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Old 11-27-2011, 12:39 PM
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Has anyone painted or rhino lined the inside of their hardtop? I can't stand the factory white. My interior is black and dark gray. Just a thought.

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Yep. I painted my freedom panels black and am working toward the rest. Yamaha90 bedlined his and put the JK logo on it. His is really nice.
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I did it this past Summer sanded down with medium grit sanding sponges wiped clean with alcohol taped off everything and sprayed. It took about 8 cans total for a nice dark even spread. It looks amazing compared to the nasty white that always seems to be dirty. Don't hesitate on doing this its well worth the effort.
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Originally Posted by fadeout
I did it this past Summer sanded down with medium grit sanding sponges wiped clean with alcohol taped off everything and sprayed. It took about 8 cans total for a nice dark even spread. It looks amazing compared to the nasty white that always seems to be dirty. Don't hesitate on doing this its well worth the effort.
Ugh I cleaned mine up today and it still looks dirty. This is on the list next summer when it comes off again!!
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It's worth it.. I did it over the course of 3 days being the top was off and in the garage so I could move slowly. If you hustle you could bang this out in 1 day and let it dry overnight. The fumes in the cab would be terrible though.

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Originally Posted by fadeout
I did it this past Summer sanded down with medium grit sanding sponges wiped clean with alcohol taped off everything and sprayed. It took about 8 cans total for a nice dark even spread. It looks amazing compared to the nasty white that always seems to be dirty. Don't hesitate on doing this its well worth the effort.
Hi I'm thinking about do this, but I was just wondering "8 cans of what" paint, bedliner?

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Bedliner. You will use all of it.
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Originally Posted by fadeout
It's worth it.. I did it over the course of 3 days being the top was off and in the garage so I could move slowly. If you hustle you could bang this out in 1 day and let it dry overnight. The fumes in the cab would be terrible though.
Haha yeah, the fumes are kinda rough I made the mistake of letting it finish drying while it was on the jeep....all closed up....made for a rather unpleasant 40 mile ride to school. I just used duplicolor spray on bed liner...stuff works wonders.
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Originally Posted by fadeout
It's worth it.. I did it over the course of 3 days being the top was off and in the garage so I could move slowly. If you hustle you could bang this out in 1 day and let it dry overnight. The fumes in the cab would be terrible though.

that looks incredible!
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also, I wonder if it helps reduce cabin/wind noise due to (perhaps?) increased acoustic insulation? Maybe that's a stretch, but shouldn't should at leats a little, right? Looks bada$$ either way....


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