I read on-line that some guys had success painting thier flares with Krylon Fussion paint. It’s a paint made specifically for plastic, and that is what the factory Jeep TJ flares are made of. After coffee this morning I headed out, and found what i was looking for at Kmart, for $4.99 a can!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CKH3m-0H_A

I started by cleaning the flares with rubbing alcohol to get any oil off of them. As it turns out, that wasn’t quite enough. You REALLY need to wipe them down with lacquer thinner or MEK.. Do NOT use paint “thinner” as that is petroleum (oil) based, not alcohol based.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlAbWDacFmI

As stated below, the rubbing alcohol wasn’t enough.. You need to use lacquer thinner or MEK

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDNLM0hRbhE

The end result is “OK”.. It’s a bit more glossy than I would have liked.. Though, with a trip or two through the mud and a few washes it will likely tone down down.. Worst case, I re-paint them with flat back.. It’s still a heck of an improvement for a $4.99 investment.. Now I have to do the bumpers and license plate holder, cause now THEY look like shit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ySuIjRitk

Last day of “Thanksgiving Weekend” Cavan and I headed to Greenhorn Rd.. Played around in the quarry and stream bed, then found the closed area that was the original “Greenhorn”..

They closed the area down after a kid was killed in a 4×4 accident in 2007

I REALLY wanted to take on one of the ravines, but am pretty respectful of other peoples property when out playing, and there were signs everywhere.

I wanted this picture of MY Jeep.. But Cav was quick to point out that there was no easy way across the creek for “crippled old people that can’t walk”.. He then bounded across the creek and said “yup.. It would be a great picture, would you like me to DRIVE you across the water?”

On his way back across the only thing that comes to mind is FALL you smart ass!

I went and found a way to get my almost perfect picture anyway… and I didn’t need a taxi across the creek!

Ava (I am sure I spelled that wrong) the new puppy goes for her first Jeep trip.. She HATED it whenever Cavan left.

Making it out of the quarry and up to the second level.. Absolutely no traction here.. All loose gravel with a sand base.

Running the creek.. I think we had 20 different water crossings in 4 miles. We are behind the quarry on Greenhorn Rd.

Sean on the left, Cavan on the right.

She’s, He’s, It’s a 1998 Jeep TJ that allows me to get WAY back into the back country which is just outside my front door.

I currently reside in Magalia, CA, a small mountain community about 20 miles East of Chico, CA

7:00 – 3:30 each each weekday I manage and maintain +/- 400 commercial and residential rental units in Chico, CA .. I plunge toilets!

For the last 18 years I have owned and operated Seven Day Maintenance.. A full service property maintenance company in Butte County, CA serving the communities of Chico, Paradise, Magalia, Oroville, Biggs and Gridley. When I am not managing property, I am building and maintaining it.

In my “spare” time, I am the administrator and chief technology geek at www.AsktheLandlord.com. A website and social networking community serving 250 landlords across the country.