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    Doing it all wrong since 1966

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    • Originally posted by Russell View Post
      Shiny! Looks great from my house. I bet it will buff out and everyone will think it's a mirror.
      Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
      nice

      Thanks guys.

      A little scrape, a little sand, and very little rough buff.

      I still need to spray the bedliner before slinging too much compound.

      It'll get there.

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      A.K.A. Brian
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      • First time doing spray in bedliner. Not a hard process, but a lot of angles to cover.

        Not to mention material refill and exit strategy. Turned out OK...good enough for my junkyard toy, next one will be better.

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        A.K.A. Brian
        Jack of many trades-master of none

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        • I had the local LineX guys do my bed and must admit it's fantastic.

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          • On the Mad Max Sammy, used it extensively.
            But used the Rattle Can method. And even as "Thick" as it looks out of the can, it will "RUN" like any another spray paint. One trick is to Spray From a further distance away and do a better job of Masking Off areas you don't want coated......
            Like your shop floor !

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            • That actually isn't bad at all! I use a razor blade holder thingie that works sort of like a plane so you can cut the tops off the runs which greatly simplifies block sanding. Wet sand carefully and always with a block then buff and it'll look great.

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              • Well moving the bed into the other shop went pretty smoothly....except for the pucker factor that is.
                It took 3 tries to get off of the tractor seat.

                A couple scuffs on the wheel tubs inside the bed from dropping the lift jig were the only actual drama.

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                Last edited by DirtyWhiteBoy; May 30, 2024, 11:39 AM.
                A.K.A. Brian
                Jack of many trades-master of none

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                • I was hoping for some milestone progress this weekend.

                  There's nothing like a guide coat and a "long block" to smash your hopes and dreams.

                  The tailgate is slightly worse, but I knew that. This door and the tailgate have had some serious abuse in in their 55 years of service.

                  I had to change shirts already at 0930. Ugh, I'm too old and fat for this sh**

                  Yes that block is a hunk of poplar, and yes, it is planed perfectly straight :-)


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                  A.K.A. Brian
                  Jack of many trades-master of none

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                  • And we're back to "some level of AC in the shop".

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                    • Originally posted by DanStokes View Post
                      And we're back to "some level of AC in the shop".


                      That would be nice!

                      The reality is, we will be moving in the coming months, so I just need to SUCK IT UP!
                      All non-essential spending on the current facility is on hold.

                      I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PACK OUT!!!
                      A.K.A. Brian
                      Jack of many trades-master of none

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                      • Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy View Post



                        That would be nice!

                        The reality is, we will be moving in the coming months, so I just need to SUCK IT UP!
                        All non-essential spending on the current facility is on hold.

                        I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PACK OUT!!!
                        I can relate! Moving the shop from MI to NC was a real adventure. At my age it's reassuring to know that I'll never have to move a shop again - next stop will be The Home which is the old human equivalent of the humane society.

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                        • Originally posted by DanStokes View Post

                          I can relate! Moving the shop from MI to NC was a real adventure. At my age it's reassuring to know that I'll never have to move a shop again - next stop will be The Home which is the old human equivalent of the humane society.
                          I can relate too. We moved to VA from north central TN.
                          It was a 500 mi trek here (less than MI to NC!) when my wife's job was unexpectedly eliminated.
                          Now that her contract is up, and they have not lived up to their promises, we hope to start heading back in the TN direction.
                          I was hoping to stay put for a few more years, so we too could go back to our retirement dwelling.


                          I did get bit done this week...It's never enough though!

                          The doors are painted and hung on the cab. Hopefully for the last time.

                          The cowl vent cover is blasted, but I'm out of epoxy sealer.

                          still need to sand and buff, but waiting on the fenders

                          I rebuilt the vent windows for the second time. The rubber seals were made wrong on the first set.
                          the glass wouldn't close (latch). I broke both latch assys messing with it. I ordered another set of seals out of desperation.

                          Low and behold, the new set worked. GRRRRRR


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                          A.K.A. Brian
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                          • Finally starting to look like a truck.

                            I fired it up for the initial time. No radiator so just a quick 20 seconds or so YAY!
                            It did smell very RICH tho.

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                            A.K.A. Brian
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                            • looks fantastic
                              Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                              • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
                                looks fantastic
                                Thank you!



                                This hood is finally starting to look a bit better.

                                Good enough for a driver....and to make my pile of parts just a little smaller

                                I'm missing some door hardware, so while waiting on paint to dry and parts to show up, time for interior sorting.

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                                A.K.A. Brian
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