Hj61 sahara overhaul

[goldchaser]

I did the repairs etc trapper then blocked it off with 240 wet where i could,i went dry on the roof as the gutters were bare,then 600 wet to finish,scotch brite mainly on the jams/tight spots.
A mate of mine is doing the painting.
Ive got to chase up a couple of ACDC tickets for him,there in town next month.

 

[goldchaser]

Got the rest of the body done today.
1st shot is light coat.
2nd is 3rd coat.
3rd is bubble(craig)starting the clear coats.

 

[goldchaser]

Finished job,it looks good but this shed and the camera don't get along.

 

[alpinecowboy]

beautiful!!

 

[Trapper50cal]

Looks really nice...at first I said to myself, " looks a little uneven on that rear driver quarter..." then I realized it's REFLECTION..!!! Nice!

 

[goldchaser]

Im keen to get it outside,it'll look completly different,but that will be a couple of weeks.
Man im glad im up to this stage,its been alot of repetetive work the last few weeks,now the fun begins.
We are lightly buffing the rear quarters this morning,a couple of small runs in the clear so buble wants to fix them up before the paint gets to hard.
He should have the doors/ guards painted today.
Just the tailgates/bonnet to go.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Sweet! Painting the roof a different color?

 

[Trapper50cal]

From what I could tell, the roof's already done...

I was harrassing him to paint it white though...;p

 

[GLTHFJ60]

From what I could tell, the roof's already done...

I was harrassing him to paint it white though...;p

It's definitely masked off in the pictures above, unless my eyes are deceiving me.

 

[Trapper50cal]

...and post 58 looks like a freshly painted silver roof...

 

[GLTHFJ60]

...and post 58 looks like a freshly painted silver roof...

you're 100% right. Oh well, I suppose everyone has to sound like an idiot sometimes, right?

I love that metallic silver color.

 

[Trapper50cal]

I just didn't want it to snowball again because I suggested white and goldchaser wasn't havin' it. Seemed a bit miffed actually....

 

[goldchaser]

It is masked off,maybe i changed my mind trapper,

 

[goldchaser]

Cleaned the ends of the frame up today,we buffed the quarters.
I was like a little kid on christmas morning,it was like unwrapping the biggest best present i ever got.

 

[goldchaser]

couple more

 

[Trapper50cal]

That looks so EFFIN' grreat. Nice Job.

I bet you can't wait to get it on the road.

Bring it to CruiseMoab 2010

you have like 3 months to wrap everything up and get it shipped to Utah

 

[alpinecowboy]

That looks great - so your window/door pillars will be in black? That is a great idea - can't wait to see the finished...

 

[goldchaser]

Thanks guys,the hard slog has paid off,its not perfect,we didn't get to fussy on the interior and a few other spots you don't see(areas like where the flares bolt back on) but we tried to get a good finish on the outside.
I'd love to bring it over an show it off but $$$$

Yeah door frames black and the middle pillar alpine.

These photos sadly might be the last ones for a couple of weeks.
In the middle of all this we are moving interstate,my wife and son and the removalist with our gear are off tomorrow
Im staying put down here for about two weeks to finish the truck off,ive rented a cabin to stay in.
I'll have a computer(laptop) but we load photos on our other puter which is leaving,the laptop doesn't have a photo program on it,i said to the good woman a few days back could she put the program on the laptop but everything is packed away at the moment,so no go.

 

[Toyfj45]

Looking good, has taken shape since i saw it when i picked up the sunroof!

 

[NQCruiser]

Goldchaser, what did you use for sound-deadener on your wagon? I can't quite make out the brand in the pictures, but I'm thinking about doing something similar or laying down a layer of insertion rubber over the floor area to get rid of some noise.