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SoCalRoadie's LT Build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by SoCalRoadie, Jun 19, 2011.

  1. Sep 10, 2012 at 8:09 PM
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    RJALLDAY702

    RJALLDAY702 U MAD? OH U MAD

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    Yeah buddy!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
  2. Sep 10, 2012 at 8:21 PM
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    They were both there. I've wheeled with that FJ. It can mob just fine. :cool:
     
  3. Sep 10, 2012 at 8:36 PM
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    i wasent doubting that it could mob, that thing is a beast i want to see it in person
     
  4. Sep 10, 2012 at 8:51 PM
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    SoCalRoadie

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    all good. its definitely a beast.
     
  5. Sep 10, 2012 at 9:22 PM
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    All pro LT, All pro front bumper,All pro rear fox, 1.5 full leaf and u bolt flip kit. KR sliders, bestop, high lift with custom mount, katskin leather, Hankook MT and atx artillery. DMZ SUA w/FOX triple bypass
    Time to get those bad boys on.
     
  6. Sep 10, 2012 at 9:41 PM
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    I need to find a spanner wrench to re position the top cap.
     
  7. Sep 12, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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  8. Sep 12, 2012 at 11:06 AM
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    Love this truck. . . If he painted his glass. . . :p

    The fact it went through a lot of good hands shows in the end. KR Fab, DMZ, and SMP!
     
  9. Sep 12, 2012 at 11:11 AM
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    I'm painting my Front Grill myself to build confidence in painting the glass myself...
     
  10. Sep 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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    ^ there you go. Doesn't have to be perfect as I'm sure it will be better than the white. Just spray that shit MGM with a compressor and it will look so much better.
     
  11. Sep 12, 2012 at 11:41 AM
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    I'm going to beat the ish out of it anyway. I just really like the color matched glass like Precoma and RJ have.
     
  12. Sep 12, 2012 at 1:36 PM
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  13. Sep 12, 2012 at 2:07 PM
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    Color matched FTW !!!
     
  14. Sep 19, 2012 at 3:18 PM
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    Color matched my front grill last weekend. Anyone have suggestions on a better clear coat? The Duplicolor clear coat turned out matte.
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  15. Sep 19, 2012 at 3:20 PM
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    How coats of clear did you use?! Also what kind of paint initially?!
     
  16. Sep 19, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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    Even though. Better than CHROME... Better than White. ;)
     
  17. Sep 19, 2012 at 3:36 PM
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    In reverse order; 5 coats, Duplicolor Protectant Clear Coat, 5 coats Duplicolor Color Match 1G3, 3 coats Duplicolor Sandable Primer Black, and 2 coats Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter.
     
  18. Sep 19, 2012 at 4:21 PM
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    blackhawke88

    blackhawke88 wo ai ni bao bei ^_^

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    clearcoat still needs to be cut and polished to have a full shine. What your grille looks like is uneven spray pattern in a windy/breezy environment. Wet sand it carefully and spray it again. two medium coats, and a heavy thick coat, INDOORS with no breeze. Then, the next day, lightly wet sand it with 3000 grit and buff it out with heavy to light cut polishing compound.
     
  19. Sep 19, 2012 at 4:42 PM
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    Guilty. It was windy those days. I'll do that next week sometime. Thanks!
     
  20. Sep 24, 2012 at 9:18 AM
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