HYDRO BLUE PEARL Gladiator JT Club

[JTjeeper]

Love the Hydro Blue! Here is mine. Just finished the build.

 

[NEWBWHEELER]

First post!

I guess I joined Team Hydro yesterday and ordered me up a rubi!

Triple blue in colour and pretty much loaded. I’ve never been known for my patience but I’m so glad that I didn’t settle for one off the lot that wasn’t 100% the one I wanted.

Let the waiting game begin.....

 

[DTrees]

Just picked up a day ago....

 

[wannajeep]

Just finished the build

It's a Jeep... is the build ever really finished?

 

[Puttyandnapalm]

Plastidipped the bumper inserts. Think I got the color pretty close. Blaze blue with blue pearlizer on top

 

[NEWBWHEELER]

Plastidipped the bumper inserts. Think I got the color pretty close. Blaze blue with blue pearlizer on top

Looks good. Could you please be specific on the product you used? Brand etc.

Also I know very little about plastidipped parts. Is the finnish hard? How long will it last?

 

[Puttyandnapalm]

Looks good. Could you please be specific on the product you used? Brand etc.

Also I know very little about plastidipped parts. Is the finnish hard? How long will it last?

glad to help. There are different brands out there, but I used the actual plastidip brand. They sell a lot of colors, but then they also sell “toppings” like the pearlizer, metalizer, and clear coat. To add more confusion, some colors they sell like the luxury metal series add the look without needing an extra can of metalizer. The sky is limit with different hues and mixtures. Some folks have good results with starting with a base of white or black, then adding the color, then a topping. There’s a thread over in the DIY section on the grill that shows a blue that started with a


for the blue inserts, I used the blaze blue with a pearlizer blue topping. It darkened it just slightly to get a closer match.

for the grill I used the luxury metal black, and for the grill inserts, gunmetal grey with the same blue pearlizer.

if it interests you, check out some YouTube videos. My experience shows to start with 2-3 very light coats before going to 2 heavier. The dip will still run so don’t go too heavy.
Here’s a couple pics to see what I used.

my girlfriends hubcaps are dipped black and holding up well after two years. And best part is, you can always peel it off if you don’t like it.

 

[TheSolarWizard]

Plastidipped the bumper inserts. Think I got the color pretty close. Blaze blue with blue pearlizer on top

did you spray the hood deflector too? Can the mirrors and cowl Cover be sprayed with this?

 

[Puttyandnapalm]

did you spray the hood deflector too? Can the mirrors and cowl Cover be sprayed with this?

nope, didn’t touch the hood deflector.
Don’t see why you couldn’t spray the mirrors or the cowl cover?

 

[Puttyandnapalm]

Not an exact color match, but made for a nice little project until I go back to work

 

[Jsands]

 

[DamonC64]

Looks great, do you have anymore pics of it with the top off and the tube doors? Side shot?

 

[Jeepbeep123]

First post!

I guess I joined Team Hydro yesterday and ordered me up a rubi!

Triple blue in colour and pretty much loaded. I’ve never been known for my patience but I’m so glad that I didn’t settle for one off the lot that wasn’t 100% the one I wanted.

Let the waiting game begin.....

How do you order one with all the options you want? Is there a way to do that directly from Jeep?

 

[405Gladiator]

Slowly making it custom!

 

[johng]

How do you order one with all the options you want? Is there a way to do that directly from Jeep?

Start here https://www.jeep.com/bmo.html?sid=1...Ie4vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#/models/2020/gladiator
After you decide what you want go to your dealer with your dream build, they will order for you.