Why does everyone leave fiberglass unpainted??

[410Fortune]

You put this much work into a truck, 7 years, why skimp on the paint???

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I guess I shouldrip out the carpet and leatherseats then too?

hahaha!!

you can have the best of both worlds...

 

[fordkrazy]

hey DocVijay....isnt your X deep jewal green(paint code is PA i think)? thats what mine is and they have the duplicolor for it...i used it to paint my console and my ventvisors and it matches perfectly(but it is a metallic so you have to take your time and do good prep)
now i did do small pieces and i dont think that a spray can will spray a sufficent volume for fenders and a metallic paint.

Oh and might i add that you have one sweet bumper on there....i would love to have something like that for my 94

 

[NOTAJP]

Because I decided in the middle of finishing the front glass to do rear glass and then a SAS in the middle of that too! While I was at it, why not swap to a fiberglass hood? The fiberglass takes a LOT of work like 410 said and I'm a perfectionist so it'll take a while before I shoot paint.

 

[Silverblade]

Thought about it briefly, but I want as much visibility as possible for safety reasons.

Yet you bought a Black explorer?

 

[Robb]

Originally posted by james t
you guys and your "make sure the 4x4 is pretty" attitude. ill never understand it...

me personally, id rattle can the rest of the truck white to match the fenders.

And whose puuuuuuurdy paint job is this?

 

[Alec]

Originally posted by Silverblade
Yet you bought a Black explorer?

Yes, I like black. What I mean is I want people to be able to see my lights. There are too many people around here with either clear tails or light covers and you can't see their lights for ****!

 

[410Fortune]

tell us how you really feel.

I am building my own led tail lamps because the aftermarket SUCKS

 

[-=DaemoN=-]

I have mine painted. My Ex use to be grey and blue.

 

[Muskrat]

when I get them, which won't be for a while, they will most likely end up gloss black, nothing fancy, but just to protect the glass from the sun, do they come gelcoated, I know that some 'glass accessories will deteriorate in sunlight after a while

 

[NOTAJP]

All my glass is Gel-coated except the hood which is primered. The gel-coat will protect the glass from UV but it's not something to run forever. Primer/sealer will do the same trick.

 

[clarkkent]

Originally posted by Digger196
haha. John and coolchriscrush have them painted. there's only like 3 ppl on here that i know of that have not painted them. all a mater of time!

damm... and im one of the three!!! haha.. Time is my only problem.. my friend owns a paint shop.. I just dont have another ride when my trucks at the shop..

 

[james t]

Originally posted by Robb
And whose puuuuuuurdy paint job is this?

its not puuuuurdy, its fugly. and was rattle-canned in my old driveway, out in the weather. $25 walmart webcam covers up alot of ****.

 

[Randall]

Originally posted by TarHeel085
Alec spray canned his and after about a week to 2 weeks it started to peel off. so you really need to get a professional paint job.

Here are the pics of 'Ghost Wing' lol

 

[clarkkent]

hehe.. nice alec.. thats why i didnt paint mine yet!!! Another reason i didnt paint mine, was because I get noticed more!! hahaha.. I drive through town all the time and people are like "hey its that Mountaineer with fenders! that guy is cool!"
I think they say that...

 

[FAKRWEE]

I painted mine as soon as they went on.

 

[NOTAJP]

Tom,
That's still the sweetest thing I have ever seen. I should be done with my fiberglass next week. I'll let you know how that Marine-Tex works out.

 

[Alec]

I repainted a week or 2 after that slabs run where all the paint came off. This is how they've looked for the past 6 months:

 

[Alec]

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[NOTAJP]

Alec,
That turned out well and looks good.

 

[clarkkent]

hey guys, A couple weeks ago i jumped my truck at the dunes and when i landed, my rear tires hit my rear fenders and my tires go sliced a little.. theres a big chunk of MUdd terrrain Tread missing!! I was wondering, is there Glasswork for the Rear for a 98-2000 4-door explorer/mountaineer??? I checked perry's fab N fiber and it looked like they only had it for the other ex's???