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Looking sharp, congrats @Spring3314The hood has cracked paint, chips and clear coat was coming off. The roof had the same issue and fender flares had clear coat coming off. Now she looks almost new.
Mind sharing what you paid? my clear coat is shot on the hood and upper fender flares, best quote so far is $1,300 (dfw)
dfw??Mind sharing what you paid? my clear coat is shot on the hood and upper fender flares, best quote so far is $1,300 (dfw)
Probably means Dallas/ Ft. Worthdfw??
Gotcha. Wouldn't have figured that out in a million years.....Probably means Dallas/ Ft. Worth
The top and hood had to be sanded down to bare metal which bumped the cost. Total was $2,100.Mind sharing what you paid? my clear coat is shot on the hood and upper fender flares, best quote so far is $1,300 (dfw)
My rattle-canned 2k clear coat job is making me real jealous of how yours came out! I can't believe how shiny it looks!
My paint was already oxidized from the lack of clear coat, and I can't get the new clear coat I sprayed on to shine no matter how much I polish/ wet sand it down...
My paint was already oxidized from the lack of clear coat, and I can't get the new clear coat I sprayed on to shine no matter how much I polish/ wet sand it down...
I'm sure being as the hood is aluminum was the reason they had to get the base clean and oxide free to get such a beautiful finish.
That is exactly what my paint guy saidI'm sure being as the hood is aluminum was the reason they had to get the base clean and oxide free to get such a beautiful finish.
I tried that on my wife's car - never could get it to smooth out and shine. Didn't look bad, just could not get the shine.My rattle-canned 2k clear coat job is making me real jealous of how yours came out! I can't believe how shiny it looks!
My paint was already oxidized from the lack of clear coat, and I can't get the new clear coat I sprayed on to shine no matter how much I polish/ wet sand it down...
Thank you for sharing, saving up for it!
Yeah. Its not shiny but at least I sleep a little better knowing the clear coat spot isnt getting worse... meaning more clear coming off, undercoat oxydizing/fading... then eventually a rust hole!I tried that on my wife's car - never could get it to smooth out and shine. Didn't look bad, just could not get the shine.
Amazin. Did you do it or body shopThe hood has cracked paint, chips and clear coat was coming off. The roof had the same issue and fender flares had clear coat coming off. Now she looks almost new.
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I had no clue these hoods were aluminum. Are there any other XK body parts made from aluminum?I'm sure being as the hood is aluminum was the reason they had to get the base clean and oxide free to get such a beautiful finish.
@schlagel17 Not that I am aware of. As far as I know it is just the hood.I had no clue these hoods were aluminum. Are there any other XK body parts made from aluminum?
My wife's Grand Cherokee has a small dent in the hood and last year I took it in to look at getting it repaired. They guy at the body shop said because the hood was aluminum, it'd be better to take to a shop that specializes in aluminum repairs. He didnt have the tools for it. So after that I knew her Grand Cherokee hood was aluminum, but didnt realize that the Commander also had an aluminum hood.@schlagel17 Not that I am aware of. As far as I know it is just the hood.
I have some chips on the Commander hood that I was going to attempt to sand down, possibly patch, prime, spray with color matched paint and clear coat. But with the hood being aluminum, is there any additional prep that would need to be done?? I see that @jklightner mentioned cleaning and removing oxidation, which makes sense, but is that a different process than w. metal??
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