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How to Spray Paint your jeep and make an assault vehicle

How to Spray Paint your jeep and make an assault vehicle

Ok since my jeep is a major beater and I take it offroading, what better way to paint a fading beaten up jeep than with spraypaint? I chose to paint it up like an Army assault vehicle and add some zombie stickers. So to start you need a vehicle you plan to paint. (I advise it to be something that you dont really care about getting beaten up) For me that would be my 1990 Jeep Cherokee that I drive offroad a lot. Heres a picture of what it should look like once it is done.
 
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Step 1Find a vehicle

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Step one find a vehicle. You can use an existing vehicle or go buy one like me from craigslist for dirt cheap. :D Aw look at the lil jeep the day I bought it.
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Oct 23, 2011. 11:33 PMsjoshi2 says:
Your jeep is looking pretty after spray paint!!

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Oct 18, 2011. 10:46 PMHollywoodSnooks says:
I have an old in pretty good shape 1982 Chevy S10 durango. Its color now is brown and i want to change the color. How many coats would you recommend?
Jul 10, 2011. 1:39 PMChocolate Moose says:
Awesome Instructable.
I have a couple questions.
I'm thinking about doing this to my Jeep.
I just wanted to know what you could do as far as a protective coating.
I saw somewhere that someone put a layer of clear coat on and sanded it down a little in order to give it a flat/ satin finish but still be protected.
Also, what would you suggest as far as painting the plastic bumpers.
Aug 6, 2011. 8:33 AMRathrider says:
they sell flat clear coat spray paint, i have been thinking about doing this too and thats what i planned on using as a protective layer
Jul 26, 2011. 7:58 PMhairyyy0 says:
Did you paint a white spot then tape the numbers on and paint over with the green and remove the tape to show the numbers? or did you paint on the white letters after the green paint had dried?
Jul 26, 2011. 11:31 PMabadfart says:
let the paint dry and then go to big box store of choice and get magnetic paper and cut out the numbers
Jul 10, 2011. 12:38 PMhackmattr says:
When we had to move, my dad and I were restoring a 1964 Mustang. We had it sanded down and ready for paint, but had to put a protective coat on because of moving. We used white spray paint. The only problem I see is that it needs to be wet sanded in order to blend because it is hard to spray paint a large surface with spray paint without some light and heavy areas.
Jul 11, 2011. 7:21 PMhackmattr says:
I used Rustoleum
Jul 9, 2011. 10:04 PMConfounded Machine says:
Wow, its crazy how close our jeeps are to one another! Mines a 1990 and I painted it last summer. I used krylon flat OD green and it ended up coming out really well. Heres a pic of it in the garage during painting. Nice looking XJ man :).

Jul 1, 2011. 3:21 AMheibert says:
in Russia we need to re-register car in road police department if we changing color. it's not free and costs lot of time and documents :-/
Jul 4, 2011. 7:41 PMuberchoob says:
We're supposed to do something similar here in the states, but it's a simple matter of changing the color field when we renew our vehicle registration (every 3 to 7 years depending on your state).
Jul 3, 2011. 12:31 PMBtheBike says:
awesome paint . a snorkel would look great
Jul 2, 2011. 11:41 AMctg4x4 says:
nice, i panted my comanche like that!
Jul 1, 2011. 9:58 AMnemhed says:
Looks Great! I used the same paint on my commuter/suburban assault/TEOTWAWKI bike! It's my new "go to" color.
Jun 30, 2011. 10:00 AMBlenderizer says:
Whoaaa there, thats awesome!

My 91 wrangler was painted a year ago by the previous owner, but this looks pretty sweet....

Jul 1, 2011. 12:54 AMmaxhuey says:
Some tips I have learned over the years...If you use wal-mart spray bomb at 99 cent each, you will save another 30 buck! they cover just as well as Krylon, no italian olive though, just black, white, red, green and blue...

I bought a Spray-It diaphram air pump with hose and spray gun from Craigslist for $15, I use no name brand "exterior" house paint, watered down to spraying consistency to paint a 69 ford custom (large surface areas are difficult to paint with spray bomb), after 10 years, the paint still looks good. I think its because this no name brand paint has a 15 years warranty...

I have also painted a small car with paint roller, just buy a small bottle of "Flow" to mix into the glossy paint and this will cause the paint to flow into a smooth shinny surface. The flow liquid actually delay the drying time of the paint.
Jul 1, 2011. 12:53 AMEverlong says:
Really nice job man, looks awesome!
Now, where to find me a Jeep...
Jun 30, 2011. 6:59 AMjackfaciale says:
you sand it all by hand ?? i
Jul 1, 2011. 12:19 AMjackfaciale says:
chapeau bas.... i started my motorbike tank i stoppped after three hours :p
Jun 28, 2011. 8:26 PMJoemeza says:
Do you live in Utah? i swear i saw a jeep just like that driving around today
Jun 30, 2011. 7:37 PMHandyMan1959 says:
Years ago I bought a former city pick-up truck for $75 and used 6 cans of KMart blue spray paint to paint it. Kept It for a year and a half untill the transmission went out and sold it for $50. It worked but didn't look as nice as your jeep.
Jun 30, 2011. 4:28 PMkmatsushita says:
nicely done
Jun 30, 2011. 10:48 AMFiveEven says:
Great instructable! I am planning on buying and customizing a meter maid like vehicle or a utility vehicle of some sort. The paint job looks great and professional. I'll be using this in the future! Thanks.
Jun 30, 2011. 9:43 AMsilveravnt says:
The truck looks great. I'm thinking about doing this to my old VW.

When you wash before painting be sure to get ALL the wax off.
Jun 30, 2011. 9:23 AMjackfaciale says:
you didn put any varnish to protect it ?
Jun 30, 2011. 8:18 AMPink&BlueDesigns says:
I have a 95 Jeek Cherokee Sport that has the original paint still. It's super scratched. I recently installed my own camo headliner. I think this is amazing! I would love to give this a shot. Not to be a copy cat, but that color and your zombie stickers are just my style! Of course I will have to add my own personal touches, but this is now on my project list! Kudos for the awesome instructabe!
Jun 30, 2011. 7:05 AMaussi001 says:
nice job dude! Looks real pro, and love the added numvers, etc.
Well done!
Jun 30, 2011. 6:38 AMhtmlinc says:
Very Cool! Do a search in google images for "F-Bomb", another cool olive ride. I am (_) this close to doing this but I have a nice paint job. Thanks for sharing!
Jun 29, 2011. 11:40 AMmartzsam says:
Next step...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge
Jun 29, 2011. 11:10 AMradagast says:
the 'umbrella' licence plate is a good touch haha, looks awesome
Jun 28, 2011. 11:15 PMl8nite says:
you took a plain jane/run of the mill. jeep and made it your own ^5. It looks bad to the bone ! I recently bought my 85 ranger 4x4 off craigslist for $600.00, I sold the extra set of tires and rims for $175, after buying a new hood, paint (for the hood) and a seatcover, Im in the truck for $500.00 ! I had originall intended to do something like you did but they had already given the truck a quickly paint job and it actually looks to nice to mess with = ( Check out the funky tailgate ! I added a piece of wire shelving to keep stuff from flying out ..
Jun 28, 2011. 3:42 PMac1D says:
Add two or three coat of CLEAR on it, about five cans will do. You will have a paint just like any professional paint. It just wont last long.
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