I hate camo and all that phrase has come to connote. When I saw the Jeep for the first time I thought, cool Jeep. My second thought was, that camo is fugly! Paul made the Jeep look much better with a few cans of spray paint. I’m going to try to do the same for the canvas top.

Thought it would be a chore to get the top off but Paul and I did it in about five minutes. Turns out the previous owner had the top custom-made by some upholstery wizard. When it was off Paul said he thought the Jeep looked happier.

I spread the pieces out on the floor of the big room in the Annex and masked the plastic “windows” in preparation for painting tomorrow. Curious if this will work at all and how many cans it might take. If it comes out okay, I’ll probably put it back on and drive the Jeep some this winter.

I also learned today the previous owner had a cover made for the Jeep. I was expecting a big old bag that covered the entire vehicle but this item looks custom, too.

Difficult to tell from this photo but it appears this just covers the interior with those two pouch-looking things for the seat backs. I don’t expect to worry much about the Jeep getting wet but we’ll see how easy this is to get on and off.

I’ve cobbled together a “carport” of sorts by covering the top of the Land Rover rack with a heavy duty tarp in hopes of keeping the worst of the weather off. (:54 video)

Update February 2, 2023: The spray job on the canvas top came out better than expected. Close enough to the color of the Jeep body.