painted cab today......
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painted cab today......
finally got the RED to quit bleeding through (took 2 coats of sealer, letting it dry between coats) I'm still going to wet sand with 1000 and buff it out, before re-assembly, (has pretty good "orange peel" in a few areas. But i'm done painting "sealer" and "cream" and "blue" and "clear".......... YEAH
plan to paint the forward cab mounts black, same as i did the inner front fenders.
plan to paint the forward cab mounts black, same as i did the inner front fenders.
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Ahh, getting past the sanding and sanding stage...my favourite. For me it's like chugging uphill in low 1st to get a project painted, then it's a downhill coast putting the new/refurbed parts back on. Looks great.
Looking forward to hear about the bleed issues too.
Looking forward to hear about the bleed issues too.
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The cab looks great! Now the fun part. color sanding. I njoy the sanding part because it really makes it look great when done right. I have been painting for about 25yrs off and on for my self and customers and what I like to do is this. Use 600 on any real bad areas just to nib them down faster. Then go to 1000 for just a light quick full sand, 1500 for the next set and finish off with 2000 (all wet sanding with a bit of dish soap in the mixture) before starting the 3 part poshing job.
I just finished this one for our shop truck. It was a quick build at only 350hrs but turned out great for a work/shop truck and has even recieved a few placks at the local shows. Have fun with it all you are doing a nice job.
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I just finished this one for our shop truck. It was a quick build at only 350hrs but turned out great for a work/shop truck and has even recieved a few placks at the local shows. Have fun with it all you are doing a nice job.
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Looks great!!! My 49 is at the shop getting sheet metal work done. Like the blue color, thinking about that for the '49 all blue with black running boards but have not seen one like that. Nice shop, I'm all shade tree for now, garage in the plans.
Thanks for the pix
Mike
Thanks for the pix
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The cab looks great! Now the fun part. color sanding. I njoy the sanding part because it really makes it look great when done right. I have been painting for about 25yrs off and on for my self and customers and what I like to do is this. Use 600 on any real bad areas just to nib them down faster. Then go to 1000 for just a light quick full sand, 1500 for the next set and finish off with 2000 (all wet sanding with a bit of dish soap in the mixture) before starting the 3 part poshing job.
I just finished this one for our shop truck. It was a quick build at only 350hrs but turned out great for a work/shop truck and has even recieved a few placks at the local shows. Have fun with it all you are doing a nice job.
Kevin
LFD Inc.
I just finished this one for our shop truck. It was a quick build at only 350hrs but turned out great for a work/shop truck and has even recieved a few placks at the local shows. Have fun with it all you are doing a nice job.
Kevin
LFD Inc.
I've test an area with 1000(wet) and then buffed with "cleaner wax", looks good, but too much work. i think 1000 will be way too much work in some of the "orange peel" areas. Was planning to test something like 600 this weekend.
