Scranton Pennsylvania Jeep #10

[Jack_Fauth]

I am posting this for the owner of this Jeep
It started out as a pretty rusty Jeep Sahara sitting near Reading PA

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The seller actually told us that this jeep was passed up by someone else a year earlier for a Jurassic Jeep because it needed too much work

It included soft doors and top parts to keep it screen accurate
It also included 2 original rust free jeep fenders to replace the ones that came on the jeep
I replaced both front fenders and a really bad tailgate

found a used tailgate

[Jack_Fauth]

The body overall was in good shape but the paint was worn and peeling, Jeep was sanded all dents removed and primed for block sanding including doors

Then the interior was prepped and Raptor lined with the exterior color added to the liner

Next came the sandblasting and painting of the wheels inside and out

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After block sanding the primer , the jeep gets a second primer coat and the final sanding is done prior to painting

Jeep then gets 4 to 5 coats of sand beige low gloss poly paint,the color is amazing

All flares are also painted at this point and flex agent is added to the paint for those so the plastic parts can flex and not crack the new paint

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Next the tires were installed including the screen accurate rear spare

At this point the jeeps trim parts are sanded and repainted a nice semi-gloss black to match they way they came new and installed

The next step is the jeep gets reassembled prior to mocking up the stripes

Decals can then be added to the body

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Once the jeep is back together the entire jeep gets masked off again so the stripes can get painted on

This includes light sanding of the beige areas to give the red good adhesion

Then the red is applied to body mirrors and the windshield

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After red is tacky the jeep is unmasked and all paper is removed, the jeep sits overnight and then final reassembly

paint gets applied in the door jams and also under the hood to match the stripes

[Jack_Fauth]

And here are the final shots out in the sun....This was one of the biggest turn arounds on a old green Sahara. My best one to date

This jeep was painted with Ford Performance red, so as you can see Jeep 12 is done in Radient fire, so these are good comparison shots

If your thinking of doing a conversion but think it is too much for you please give me a call
717-669-9849
Jack Fauth Jr

[Husky3]

Great work Jack!

Rob

[malcolmsanger]

The red on the new one looks perfect!

[Jurassic Vic]

Damn good work as usual! Nice door panel pouches