new paint
 

its been a while since i posted last time i was on here i had just built my bumper and gotten my new wheels. since then i have done a ton of body work and gotten another new set of wheels and tires. for the body work i took off the spare tire carrier and shave the holes. the tire carrier left alot of dents so i had to fix those and the tiny chips in the paint took forever to featheredge out.
i havent had much time or money ive spent all of it on my new trail truck/rock crawler. for the paint i used nason everything, primed the bare spots, sealed it, then black basecoat and nason clearcoat with a medium reducer.

heres what i started with after i crashed it and rebuilt the front end.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...98637740_n.jpg
then i did more body work and got my new wheels
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...38572684_n.jpg
built a bumper and did more body work
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...33595898_n.jpg
got my new wheels and tires, im not sure which ones i like best
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...40907655_n.jpg
and finally got it painted, i suprised myself and did a pretty good job, i didnt run it at all lol.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...11620515_n.jpg

nothing better then finding out you can do more than you thought you could.

looks great, great job on resurrecting your blazer.
i am sure it will look great all around now, and that "i did it myself" response never loses its luster.

ya its been a really long process but it was worth it. i really was trying to get it done before i start my first year of college so i rushed a couple things

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...29918114_n.jpg
at my house finally

This is encouraging to me. My new blazer (2002) is not in bad shape but I am looking at painting it white or black (leaning towards white), lifting it about 2-4 inches, getting new wheels, lights, and grill, and adding runners on the sides.

I never painted and am considering painting myself versus having it done professionally; from your experience, do you have any advice, pros, cons, etc.?

Very nice work on your blazer.

Looks good I just repainted mine recently myself.