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Thread: Rhino Jeep... the toughest paint job around!

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    05-01-2008 06:40 PM #1
    I spotted this gem at a used car dealership and had to share. I figure there are a number of advantages...

    1. Hides dings and scratches.
    2. No money wasted on wax.
    3. Crumbles sponges after one washing.
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    5. Lights a match on the first pass.
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  2. 05-01-2008 06:41 PM #2
    That is effin awesome. I've been hoping somebody would do that. Love it Love it Love it.

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    05-01-2008 06:41 PM #3
    i was expecting something that looked more off-roadish. not a grand cherokee...
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    05-01-2008 06:42 PM #4
    nice overspray
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    05-01-2008 06:43 PM #5
    amazing

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    05-01-2008 06:43 PM #6
    If my commute involved the Alaska Highway, I'd hit it.

  7. 05-01-2008 06:44 PM #7
    Quote, originally posted by azn »
    nice overspray

    I LIKE!


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    05-01-2008 06:44 PM #9
    I wonder how much weight that added to the car

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    05-01-2008 06:45 PM #10
    That texture can't be any good for aerodynamics

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    05-01-2008 06:45 PM #11
    Sprayed it right over the badges. Quality job.
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  12. 05-01-2008 06:46 PM #12
    It's all fun and games until some water gets trapped between the lining and the metal.

    I've seen suzuki samurais done over with this treatment and the only thing holding them together was the rhino lining.


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    05-01-2008 06:51 PM #13
    I hear that stuff is sprayed on army vehicles as a sort of primary blast shield.

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    05-01-2008 06:53 PM #14
    Quote, originally posted by mx5er »
    That texture can't be any good for aerodynamics

    Is that ever a concern in a Cherokee?


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    05-01-2008 07:11 PM #15
    The funny thing is this is not that uncommon up here in Washington.
    I have a buddy that did that to his Samurai on the Inside and Outside so he could just spray the whole thing off.
    There was also a Baja that used to go to the local shows sprayed like that too.

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    05-01-2008 07:13 PM #16
    I hear in a pinch that the 4.0L will actually run on ground up rhino lining as fuel.
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    05-01-2008 07:15 PM #17
    Quote, originally posted by VR6GURU »
    I wonder how much weight that added to the car

    That's what I was thinking. It's gotta be pretty damn top heavy now.


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    05-01-2008 07:24 PM #18
    Quote, originally posted by 1.8Tquattro »
    I hear in a pinch that the 4.0L will actually run on ground up rhino lining as fuel.

    Sometimes it helps to mix it with whatever industrial solvent's handy, so it'll flow better.

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    05-01-2008 07:24 PM #19
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    That being said, I likey a lot. Durable as all hell, and who cares about a scratch? It may be the only thing nearly as durable as the almighty 4.0.

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    05-01-2008 07:40 PM #20
    Quote, originally posted by mx5er »
    That texture can't be any good for aerodynamics

    Actually taking into account the high resistance to air factor of the "normally painted" Jeep and accounting for the turbulance created by the new "rhino" surface the loss of aeordynamics calculates to about a loss of .35 mpg at highway speeds of 70 mph. Well, according to the "math" that is.

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    05-01-2008 07:42 PM #21
    how about fixing the cracked windshield with it! Gosh it looks like it was left under mount ST Helens.....horror!
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  22. 05-01-2008 07:45 PM #22
    i hope this doesn't catch on as the next "murdered out" trend!

  23. 05-01-2008 07:47 PM #23
    I know I have seen this before, on a full size pick-up. I think it was a dodge, or maybe a GM 3500... it was a dually 4x4 with stacks comming up from the bed.

    It was crazy-awesome.


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    05-01-2008 07:54 PM #24
    Ugly as sin, but a I like it nonetheless. Put some armor across those windows and a cow catcher in front and you've got yourself a fully functional anti-zombie vehicle.
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  25. 05-01-2008 08:17 PM #25
    This is as great as the Tiburon that used to run around here in salt lake that had a Full Clear Bra. i mean every exterior square inch

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    05-01-2008 08:24 PM #26
    I never thought i would see a full size turd as a car replica.


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    05-01-2008 08:26 PM #27
    that is mother****ing badass. i always wanted to do that to my last winter beater(90 geo tracker R.I.P) ill have to look into it for next season

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    05-01-2008 08:27 PM #28
    oh god, who's gonna b the first to do it to a dub?.....
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  29. 05-01-2008 08:34 PM #30
    Quote, originally posted by bar-b-que »
    I hear that stuff is sprayed on army vehicles as a sort of primary blast shield.

    army stuff is CARC paint (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating)

    it's anti chemical and biological weapons paint

    it's rough stuff, but not like rhino liner


  30. 05-01-2008 08:38 PM #31
    That's awesome. I've heard of people doing that before. I think the overspray and the fact he sprayed over the badges makes it even better! If its painted like that your taking it out on the trails to get bashed up, who cares what it looks like
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  31. 05-01-2008 09:39 PM #32
    Where's that Subaru WRX painted with bedliner?

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    05-01-2008 09:41 PM #33
    Quote, originally posted by theSCHAFF »
    i hope this doesn't catch on as the next "murdered out" trend!

    Or "Rhino'd Out"?
    My brother bought a streetbike that the PO did Rhino Liner all over. Talk about a waste... The Jeep looks good though!



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    05-01-2008 09:43 PM #34
    Love it! Professionally done, Jeep could charge me extra for it and I'd happily pay up!
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    05-01-2008 10:46 PM #35
    That would be cool on a rock crawler, not a stock jeep.

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