Hey all, long time lurker recently purchased two HJ47's for a steal and starting my resto to combine them into hopefully one but first to attack is the frame!
All in all pretty sound, years of good old Aussie red dust build up, surface rust but nothing to serious from what I can tell hitting it...
Howdy.
Planning a frame-off resto-mod for my HJ45.
Do you guys recommend sandblasting the paint off the body panels? I've heard of risks of warping the metal, but seems like Land Cruisers have pretty thick panels.
I see a couple of areas where there will likely be a hole or become a hole, in...
Good morning everyone.
Yesterday I was backing up my HJ45 in the yard, got distracted, and hit a tree! Did a good number to the tailgate.
Any ideas/suggestions on fixing it?
The body below the tailgate I can fix with a heavy hammer, but the tailgate worries me.
You can see the panels...
I have a little surface rust and some missing paint on my interior floor and considering prepping and touching up with Cruiser Corp paint. Wondering how any that have experience with their paint feel about the product??
Thanks!
I am going to repaint my 80. It has a grey interior.
2 Questions
1-What is your favorite factory offered paint color? Bonus points if you post a pic of it.
2-Where is the best place to get high quality OEM Toyota paint colors?
The clear coat has finally died. Lots of colour underneath damaged, and I quite fancy updating from the factory two tone Imperial Mica Green / Grey combo to something both lighter in the heat, and more modern like a flat gloss cement, khaki or gloss mid-grey.
There's no rust and truck is low...
There may a may not be a thread already on painting the oem wheels but I’m wanting to Laing mine and was wanting to see what everyone has painted theres and how it looks. If anything I was thinking a gun metal gray.
Hey guys,
Anyone have any recommendations for a paint shop around LA that could handle a full repaint
( color change) on a 100 series?
Thanks in advance
my apologies first for being color blind .....
looking for a color code or color name for the visible interior bolts and screws such as the two on the instrument cluster
but also seem to be the same as the paint color for the seat bracket to floor as well as others throughout
thanks
Hey, I am wondering what are the best methods of painting my fj40.
I know you can take it somewhere to get it painted, but I heard that is really expensive.
What are some ways you guys have painted yours?
Wondering if anyone knows of anyone that could paint my FJ40. Looking for someone in SE Wisconsin or Northern suburbs of Chicago.
Fj body is in good shape. A little surface rust & subpar painting job (with wrong year beige) about 5 years ago. Also looking to paint it the original Dune...
I'm about to address a couple rust patches on my hood and cowl, and will need to paint a couple areas. Does anyone know if the 045 single stage is an urethane or lacquer?
I'm looking into the PPG Omni acrylic urethane... im mostly worried the finish is not going to match and will be too...
I recently purchased a '99 with 108K on it. Body is quite clean other than normal scratches. The majority of these are on the cladding. Since it is already two-tone champagne pearl over (I believe) UCA46 I was thinking of having all cladding/bumper resprayed. I think a little darker gray would...
I've searched and came up with very little. Is there a preferred choice of rattle can paint being used when rebuilding the front and rear heaters? Looking for something close to the factory colors for the black metal, pewter, and gray plastic parts of the heaters. Thanks!
I have nearly finished my 8 year 40 frame-off resto. When starting I had only rattle-can painted, but after reading on the net, and get my youtube exam, I started shooting. Results are OK.
Since I have a blog on overlanding and technical stuff I made a writeup there. It is pretty long..
How to...