Kevin McNulty
Former Editor, Mud Life
Giving a rig a decent paint job is a lot of work, but Summit Racing Equipment makes the work a little easier with its one-stop paint shop. Everything you could ever need to paint a vehicle can be ordered online or through the Summit catalog. We had been looking to take care of the finish on our 4x4, so we gave Summit a call.
The old Grand was ready for some new color. In daylight the factory paint was...
We were extremely tired of driving our '97 Grand Cherokee and its eggplant-purple factory paint with red and white pinstripes. We had had it with all the "Purple Grand" jokes! So, after all our paint supplies came from Summit, we spent the better part of a week stripping the Jeep, sanding, and painting.
... bright purple, and we took quite a bit of ribbing for that. But now it's royal blue, a much more acceptable color.
It's really great satisfaction knowing your paintjob was done by yourself and done right. Just make sure you have another ride, because a good paintjob takes a number of days.
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