Bertbuckie's Jimny

lol, mods please move this thread to my jimny
save me a lot of hastle lol

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Well, today I took my wheels off ready to paint
rubbed them down, might paint calipers/hubs while there off.....not sure because ive done my dodgy knee in ..... again









Going to paint black.... by hand with hamerite smooth

Pics of new kenwood stereo to come once I get the propper loom.....just bodged half in for now

Can't you just paint them while they're still on?

I'm going to do the same, but would rather not take them off.

Would dry better in this weather mind you, but a pain in the ass.

hairytoes,
I took them off because I have wire brushed them and degreased them properly.
it could be done in situe on one side, however its not a propper job really, I want to do it right ( even tho just brushed ) and to dry it you could use a heat gun I guess....but still might as well do it right - saves doing it again and having twice the job to do

Cant wait till better weather so I can clean up and paint the entire underbody - I might not be able to afford expensive kits for lift etc, but I can make it better with paint and graft

Another tip for you hairytoes......
stick the tin of paint in a tub of hot water..... you can get a pritty good finish if the paints hot when applied

Aye I'm in the same boat mate, but I've no workshop.

Need to wait for better weather, which is a bummer as I'm off for a few weeks.

I might take 1 wheel off at a time & paint it up & dry it indoors.

Underneath, I've not much chance to get it up on anything - no axle stands or anything.

Keep us posted, I'm interested to see how you get on & how it looks + any tips on how to go about doing wee mods that don't cost the earth.

I got wind deflectors & a few stickers & the windscreen sun visor strip - I might put a bit of it along the top of each headlight, but I'm not sure..lol.

Go to carboot sales - axel stands + 2 tonne jack....... £5 - mind you the jack needed oil..... lol

I would go for the 1 off at a time indoors....I sprayed my signum bumpers in our kitchen....wife flipped when we found every plate, every glass, even in cupboards was black lol - but deffo worth doing it right - I painted my signum calipers in a council carpark one day

I even took a moped upto my third floor flat and rebuilt the engine and the rest of it lol.

BTW the garage and shop.... its my dads tho the tools are mostly mine - well the non-wood working ones

No tips as yet for cheap mods, just keep her clean and protected if your skint like me

They will look good with hammerite smooth especially with a bit effort put in

I want to underseal mine but not sure what parts to do and what not? Does it make a huge mess??

im thinking of doing the same, im skint and could probs just afford some paint, as its off the road i can strip my jimny out and just clean it up. I cant decide on how far to go and if to use different colours or just paint it all black. Ive the luxury of a garage to store all the bits to paint and clean up. Thinking if to make up a snorkle out of some cheap flexy pipe. Free/cheap mods!

I will give you a tip..... DONT paint brake pipes lol....what a hastle I had with a MOT on an astra
I mixed black paint with oil and just sprayed........ but this time I am going to rub down all metal thats rusty, and just paint
Im sure it will drip....but well well, worth it

Gary Whenmouth wrote: im thinking of doing the same, im skint and could probs just afford some paint, as its off the road i can strip my jimny out and just clean it up. I cant decide on how far to go and if to use different colours or just paint it all black. Ive the luxury of a garage to store all the bits to paint and clean up. Thinking if to make up a snorkle out of some cheap flexy pipe. Free/cheap mods!

Adam has made a great looking snorkel, he also has a list of parts and lengths requires.... I have a copy but im not sure if he minds others copying....ask him

Im painting it all black.....but every car/bike I have ends up black lol