Successful Flat (Matte) Black Finish on Jeeps

[Captain Ron]

Just needed to share a successful (economical) flat black finish on our Jeep Rubicons. After looking at REAL Jeeps, it became apparent to me that what need to be done was: paint the inside (black) and sandblast the outside. This could NOT have turned out better; looks like the REAL thing! As I mentioned I purchased a "touch-up" sandblaster from Harbor Freight ($ and a jar of Glass Beads (media) ($6) - which was enough to do both Jeeps. Masked off the (gloss) painted areas of the Jeep (rubber sandblast mask) and blasted the top, fenders & bumpers - leaving the tough Lexan matte. Thus it can be beat up a bit with no worries of paint scratchige. The finished projects can be seen here.

This is fun!!!

[wingnutcrawler]

I always wanted to try that. I was thinking about the tiny airbrush size one tho. looks great

[Captain Ron]

Wingnut, I thought about the "airbrush" eraser also; I'm glad I did NOT pick that one. The key was to keep the pressure at 90lbs + or the blasting did NOTHING to the Lexan. I don't think you'd get the same results with the eraser (airbrush) - it uses a fine powder. However, I've not tried it; just sayin'.

[wingnutcrawler]

good to know. definitely gonna give this a shot.