Poor man's photoshop, or I just rattlecan'd my VX.

[MustangO4]

Well after smushing my front end and doing the mechanical repairs, I said heck with it. I have wanted to do this to a truck for years and well, here it is. The paint is krylon ultra flat (needs another coat and a sanding to smooth it out) and the cladding, mirrors and the roof under the rack are all Herculiner. I figured if I plan to put a full size spare on the roof, I might as well coat it. The whole thing cost maybe $150. I love the rough look, but my wife won't even stand next to it much less ride in it(since I put a glasspack on it she has hated the noise anyway so, oh well,ha ha). Now I just need to fix the turn signal and badge it up somehow. The isuzu badges all tore comming off so I may do something else. Well, here it is for your entertainment.
And to all of you that have photoshopped your VX's, cowboy up.

[VXD959]

Did you do anything to the roof rack? Would you sell it to me?

Also, your headlights look like in good shape. I have a couple of dull ones (not a whole lot) that will match the looks of your VX. Willing to trade?

Please let me know.

[ZEUS]

Slap on some Teflon coated wheels and your good to go stalk someone! Maybe try out an urban camo (primer gray, dark gray, and black) paint job in place of the flat black - you know, so you will blend in and your wife won't feel so self-conscious! I thought about Herculiner on my cladding but I am not sure I like the textured look and I don't think have the gonads to try it.

[Tobert]

Have you considered the Rustoleum textured paint?

http://rustoleum.com/Product.asp?ddf...ct_id=21&SBL=1


My old truck almost got some of the silver hammered across the bottom (to hide the copious flaws). Then again, that whole vehicle was a shade-tree experiment in body work gone wacko. I had this white S-10 Jimmy sitting in the yard and my dad and I were wondering what it would look like with the back cut off. So, we did it. We also threw a Series I 3800 in it, too.

http://tobert.org/jimmy/truck_passengerside.jpg
http://tobert.org/jimmy/front_top.jpg

I drove it without doing anything to it for about a year like this. Then I gave it to my little sister and she drove it for a year. Now, it's sitting in my dad's yard again waiting for it's next lease on life. The cab mounts have rotted away, so it'll be something completely different again next time.

I don't have any current pictures of it with the 255x10's on the back, but they look cool. It also has a 2000 S-10 bench seat in it.

That terrible blue was CHEAP. We got some of that industrial "smurf blue" and mixed it with a little black before mixing with laquer thinner to spray on. Yup, low tech. To paint, we just watered the lawn to limit the dust and sprayed out in the open. It turns out that mosquitos sand off without leaving too much of a mark

Would I do the same to my VX? No way! It was fun to do it to a vehicle worth less than $300, though.

Photoshop is for the weak! Viva 'la sawzall!

[MustangO4]

My first try was with some crinkle coat paint, but it looked really bad so I went with the bedliner.

Sorry, I'm keepin' the roofracks.

[VehiGAZ]

First SPAZZ and now you?!?! Are all of our VXs going to end up looking like this?!

[E-ZooZoo One]

And to all of you that have photoshopped your VX's, cowboy up.

(This may not be what you meant, but...)



In all fairness, due to the use of the wrong camera setting, those freakish light trails were already in the original photograph – I merely added the Mothership

[kpaske]

I personally like the flat black look - gives it much more of an "industrial / off-road" vehicle look than the glossy Ebony. When the Ebony is all detailed it looks like a mean "street machine" to me, even with the lift, 33's, and the rack.

The Herculiner on the other hand is a bit too shiny for my taste. I'll probably spring for some Line-X if I ever get mine done.

[Joe_Black]

Looks post apocalyptic. Unfortunately for me, the local climate precludes the use of a shake-n-bake finish. Unless, of course, I ever score a great deal on a '74 Ford Falcon XB...

[MustangO4]

yea the herculiner actually sparkles in the sun. Kinda weird, but not too bad. I just drove it back to work on monday and I got everything from, "I love it! Can you helpme do my truck?" to "Mother of God what were you thinking?" It isn't too hot since I tinted it out. When I get bored I may do the paint another color. You can even paint the Herculiner. The next set of colors will be brown and tan. Maybe next year though. For now, I need new tires and a brush/zombie guard on the front.

[transio]

"Mother of God what were you thinking?"

+1

[Ldub]

Maybe next year though. For now, I need new tires and a brush/zombie guard on the front.

You got the zombie problem in Cali. too???
We don't see um' very much during the winters, (we like to think the freezin' az cold keeps out the riff-raff) but this summer has been way hot & the zombie numbers are up according to ND state zombie patrol...
Anyway, here's what I'm working on, as you can see I've got the hood mount pretty well fabbed up...with the trigger mechanism, ammo feed & brass catcher still to go.
Keep the faith Bro...

[TEN36VX]

Looks pretty tactical, 'cept for the shinny cladding... I like the subdued Isuzu logo in the grill.