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Old Mar 24, 2021 | 09:22 PM
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This picture is after its fully dry.



I never knew these trucks had a license plate light. I have driven 5 or 6 of them since 1984 and none of the trucks ever had a work plate light! Thats funny! Had to refurbish this little critter after I found it tucked up behind the rear valence rusty and in bad repair...



 
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Old Mar 25, 2021 | 06:31 PM
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You kind of heed the original bumper with the dip in the middle for it to show.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2021 | 09:34 PM
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Bed is in primer!

I don’t fully appreciate the square footage of my truck unless I have sanded every square inch of it several times! Got er in primer so wetsand every square inch again ahead.






 
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Old Mar 26, 2021 | 09:55 PM
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Getting close. You will need to start another truck soon so we have something to read and enjoy.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2021 | 10:29 PM
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I still have lots of stuff to do yet. This is the last big piece except reworking the drivers door damage.
bed blocks
install bed & taillights
tail light rewiring
Trailer plug wiring
front bumper paint & install
hole in rear bumper for trailer plug
rear bumper paint & install
tire winch crank
door seals & handles
mirrors
bedliner
headliner
etc but your right. Landing this project soon!

 
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Old Mar 26, 2021 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Red60
I still have lots of stuff to do yet. This is the last big piece except reworking the drivers door damage.
bed blocks
install bed & taillights
tail light rewiring
Trailer plug wiring
front bumper paint & install
hole in rear bumper for trailer plug
rear bumper paint & install
tire winch crank
door seals & handles
mirrors
bedliner
headliner
etc but your right. Landing this project soon!
So, one more day, for you. Five years if it was me.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 11:42 AM
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So I’m glad I thought through the order of operations today. Push comes to shove I would rather have blue on the black vs black on my finished blue. At this point any black overspray can be sanded off when I finish sand the primer.





 
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 12:54 PM
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Paint or bed liner?
 
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Paint or bed liner?
Rattle-can herculiner. Its medium texture.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 07:41 PM
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The area under the tail lights came out decent!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 10:24 PM
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Rattle-can herculiner. Its medium texture.
Using something different on bed floor?
 
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Originally Posted by JohnNewb
Using something different on bed floor?
The floor gets heavy texture roll on Herculiner

I feel like Im stuck in a wetsanding feedback loop that never ends!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2021 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by spurredon
The area under the tail lights came out decent!
Not perfect but better. I am leaving the bed imperfections like dents, spot welds, high spots and trying to just make it smooth & glossy.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2021 | 08:15 PM
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I take solace in the fact this is a big piece almost ready for color!




Im guessing it looks the same in pictures but hours of sanding actually occurred between these pics and the last
 
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Old Mar 31, 2021 | 08:21 PM
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I take solace in the fact this is a big piece almost ready for color!
Im guessing it looks the same in pictures but hours of sanding actually occurred between these pics and the last
Whenever I am at a show, that is the first thing I think of... all the hours and hours of back breaking work someone put into that car/truck to make it the way it is... everyone sees the shiny chrome, but most probably don’t know how much it took to get there.

Great job by the way, I’m enjoying this thread.
 
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