Looks like mid fifty just calls it a Rubber seal

 

Thanks! I am waiting for the catalogue in the mail. I have not figured out how to find stuff the way you did online but will do that. I actually didn’t realize you could see pages like that. Much appreciated.

 

I actually have 3 more and am doing a renovation later this year or in the spring and will have another 5. $1000 bucks sure would be nice but there is zero interest in them here. I have them up on FB marketplace. I will try once more in the late fall when people start to find out their radiators might need to be replaced.

Too bad you are 5hrs away or I would just give them to you.

 

Only a plumber would see the lying on the ground next to the truck!

 

My frame is ready for a second coat but not enough time today to get the whole thing done. I had a couple of areas under the front where the tires are in case it falls which I finished today so the frame has100% coverage.

The POR dried rock hard including the POR patch so that is all looking good.

I painted the hubs on my differential today with VHT Epoxy spray paint. We will see how it holds up. I am certain to scratch it when the wheels are mounted but I can touch it up then.

I put a matte clear coat on my parking light frames to lock in the patina on those pieces after I cleaned them up. It is probably the only spot I will do that.

I got the final coat of paint on a bunch of parts but still have quite a few to go. Painting takes time!

I bought some special green and some pure white Lindseed oil paint samples. I want to be able to “touch up” any bare spots or areas that could benefit. I mixed it up today and applied to the area where the frame comes through the front and the bumper connects. The sandblaster got a little too aggressive there and took some of the original paint off.

The color does not match the original color, it needs some blue added, but it matches exactly where the paint is tired and worn. I rubbed it on with my finger super thin to allow for a little rust to come back and match the whole panel. We will see how my experiment goes over the next year.

I sprayed Gibbs oil all over the truck and in particular on the hood because it is sitting outside. I thought I would share how well it works preserving metal and preventing rust.

I had cleaned a small part of the hood with CLR to see how it came back and it brought it down to the raw steel in a couple of places. This hood has been sitting outside for the summer and beaten by an unusually rainy summer here. No change at all to the metal. No additional rust etc. Once it is all sprayed on it takes a few days to “dry” and any oily feel goes away but it keeps on protecting. WD40 does not last and boiled Lindseed oil gets sticky unless you use a filtered and purified product like I bought.

I highly recommend it on any part of your truck, especially seams you want to keep from rusting. It won’t harm paint or really anything. I use it as a gun cleaner and lubricant and on the wood stock. It is by far the best product I have used for freeing up rusty nuts and bolts. Much better than PB blaster. I have not compared it to acetone and transmission fluid yet which is supposed to be the most effective.

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This is my custom mixed oil pAint applied to the sandblasted area. Looks pretty close to a perfect match.


Here it is compared to the original color. Not as good a match but I am pretty sure I could get it there with a little blue.


Gibbs Oil….4 months. No rust.,

 

You're doing a great job. And a great job of detailing your work. .

 

You have me thinking about ordering a lighter color for the frame. A lighter grey maybe. It is definitely hard to see what’s going on with the black frame.

Hmmmmmmm…..

 

Keep it black. Just use a good LED light source.

 

You can download the pdf and flip through it. Although having it in your hand feels much better. I just scrolled through the pages until I found the section we were looking for.
https://midfifty.com/catalog.php
I like the way LMC truck lays out their catalog as well: http://chrome-extension://oemmndcbld...faComplete.pdf

A good argument can be made to keep it black. Having a lighter colored frame will make it more noticeable and that can be a bad thing as well.

 

Good progress update.

I decided to paint my backing plates with epoxy as it will be more resistant to chemicals etc. than the Lindseed oil paint. I painted the axle housings and pumpkin with 2 coats of the red paint. 2 coats of black to go.

second coat of the red under paint is on the frame. The second coat went much faster than the first as it didn’t require the brushing in that the first coat does. 2 more coats of black to go. Should be finished next week weather permitting.

all the parts from my earlier post have had their second coat of black and are being put away for safe keeping until reassembly. Many more parts to go!

I painted my parking light housings with cold galvanizing zinc paint. There was some rust on them which I removed with rust 911. The inside was originally painted white to reflect the light. I painted them silver. I found out that I needed to let the paint dry longer between very thin coats as the zinc primer underneath started to wrinkle a little bit. I am keeping them as is. Maybe I will get motivated to sand them down and recoat them but I think they are fine.


Backing plate painted with VHT Epoxy paint.

Backing plate and 1st coat of red paint

After 2 coats of red. Black will go down in the next few days.

Silver paint inside parking light

Completed lights Cold galvanized Zinc paint and silver painted lense reflectors.

 

Everything looks very nice.. You are doing an excellent job.

 

Starting to get cooler here, especially at night. Need to get the frame painting done in the next week so everything is ready to go back together.

First coat of black paint on the frame today. One more to go. I must say the frame disappears under the truck now. I did kind of like the rust colored paint but it is probably better that the frame doesn’t stand out.

I also got the first coat of black on the differential as well.

New parts came in from Midfifty. I didn’t open the box yet but I did get my new gas tank and I opened the box to make sure it wasn’t dented. Very nice piece!!

I can’t tell if the tank is painted or not. I need to look more closely, but should I paint it to give it some added protection?

 

Frame looks good. Do you want me to stop by and put the first scratch in it now or wait till later?

 

I already did it! Was moving a wheel barrow under it to get it it of the rain and scratched the crossmember. About 2 inches long and 1/2” wide.

The great thing is the linseed oil paint is really easy to touch up. I just brushed it with some fresh paint and you can’t tell the scratch was ever there.

the pictures don’t reflect it, but it is not a perfectly smooth finish so imperfections are easily hidden. They just look like part of the finish.

So you can come by and scratch the frame, but in exchange you have to help me lift the differential in place and hold up the transmission while I get it lined up and installed!

 

Always willing to help someone out. Not sure how I would get to you though. Border is a one way thing right now.