Does rattle can rate as a build?

[Pathrat]

:D

I was off work (nothing like mandated holiday vacation time picked out of a hat that you really don't want from a totally incompetent manager :mad:) and had paint in the garage, and the new FJCs got me thinking. The silver was scuffed and dented. I already did the rails blue to add the personal touch, why not do more stuff? I don't have bumper money but I did have sandpaper and rattle can.

I think it looks odd. Maybe I am just not used to it.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pathrat40/Misc4x42009/bumperpint5.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pathrat40/Misc4x42009/bumperpaint6.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x102/pathrat40/Misc4x42009/bumperpaint4.jpg

[Screweder]

I personally think it looks good!

[Pathrat]

thanks

I think I just don't like the look of the front bumper wings in general

[4Runninfun]

looks good! yeah i can see that, they look a little goofy. but you'll have a good steel bumper on there soon.

[Whitey Jr]

looks good now we just gota work on some more dents to match the drivers side

[RockyMtnHigh]

That came out sweet, now you gotta do those mirrors, door handles and the bezel up front, you know you wanna! :lol:

Looks good though, nice job!

[Brody]

Looks good Stephanie! Of course I am a big fan of black, anyway...and it touches up so fast, too....

[DKDunn04]

I think it looks a lot better.

[gragravar]

I think it looks good!

[Roo]

Looks good did you remove the bumpers to paint or just mask it off?

[Pathrat]

Looks good did you remove the bumpers to paint or just mask it off?

I think if I took the bumpers off, I would have a hard time getting them to stay on again. The rear driver wing is held on by tape as it is. I just taped everything off and used some packing paper to guard against over-spray.

Thanks everyone, for the input and comments! :)

[Pathrat]

That came out sweet, now you gotta do those mirrors, door handles and the bezel up front, you know you wanna! :lol:

Looks good though, nice job!

Thanks! I plan on keeping the bezel silver; I like the retro FJ look it has. I also kind of like the silver mirrors; they make us easy to spot in the dark when coming down Rte 128 to Moab :D

[itsjustdan23]

Looks great Stephanie! The FJ is much better off now:D

[1freaky1]

Stephanie it does look a lot better, nice job!

[Chris]

Kind of related, I'm sure where I mention chrome it probably also applies to paint. http://frontrange4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?p=41916

[WINKY]

im gonna black out all the bling on my truck as well. rims too...i was thinking of doing a camo paint pattern on it as well :)

[Pathrat]

Looks great Stephanie! The FJ is much better off now:D


Stephanie it does look a lot better, nice job!

Thanks! I did a few drip marks and I see some spots where the tape was a few millimeters off, but I don't think anyone will see it but me.

[Pathrat]

Kind of related, I'm sure where I mention chrome it probably also applies to paint. http://frontrange4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?p=41916

That looks like it would be pretty efficient

[Funrover]

I like it!

[Screweder]

Hey Pathrat, I found your next paing job :thunb:

[WINKY]

im actually going to do that with brutus. very soon in fact. durabake the lower portion then camo the rest.

[Pathrat]

:lol: Screweder! That is way too manly for me! Although, one day I bet I could be bored enough to go that crazy with the paint

[78bronco]

Hey Pathrat, I found your next paing job :thunb:
im gonna do something like that on the bronco! mine will be more of a sand camo and that will be after i fix all the holes of course!!!

[Screweder]

I've been comtemplating a digital camo design. Would be a home made job, and very time consuming, but somewhat origional :)

[Haku]

im gonna black out all the bling on my truck as well. rims too...i was thinking of doing a camo paint pattern on it as well :)

Randy, your redneck is showing....might want to cover that up:lol:

JH

[WINKY]

oh i thought it was my epidermis...... HAAHAHAHAHAHAHHA i got to find some dirt to cover it up... sry for flashing.... :lol:

[WINKY]

stephanie, heres your camo....

[Funrover]

HAHAHAHA... If that was more blue less pink that would be perfect haha

[Pathrat]

Randy, I am impressed that you spent time finding this for me. However, I think I want Hello Kitty stickies instead of butterflies.

And Aaron, it should be purple and yellow, with the third neutral color of grey to highlight the pastel tones.




whoa, that is a sight! And I think the driver has a mustache!!

[Haku]

Randy, I am impressed that you spent time finding this for me. However, I think I want Hello Kitty stickies instead of butterflies.

And Aaron, it should be purple and yellow, with the third neutral color of grey to highlight the pastel tones.




whoa, that is a sight! And I think the driver has a mustache!!


Here ya go.......may be a bit brighter then you wanted but thats the best I can do on a moments notice....

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwaBvK1WjIoASLV5RAdiHnOUUaABHDo771EoIN2q1rfYsVMy kF6GeId-epAKCRm1xbIvExCKNQaTP6QfUR2rarZYWqL74-5Fz/camo-fj2.jpg

I'll throw in a horrible one from a few years ago that I did for a friend that wants to be a gangsta with his FJ....

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwaBvK1WjIoCvWC3H2Olz5Nm2bsYs3qWwqxP10_YqoFDCGjS up7vhSdtQYZPLNvOqy-XBYH6sjcQulyWO2ad2W6Ra6rD8tVBr/FJblackchromephotoshop.jpg

JH

[Pathrat]

oh baby!!!!

yeah Haku, way to chop my dream into a reality!!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!



the gangsta one, not so much. It just does not work with the FJC

[Pathrat]

OK, I must have a Hello Kitty sticker on my gas tank door. It is now a requirement. Five bucks for the person who finds me a big enough sticky like the one in the photoshop picture Haku put up!

[Haku]

You ask.......I deliver........5x7 big enough?

http://www.customonlinesigns.com/product/109708

Lots of other options with google as your friend...Can you tell I'm bored and not sleepy?

JH

[WINKY]

now thats funny. you gotta put that on yer ride stephanie!

[Screweder]

So haku, your going to dummy up an image of what my 4runner would look like digi camo right? Lol

[Haku]

So haku, your going to dummy up an image of what my 4runner would look like digi camo right? Lol

Nope....absolutely no way I can do that.....

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pICV7v6Y42dQ7YxTjb46E0RFJEaW7BE7femMampWCEXX_wkF 4dkxVChfkhkfUczj-FSkwmflkKT2MCcdDO8-h2zNmUgOjB4KH/runnrecamo.jpg

Best I could do with the pictures in your gallery. Shoot me a better "starter" picture and I'll see what I can do. Also, which color scheme of digi do you want, they make it a bunch of different ones.

JH

[Screweder]

I'll try to upload a new pic. When I added most of my photos... it was when Chris had accidently modified the settings to shrink the photos.

I was thinking either woodland digi (which looks sharp, thanks!), desert digi, or most likely urban digi.

I'll also upload the templates I was thinking about.

[Screweder]

Here ya go :D

[Haku]

Here ya go :D

Here YOU go...Couple different styles for ya....

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3hF6SJ2WJQom2_HDjOl5t_1xp45n5X4C3D-5h7-7u0DsRh-Ty-eKNEPfQS4738jXw6RSqXyFio_xdffw9TZLBq_Q5wB7AG3_/runnrecamo2.jpg

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJk1nloj0qv2iiA0TcHOXi1jp9xovouOLCSB7KVKuiK1_D54 1sEqzVeNc7mJo9wEcaJ6ObBO2-joaI_VzaJAZ9EdY8CwWFB-c/runnrecamo3.jpg

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYjvrdqa0bFPcg0yaqrP7s-BneM4RbYLZKhxOgl82E1E84kyAFN7Ow03Nz4hKQgBIaKSw5F1D R8yqEpZBZQdPPWfJDapcTNgI/runnercamo4.jpg

http://6wyazg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwmW6vJ1zn_m9OormmIPAV5LVtTlIEQIlu-OS0hWQqXXDUuOJWWtkEyMeRpjDWCBLb6VAYmpJzRxtBMKZ8dwy Mu1scE_QLAfX/runnercamo5.jpg

Once you get the mask mapped out its relatively easy to change the colors a bit. Hope you dig em.

JH

[Screweder]

Thanks man! I'm definately diggin the Digi, lol... now which one to go with..... And how about mounting a .50cal on top? J/k

[Pathrat]

You ask.......I deliver........5x7 big enough?

http://www.customonlinesigns.com/product/109708

Lots of other options with google as your friend...Can you tell I'm bored and not sleepy?

JH

:lol: I will need to go measure the gas cover...I think the 5x7 is too big. I do recall that the Dirt Mall (colorado mills) has a Hello Kitty store...hmmm

[Pathrat]

now thats funny. you gotta put that on yer ride stephanie!

:D I am going to do this