desertrunner
Active Member
For those who have painted their inner rear wheel well after doing a factory fender chop what did you do to prep the surface for paint? Or did you just slap the paint over the factory paint?
painted wheel wells
- Thread starter desertrunner
- Start date
doubletapdaddy
Caught the Bug
I taped, scuffed, wiped down, drank beer, 2 coats of Rust-Oleum professional Primer (rattler), drank beer, 2 coats of Rust-Oleum Truck Bed Coating (rattler). 12k mi later and no chips at all... I swear that it is tougher than my powder coating. Someday I'll go back and paint between the flare and slider.:icon_crazy:
Last edited:
desertrunner
Active Member
Sounds good to me
I'm not particularly looking for something that looks like it's off the show room floor just wanted to make sure it should stick to the factory paint ok
I'm not particularly looking for something that looks like it's off the show room floor just wanted to make sure it should stick to the factory paint ok
JK LYF
New member
I did mine last weekend. I scuffed mine up with 120 grit, wiped everything down with rubbing alcohol, taped everything up and sprayed. I did three coats to each side. Ill put my flares back on this Saturday. Looking for something to cover the two big holes first....Don't want water to get in there....Everything came out clean.....Glad I did it....
desertrunner
Active Member
Since it didn't sound like too big of a deal for making it perfect I went with the 6 pack of PBR and the primer and paint I had left over from doing my front bumper route. I'll post pics after it dries maybe tomorrow in the daylight.
For those that used the bed liner how does it look after a while of getting dirt in there I hear it could leave it looking kinda Gray and brown with time?
For those that used the bed liner how does it look after a while of getting dirt in there I hear it could leave it looking kinda Gray and brown with time?
NV375
Active Member
This is pretty much what I did. Hosed it down let dry and used cardboard and 2" tape to mask the area. The only flaking I have is from tire rub. The dust accumulation seems to hose off easy for me.
MedixJK
-
I did the exact same thing. The key step in the process, is the beer break.
hbkid22
Member
Edit: and yes the beer is critical!
Rccrwlr
New member
^^^this is what I was wondering also!
desertrunner
Active Member
I went with the PBR route and painted it at night in my garage. Haven't looked at it in the daylight yet hahaha
doubletapdaddy
Caught the Bug
Guiness Blonde with lobster roll for this job.
JKAnimal
Caught the Bug
^^ I did this with the addition of beer and instead of bed liner just used rustolium. It's held up pretty good but needs a touch up after a year and a half.:beer:
