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AC/DC is playing tonight because this HMMWV is Back in Black! Today, I reinstalled the footwell armor, A-pillar reinforcements, rear seatbelt mounts, and AC grille/block-off. I also put a bolt in all of the troop seat mounting holes. Can’t stand empty bolt holes lol. After that, I gave it one...

I’m going to set up some more lights before I paint this weekend. It was hard to see the wet edge over the green too. I had to hold my cell phone with one hand and paint with the other lol. Planning on two coats of color.

After masking for about 6 more hours (it’s amazing how long it takes to do it right) I was finally ready to start spraying primer. I was a bit rusty with the spray gun since this is the first vehicle I have painted since my 1009 about 17 years ago. Thankfully, I got my gun settings and technique...

Primer goes on today! I had planned to spray it over the weekend, but the shop I bought my epoxy primer from recommended sanding the truck to 400 grit instead of 320. All of the sanding was done by Saturday night and Sunday was spent wiping the body down and masking. Did some more masking last...

Got some more work done last weekend, but didn’t have a chance to share until now! I masked all of the door sills, battery box, rear fenders, and tailgate in preparation for spraying the Raptor Liner. Once that was done, I sprayed two coats on the entire interior, bed area, and tailgate. It...

Just the sound deadening version.

After hours and hours of prep work, I was finally able to spray the LizardSkin today! Earlier this week, I finished a little more disassembly (check out the sweet duct tape splices on the headlight) and then wrapped up the sanding and priming. Then, I pulled it outside for a good scrubbing and...

Great tip! Thanks! Unfortunately, my chains are almost rusted completely away. Glad I figured that out before one broke when I was standing on the tailgate!

I didn’t get as much accomplished yesterday as I had hoped, but still had a very productive work session. I removed all of the lighting from the rear of the truck. That will make it a lot easier to paint, and it was only about half working anyway. All of the lights on this truck have seen better...

I think the hood repair turned out great! I sanded down the last coat of fiberglass and then spread a thin coat of filler over the whole repair. Today, I sanded that down and then put on a coat of primer. Now, it just needs some spot putty in a few pinholes and then it will be ready for paint...

That sounds like a great method to try. Thanks!

Thank you! Hopefully, I won’t test the strength of the repair anytime soon hahaha. I’ll keep you posted on the sound deadening. I’m going to daily drive this truck some and haul the family in it regularly, so I want to temper the racket as best as I can.

Today, I applied a coat of chopped fiberglass resin to the repair on the hood. It added a little thickness to the lip and created a uniform layer of fiberglass across the entire repair. It’ll get sanded down and then top coated with body filler before paint. After that, I used a razor blade to...

I got the one for noise. It’s sprayed on the inside and then top-coated with regular paint for durability.

I put the final layers of fiberglass on the hood today. This time I added a few more on the front and back to increase the thickness of the repair. Then, I added a couple of larger pieces that wrapped all the way around both sides. Now, it’s thick enough and strong enough for some chopped...

Annnnnnnd more fiberglass work and more sanding on quarter panels and priming completed. The fiberglass repair is really getting strong. You can pull on it and rock the truck now. I think four or five more strips will do it. The quarter panels turned out great. Just a couple of pinholes in the...

This afternoon, I started by popping off the clamps and cleaning up the excess epoxy from the hood repair. After that, I built a form from a piece of aluminum coil stock. I secured it to the fender lip with a couple of screws. Then, I cut some fiberglass cloth into strips and mixed up some...

This afternoon, I started by sanding down the broken right front corner of the hood. Then, I filled the cracks with epoxy and clamped it all together. I put a heater near it to help it cure and moved on to the next project. Once it’s done curing, I will make a mold and then lay in multiple...

More prep work completed this afternoon! I wanted to get the front quarters cleaned up and primed for paint, so I used a flap disc on a grinder to knock off the scale, a bead blaster to clean up the pitting, and 120 grit on a random orbit sander to smooth it out. After that, I hit it with a few...

Well, my truck is officially a 4-door! I got the left rear door installed this evening, and man it feels good to be done with that project!