SSDutch - a 1964 CJ6

Just doing the interior...might do the outside later this summer.

 

So my folks were over last night...

And I realized that a '69 Ford Champagne Gold Metallic that I pulled off a Mach One Mustang is pretty much the same color as a '00 Chrysler Minivan...

Somehow the former just has a cooler sound when I say it...R)

Oh..and MsBoyink ran off with the camera this week...so I finally get to the point of shooting color and I can't post pics...:evil:

 

Dang it. I was just wondering about this too.

 

Finally - color!

Outdoors against the white Roadmaster:


Indoors with flash

 

It is a '69 Ford color...but when I held up my test plate to my folks '00 Chrysler minivan it's about a dead-on match.

It'll be a brighter gold than Animal...I think.

 

Round two - and done...with the interior anyway. Paint works much better when you follow the directions...

Actually it seems like pretty forgiving paint - even when I screwed up and shot way too much paint on the wheelhouse side it didn't sag or run.














...and every Jeep needs a matching guitar, no? This is my $80 Target special -- was just kinda boring in black.

 

I like that color alot Mike...looking forward to the pics when its complete.
I wish I had your garage space...painting outside isn't fun
got the hang of your gun now?...pressure mounts as you get to the exteriorR)
Jim S.

 

Funny...I was thinking of doing the exterior outside...R)

I thought I had the gun figured out but then as I got to the back of the Jeep it seemed to go wonky on me - either shooting too much paint or not enough. I ended up doing the dash, floor panels and guitar with the smaller touch up gun because it was more consistent.

Definitely going to switch to red primer for the outside stuff - shooting the gold over grey primer there just wasn't enough contrast.

 

how many coats ya gonna hit the ext. with???
The breeze kept blowin bugs into fresh paint ...I'll buff it all out after the paint hardens in a few weeks.
Jim S.

 

2, as per the instructions...R)

 

Switch panel put together - other than the heater switch these will be all that's on the dash:




Rear seat freshened up with 3 coats of vinyl paint:

Before:


After:

 

R)

I've had to explain that one independently to MsBoyink and Harrison too.

Once I get the FI installed, I can tap into the computer and switch the high-idle (making it think the A/C has just kicked on) so the alt will kick out more juice and my onboard air will run better. Or winch - way down the road.

 

3 hours of wire-wheeling later the rollcage is prepped for paint...

 

That's a lotta cage to prep and paint...makes mine seem so simple
uh...what color?
Jim S.