Painted Top???????
JK Newbie
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 30
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From: Lees Summit MO
White JK Unlimited Top / How do you take the rear windows out
I have been thinking about painting my top as well. I am still waiting delivery. On a train somewhere between Toledo and Kansas City. Any way, I have a couple of pics. One before and one after a quick and crude photoshop paint job. I definitely like the look of the painted top. My wife too said it makes it look more like a hummer. I am going to get a quote to get it done. My boss's son paints cars for a living. Maybe I can get a descent price. I can do most of the fiberglass work myself. I have experience from a previous project building an airplane. Filling and sanding is tedious, but a monkey can be taught to do it. Since I don't have my jeep yet, how hard is it to remove the rear side windows from the hardtop?
Before
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688930
After
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688946
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http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688930
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http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688946
JK Junkie
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,130
Likes: 2
From: Highland, Utah
Any photos of the painted top yet? I'm planning the same thing (although the quote I got from our local reputable paint/body shop was $1500-$2000 (that includes sanding down the top, primer and using OEM paint and clear coat w/ lifetime warranty on the paint)...I just have to wait til it stops raining and its not so cold out since I don't have dual tops...
JK Junkie
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,130
Likes: 2
From: Highland, Utah
I have been thinking about painting my top as well. I am still waiting delivery. On a train somewhere between Toledo and Kansas City. Any way, I have a couple of pics. One before and one after a quick and crude photoshop paint job. I definitely like the look of the painted top. My wife too said it makes it look more like a hummer. I am going to get a quote to get it done. My boss's son paints cars for a living. Maybe I can get a descent price. I can do most of the fiberglass work myself. I have experience from a previous project building an airplane. Filling and sanding is tedious, but a monkey can be taught to do it. Since I don't have my jeep yet, how hard is it to remove the rear side windows from the hardtop?
Before
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688930
After
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688946
Before
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688930
After
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688946
Thread Starter
JK Newbie
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 20
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Sorry guys, I have not had time to post pics yet. The top came out great, people that don't know assume it is a factory job. I will update pics on my project page.
the pics are on my projects page now.
the pics are on my projects page now.
Last edited by pmjkunlimited; Mar 2, 2007 at 05:13 PM.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 251
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From: Branford, CT
I have been thinking about painting my top as well. I am still waiting delivery. On a train somewhere between Toledo and Kansas City. Any way, I have a couple of pics. One before and one after a quick and crude photoshop paint job. I definitely like the look of the painted top. My wife too said it makes it look more like a hummer. I am going to get a quote to get it done. My boss's son paints cars for a living. Maybe I can get a descent price. I can do most of the fiberglass work myself. I have experience from a previous project building an airplane. Filling and sanding is tedious, but a monkey can be taught to do it. Since I don't have my jeep yet, how hard is it to remove the rear side windows from the hardtop?
Before
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688930
After
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688946
Before
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688930
After
http://picasaweb.google.com/N808VR/J...61679402688946
As much as I like a painted top, I am not sure if I would do it with a white one. My son, just bought a white Hummer
and boy, this picture sure looks like one now.
