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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 04:58 PM
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Well went and picked up my paint gallon of Oxford white a gallon of reducer and gallon of nason clear and activater for clear hopefully next day or so it'll be ready cleaned out cab and bed and getting ready to primer bumper and the valance panel so close I'll post pics of the process when I start painting
 
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Old Jul 4, 2017 | 05:37 PM
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By the way just the stuff in that picture cost me 325$ at shop cost I have no clue what the regular price is
 
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Well was about ready to pull in paint room was wiping truck down and saw some tiny cracks on driver side bedside filler cracks and I knew what it was I had forgotten to put fiberglass reinforced filler down first so I sanded it back down to metal and I'm fixing it early mistake I've done body work but never this big of a job on my own so lesson learned about fixed now though
 
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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 04:53 PM
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Well here's another uptadate guys so close may not look it in the picture put it's almost perfect but have few more tiny places then I can primer it and block it out and be ready to go
 
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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 06:49 PM
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Well got bedside primered and valance panel primered
 
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Old Jul 6, 2017 | 09:03 PM
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Looking good and great progress soon you'll be rolling in a bad mama jama.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2017 | 11:32 PM
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First coat of paint is on it two more and 3 coats of clear and it's good to go
 
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 07:26 PM
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That was about 4 hour after last coat of clear I'll get couple more pics of it outside tomorrow
 
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:28 AM
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 05:05 PM
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Well getting there slowly but surly
 
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 08:16 PM
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Looking real good!
 
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 08:23 PM
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Looks great, want to paint mine next? Lol....
 
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 08:27 PM
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Theres some imperfections but Itll polish up good but this is probably my last paint excursion not my line of work love working on these trucks just not body work
 
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 09:08 PM
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I know what you mean. I painted a 66 mustang, 65 falcon and a 63 falcon and don't ever want to do it again.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 11:42 PM
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It is a lot of work I wish I'd spent a bit more time on this one in all honesty but once I get the pin stripes and 4x4 stickers on painting the mirrors black I think it'll look good it'll draw eyes away from some small imperfections in all honesty wish I could keep the truck I'd drive it a bit throw dana 60 under it and efuel and baby swamps and call it good but sold it already made deal always be another one out there
 
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