Just wondering what you have painted on your KJ

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:59 am

I'm gettin OME springs soon and thought of maybe painting them maybe red or yellow....then while I'm at it maybe the diff cover.. anybody ever paint their calipers?
What else have you painted?

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:31 pm

OMEs are black, Skyjackers are red , want everyone to think you have them instead of OME? :wink:

I have everything painted under mine with Rust Oleum Hammertone Black, springs, shocks, LCAs, front and rear diffs, skids, well everything, keeps it nice and clean looking, and easily touched up. I never like the wild in your face paint..... Oh the UCAs are still Al Red but..

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:03 pm

lol, most people around here never even heard of OME, there are tons of Kjs and most of them just stock

My boat trailer is painted that same color..hammertone black.... hmmm, good idea thanks!

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:09 pm

I painted my calipers black. Its been a few years since Ive dont that and they really need it again. All the times Ive taken the rims off and nicked them they have some rust spots.

I used the dupli-color kit that I found at Auto-zone.

Not sure if you could use regular spray paint on coils. It would probably crack and fall off. May need to use powder-coat on those.

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

I paint my front skid about every spring. It seems to take a lot of road debris, so I paint it when the weather warms up. It's been black, white, now red. Next spring? Haven't decided yet. I just brush on a few coats of rust paint. If there's any rust spots I sand them off first, though. Actually, this spring I'm going to take the bumper off and a few other things and see what needs what.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:24 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Not sure if you could use regular spray paint on coils. It would probably crack and fall off. May need to use powder-coat on those.

been painting coils for years now and no problems of course everything under mine gets a fresh coat every year or so

CrossBones · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:25 pm

My skids, front tow hooks and the rear shackle (in my hitch).

I'm thinking ghost flames or maybe scallops (black) this spring - thinking...

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:01 pm

snowsport wrote:

Next spring? Haven't decided yet.

I can get you caterpillar yellow cheap :lol:

Hood297 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:47 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

I can get you caterpillar yellow cheap :lol:

REALLY?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:58 pm

Na,

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:56 pm

I've painted my rear diff cover, driveshaft, front skid, rear hook and exhaust tip. Nothing too outrageous, just good 'ol plain black.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:07 pm

So I took it a little to far,and painted my whole KJ :wink:

,bedlined some stuff to.

BjBnet · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:35 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

So I took it a little to far,and painted my whole KJ :wink:

,bedlined some stuff to.

yea but it looks good! Some people paint black and mess it up hahaha

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:04 am

My skid plates and tow clevises are painted hammered aluminum.

Terry

Inc · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:05 am

I've painted my skids, diff cover, front and rear shackles, bedlined the roof. I'll be painting all the long arms and new parts of the SFA swap as well.

Speaking of which. What is the best way to paint an axle?

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

Diggerfreek wrote:

snowsport wrote:

Next spring? Haven't decided yet.

I can get you caterpillar yellow cheap :lol:

I like cat yellow, but I've got some cans of rust paint laying around from other projects...got a can of this great dark blue paint that might end up on the skids......

cluelessklewer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:08 am

tjkj2002 wrote:

So I took it a little to far,and painted my whole KJ :wink:

,bedlined some stuff to.

Are you kidding me, your rig is sick! :twisted:

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

A bit off topic maybe, but: do all years of KJ have painted upper/lower control arms? (I mean, from the factory) I could have sworn I saw a pic of somebody's front suspension with unpainted ones.....

Just wondering what you have painted on your KJ

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