July 2015

It's USMC Forest Green!

Jul/29/2015 17:00 Filed in: Phase II

We started the last leg of the body prep by painting the tub bottom undercoat, the hood and the grill Marine Forest Green.

Added Undercoating

Jul/28/2015 18:00 Filed in: Phase II

After priming the tub bottom we added a healthy layer of rubberized undercoating to protect and preserve. It is a “paint over” coating which allowed us to cover it with the the original Marine Forest Green.

Prep Hood, Grill, Tub Bottom

Jul/26/2015 18:00 Filed in: Phase II

We prepared the hood, grill and tub bottom with rust prohibitive prior to the primer.

Sandable Grey Primer

Jul/18/2015 17:00 Filed in: Phase II

We’re used sandable grey primer for the first three coats. In retrospect we should have used the red oxide primer.

First Coat of Primer

Jul/17/2015 18:00 Filed in: Phase II

We applied the first coat of primer.

Ready for Primer

Jul/16/2015 19:00 Filed in: Phase II

After prepping the tub we set up the garage for applying the primer.

Completed Tub Prep

Jul/15/2015 18:00 Filed in: Phase II

A little dent repair, a little Bondo, and a lot of sanding and the preparations for painting the tub was complete. Thanks to all in the Motor Pool who lent a hand!

Sanding, Sanding, Sanding

Jul/09/2015 21:00 Filed in: Phase II

We continued to do more sanding. It took serval application and hours of sanding to flatten the panels.

Patching Holes

Jul/08/2015 17:00 Filed in: Phase II

We devised a good way to fill unwanted holes and large open areas. We spot welded a sheetmetal patch on the back and then filled it with Bondo. It’s a strong patch that turned out virtually invisible.

Fixing a Few Hood Dents

Jul/06/2015 18:00 Filed in: Phase II

We completed the hood repair and final coating of Bondo with a little help from Danny.

All the Help We Can Get!

Jul/05/2015 19:00 Filed in: Phase II

Tiffany brought her family over for a little quality sanding time! Unfortunately we lost power in our neighborhood that day so we had to cut the time short.

New Pinion Oil Seal

Jul/04/2015 19:00 Filed in: Phase II

In preparation for installing the tub we completed repair and replacement of parts when it was easiest to get at them. We replaced the rear pinion oil seal which had been leaking before the restoration. We should have replaced all the seals in the transfer case as well. As it turned out we wound up replacing them later from under the jeep—much harder!

Sanding Help

Jul/03/2015 16:00 Filed in: Phase II

We needed all the help we could get! There were hours of sanding and filling to do!

Body Filler Day 1

Jul/02/2015 18:00 Filed in: Phase II

When the rough stuff was done, it was time to start leveling the high and low surfaces. We used a combination of long and short fiber and Bondo.

First Application of Body Filler

Jul/01/2015 21:00 Filed in: Phase II

We started adding the first application of body filler. We started with long fiber filler for all the holes and small openings followed by some Bondo and glazing. At that point we hand many hours of sanding ahead of us!