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yetiman38237 04-27-2014 04:43 PM

New Paint For My 68
 
Last weekend I primered entire truck with 2K. Water sanded it yesterday and washed her off with soapy water. Painted my bumpers with single stage grey metallic. Turned out real slick. Taped up under hood and door jambs as I am doing single color. Ordered paint last week is supposed to be here Tuesday. Hopefully I can get under my hood and jambs painted this week so it will be ready to paint Saturday morning. I went with Lexus Pearl White from TCP Global. Really liked the grey metallic I got from them, had already done my wheels back in January. Getting close to having this truck completed....I had put bedliner in it back in 02 or so and it is scratched and faded so I am going to do another gallon as soon as I get done painting. Will probably just get a gallon at Advance or WalMart...they are pretty dang cheap.

yetiman38237 05-01-2014 05:17 PM

jambs and under the hood is done, have it taped and ready for paint first thing in the morning......

yetiman38237 05-03-2014 06:15 PM

She turned out great. Will post some pictures when I get a chance. Trying to put it back together.

yetiman38237 05-04-2014 09:54 AM

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps7513de3a.jpg

yetiman38237 05-04-2014 09:55 AM

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...psca398152.jpg

yetiman38237 05-04-2014 09:56 AM

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps238425a9.jpg

yetiman38237 05-04-2014 09:56 AM

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa7b73414.jpg

yetiman38237 05-04-2014 09:58 AM

Still have to buff and put on side trim. Then I will spray in bedliner. I had painted my tailgate letters red then I sanded and put on 3 coats of pearl and cleared. It looks like a cranberry or something but looks better than in the picture.....

dennisb56 05-08-2014 05:50 PM

Nice job, really like the way it turned out.

Tedster9 05-08-2014 06:54 PM

Looks good to me... Nice truck!

yetiman38237 05-08-2014 07:29 PM

Thanks guys, feels good to have a head turner again.....

Beechkid 05-11-2014 08:30 PM

That's a really nice truck! Can't wait to see the final pics with all the trim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yetiman38237 05-12-2014 05:13 PM

Thank you Beechkid, again I am not painter by trade but it did turn out fairly nice. Sure has been fun project will be doing the bedliner and calling this one done!

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps2f68452f.jpg

Beechkid 05-12-2014 11:03 PM

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yetiman38237 05-13-2014 05:21 PM

I took one of the driver side too.

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3327643c.jpg

This was the first time I have painted using googles ( I read your post about toxins in the eyes). I always have had a fire extinguisher handy but made sure it was where I could get it in a hurry as I had to run the old window fan to exhaust the fumes. I also had on a paint sock and full suit. It was nice not to have to scrub paint off of me when I got done. It didn't hurt that the temps was in the 60's either.....


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