Nissan Frontier Custom Paint Job - Chameleon Part II

Each dent was masked and spot-primed with two heavy coats, block-sanded with 320, and given a final coat of primer.

The dents in the bumper were handled in a similar way, but Andres used a heavy-duty slide-hammer to pull the bumper out until it reached the original gap.

A hydraulic ram and a heavy hammer were used to push the dents in the bumper back into shape.

The body was stripped of its emblems, roof rack, interior door panels, and the interior door seals.

The majority of the body was scuffed with a DA sander with 320-grit paper and then once again with an abrasive pad to be sure that the sealant would have a good surface to adhere to. This included inside the fuel door, the doorjambs, and under the hood, as shown here.

Only when the entire body had been scuffed were the primered sections blended into the rest of the paint. This helped keep the primer from being sanded down too much

Since the Nissan's windshield was already cracked, the guys at Maaco decided it would make for a cleaner job if it came out prior to painting. The guys from Algeo Auto Glass had the windshield out in about 15 minutes so masking could continue.

The full color change required a lot of masking since even under the hood needed to be sprayed.

The seats were draped in a plastic sheet just in case some overspray found its way inside. Then the jambs were masked.