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Old 05-10-2011, 08:10 PM   #1
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Default Painting project update

You may recall that a few weeks ago I said I was going to start to repaint the truck from yellow to gunmetal blue. Well, after about 12 hours of working, my son and I have the truck disassembled. Luckily, we did not find any real surprises of the bad kind. Here are some photo's:
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Old 05-10-2011, 08:15 PM   #2
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WAIT, STOP!!! I like the yellow..............

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Looks like a fun Job Good Luck!!! Be nice to see other color!Plus the son and dad project. dosen't get any better than that!!!!!
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Hey Bob and son: the truck is really in a good shape, no rust, awesome!! What is the next step? Do you think sanding the car with a higher grit sandpaper?
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Old 05-11-2011, 07:48 AM   #5
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bob,
truck looks great, may I ask why did you not paint the fenders & running boards black ?

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Old 05-11-2011, 09:18 AM   #6
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Love the tennis balls on the running board mounts!
Truck looks great.
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Old 05-11-2011, 09:45 AM   #7
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Hey Bob,

Here's the truck prior to your acquisition. St Patricks Day Parade 2009, Milwaukee.

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Old 05-11-2011, 10:41 AM   #8
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Can't wait to see the truck in GUNMETAL BLUE. That should look much nicer than canary yellow.
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Old 05-11-2011, 12:20 PM   #9
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WAIT, STOP!!! I like the yellow..............

Paul in CT
Actually the yellow indicates prepare to stop...
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Old 05-15-2011, 09:17 PM   #10
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Hey did you paint Laquer over laquer and did you sand it down?
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Old 05-17-2011, 06:47 AM   #11
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The yellow is the old color and it is an acrylic enamel. It is in great shape, other than the color. I am going to scuff it with scrotch brite pads and then paint over it with gunmetal blue.
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Old 05-17-2011, 12:23 PM   #12
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Thanks for sharing your work on this wonderful pickup!!
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Old 05-17-2011, 07:46 PM   #13
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For a repaint you should wet sand all surfaces with #400 wet or dry.
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