . i didnt really think that anyone else would do this so fast, but im glad u did and it turned out great. Now you dont have to worry if you hit something and get a scratch on your bumper. if u do, just spray a coat or two of the spray paint and let it dry.

Hey, what about the grille, are u gonna take that chrome out?

I like ur tires and the lift. And i agree, all u need now is some black shiny rims and you are set. You ll probably get ur rims b 4 me and i would like to see the finished product. Then ill now what my trooper is gonna look like when im done with it.

Next low budget upgrade ill do will be smoking out the headlights and taillights (only the orange and white parts). When i paint the hd lghts and tl lghts, the color will be similar to a medium dark black tint on a car window. I wanna have my truck all blue and black. Ill post some pics whenever i get it done.

Im still trying to save up some $$ for my lift, 16x10 rims and some 33s.

Thanks everyone for ur comments and id like to see more trooper owners get rid of their beige trim. Keep posting.
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Gustavo91 · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: No Subject

I Hear Im Am Really Handy With Some Spray too!
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topher247 · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject:

zippo · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:58 pm Post subject:

Man y'all them troopers look nice. Mine don't have all that fancy trim like yours. But y buddie as recommened to em that i paint my bumpers black, and every thing under that crease black. I think this would look good with my red paint. but i can't get photoshop to work with me right now. So do you people think this would look good?
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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

Tofer wrote
another idea that he had was to get some roll on bedliner and paint the whole bottom half of the door panels (about where the first bend/crease starts) so that most trees/bushes that are low will not scratch up the blue
paint.

I like that idea. You are not gonna believe this but i was gonna spray the bumpers and trim with the bed liner stuff, but i didnt know how it would turn out and if i would like the texture on the bumpers, but i think it would look nice in the half of the doors down.
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98trooper · Newbie Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 82

zippo wrote
Man y'all them troopers look nice. Mine don't have all that fancy trim like yours. But y buddie as recommened to em that i paint my bumpers black, and every thing under that crease black. I think this would look good with my red paint. but i can't get photoshop to work with me right now. So do you people think this would look good?

Thanks. what color are ur bumpers right now? Black should look good on red. Remember to post ur pics whenever u do.

Thanks again Zippo
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topher247 · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:30 am Post subject:

hey 98trooper, did you have to do any special prep work before you painted the grille? did you use the same paint? just curious because at the moment i'm starting to ponder the idea more and more.

now i just need to update my picture that is posted under my name Cool

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peace,
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