2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Painting my truck, with pics

[Cummins724]

Good lookin paint job, thats a carazy hood



My 96 has the paint flake illness, and a little rust cancer on the pass. side. . I want to do somethin with it this spring/summer, just cant paint for nuthin...



I`m in carnegie, bout 1/2hr from you. .



-j

Get your sanding hands down here & I'll teach you. :-laf

 

[JNailor]

Thirty years ago I could paint for almost nuthin', now it's a couple hundred just to approach the paint counter!!

 

[Beach]

hey beach, i have a 99 extended cab, would your 97 doors work on that?

I don'tthink so! I think the quad cab's use a different door, but I'll look into it.

 

[The patriot]

Very NICE!!!

Last car I painted was a 68 Plymouth Satellite. :-laf About 20 years ago.
I shot it with a real nice metallic blue. Came out good.
It was a polyurethane enamel with a hardener.
I hope you have a good mask. I was pretty out of it for a day or two even though I had one.

 

[tp0d]

Get your sanding hands down here & I'll teach you. :-laf

I`ll have to take ya up on that, in better weather. Work has been too busy to start anything major



-j

 

[Cummins724]

I`ll have to take ya up on that, in better weather. Work has been too busy to start anything major



-j

I meant for you to come down & sand my truck. :-laf

 

[Cummins724]

I found 1/4" of mud in the lower bedside. I'm removing the mud & straightening the panel.



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I installed my new fender today, coated inside with spray on bedliner.

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Straightening the hail dents in the roof.



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When I get tired, my motivation. :-laf

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[Bob Cochran]

The Bud Light, the hood or both!!!!

 

[Cummins724]

The Bud Light, the hood or both!!!!

:-laf Both ofcourse.

 

[Bob Cochran]

Just checking your priorities, Oh wish I had a quarter of your talent. Good job.

 

[Cummins724]

Just checking your priorities, Oh wish I had a quarter of your talent. Good job.

I'm no pro by any means, but thanks. Hey, wanna learn? Just do what I do... . go to Welcome To Autobodystore.com & start reading.

 

[Cummins724]

Today I finished blocking the roof, removed the bed & sanded the back of the cab. Then removed the doors, sanded the jambs.

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[Gary - K7GLD]

You've picked one of my favorire colors - do you plan on any work in the frame/suspension - at least what you can reach - while the bed is off? Have you done a trial fit and adjustment of the nifty hood?

 

[robbiesworld]

What was the motivation?

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[Cummins724]

You've picked one of my favorire colors - do you plan on any work in the frame/suspension - at least what you can reach - while the bed is off? Have you done a trial fit and adjustment of the nifty hood?

I am hitting the frame with wire wheels, then coating it with Picklex, then rustoleum with corrosion protection. It does look pretty rusty in the pics, but it really isn't too bad. I haven't bolted the hood on yet, but I'm crossing my fingers. I've heard nothing but good things about streetpro hoods fitment.

 

[Cummins724]

What was the motivation?

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:-laf You know it.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I am hitting the frame with wire wheels, then coating it with Picklex, then rustoleum with corrosion protection. It does look pretty rusty in the pics, but it really isn't too bad. I haven't bolted the hood on yet, but I'm crossing my fingers. I've heard nothing but good things about streetpro hoods fitment.

I was very close to buying one of their hoods like yours a while back - they had a very good deal on them on Ebay - but heard talk that they actually need quite a bit of prep work for proper fit and finish. Sure nothing wrong with the finish on yours - hope the fit goes as well...

 

[Cummins724]

I was very close to buying one of their hoods like yours a while back - they had a very good deal on them on Ebay - but heard talk that they actually need quite a bit of prep work for proper fit and finish. Sure nothing wrong with the finish on yours - hope the fit goes as well...

I had about 20 hours of blocking, priming, blocking in that hood. It was really wavy.

 

[Cummins724]

Remind me again that all this work will be worth it in the end, because right now this truck looks like SH!^! Today I sanded the entire passenger side rocker to bare metal & coated with Picklex. Then I removed the hood, cowl cover, rad support & drivers side doors. I removed all the sill plates, weatherstripping & got the drivers side jamb ready to sand tomorrow. The truck looks like a parts truck now.

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[LBARTLETT]

just keep the pic's coming, it's going to be a masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!