JL 500/1 Refurbishing Job

[crazy4ozs]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif aight so i bouhgt a 500/1 for 150 bucks rite (great deal if you dont no there MSRP)...in perfect working order...just looks like total and complete shit...so i went to wal-mart and bout opeac black paint and 2 paint brushes and spent $4.40...this is what i accomplished...

my very presise and expensive tools //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

this was much worse everywhere else, all teh paint had been stripped away down to the bare metal...

here is the after....not bad eh?

the before on teh 500/1 logo

and the after...

sorry dont have a before...but here is the after of the JL logo

Just shows what you can accomplish with simple tools and a little elbow greese

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[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

looks good, does it work?

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

a picture farther back please

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

looks nice where did u find that for $150?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

wow i wish i would have found that for 150 if worse comes to worse you could jsut hide it somewhere

 

[crazy4ozs]

ya, actually i bought it off a friend...it got stolen out of his car, insurance covered it and then they found the guy who stole it so he got it bak adn sold ti to me..., and ya i COULD hide it but im actually gonna put it behind plexiglass and have a Mitsu symbol carved outa carpet over it, so actaully the REALLY BAD unrepairable spots will b covered! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif....adn yes it does work....fabulously i might add...like brand new on the inside...

heres another before...of the whole thing...cant really tell all teh damage from this angle tho...

and heres the zoomed out after...tell me what yall think...

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

looooookin very good

 

[Bake 10+ year member]

good job, lookin sweet

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

lookin good

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Good work dude //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif