Rocket Man's 2008 Bagged CC Silverado Build AKA "THE MACHINE"

[Rocket Man]

This stuff?

Yup. Great stuff. Hasn't worn off anything I've painted. I did the running boards and rear bumper on The Beast 2 years ago and it still looks like new.

 

[Sevenevez]

new truck is awesome, man. 72 pages of progress already. wow.

 

[Rocket Man]

The kicker hideaway kicks ass for what it is, you can hide it pretty much any where and Amazon usually has them for about $149 refurbished

I'll keep that in mind. It's one of the ones I was looking at as well as the Cerwin-Vega 10". They both have about the same reviews and price.

 

[Rocket Man]

I'm thinking about buying a regular 2012 HD front bumper and painting the whole thing including the chrome parts unless I can get one that's paintable. I'm not crazy about the one it has. I'm also going to do a spray-in bedliner. Does anybody know which one is best? I'm not going to do a CM one because after a few years the red will be pink. I'm thinking a Line-X but not sure which one. It won't be hauling much if anything. The main reason is there's a spot on each side by the wheel wells where the sealer they applied bubbled up and the paint peeled there. It's worse than I thought it was, once I started peeling things up. Both sides have obviously been holding water and rusting behind the paint. It looks like I might get my insurance settlement soon for my medical and lost wages so I should have some cash to spend soon, hopefully. I sure hope so because this truck needs a few things. One other item is a new windshield since it has a pretty big crack on the passenger side. Plus I'm going to be fixing the 2 cracks in the dash as soon as I buy one of those plastic heat stapler tools. And I want a new air management system some day.

 

[PG01]

Hate rust

 

[kbuskill]

Not sure about your state but in FL your full coverage insurance will pay for a new windshield with no money out of pocket and no rise in your premiums... they look at it as a safety issue... might be worth checking out.

 

[Rocket Man]

Not sure about your state but in FL your full coverage insurance will pay for a new windshield with no money out of pocket and no rise in your premiums... they look at it as a safety issue... might be worth checking out.

No full coverage.

 

[Rocket Man]

I didn’t know there where different kinds of line-x?

There's 3 grades I believe. Plus there's uv protection option, color match option, etc. Also there other players in the game now.

 

[Rocket Man]

Just chips are free here, full replacements you have to pay your comprehensive deductible.
I was thinking about getting line-x as well, we have an actual line-x place here, I seen the colors and UV protection on the website, Ill probably just go with the cheapest lol....

I just want the one that looks the best. It doesn't have to stand up to concrete blocks since I'll probably never carry anything more than a load of hot chicks in a parade. I used to haul professional cheerleaders at the openings of our arena football teams on my bagger Harley so maybe I'll get lucky with the truck. Those were good times.

 

[NathanJax]

I'm thinking about buying a regular 2012 HD front bumper and painting the whole thing including the chrome parts unless I can get one that's paintable. I'm not crazy about the one it has. I'm also going to do a spray-in bedliner. Does anybody know which one is best? I'm not going to do a CM one because after a few years the red will be pink. I'm thinking a Line-X but not sure which one. It won't be hauling much if anything. The main reason is there's a spot on each side by the wheel wells where the sealer they applied bubbled up and the paint peeled there. It's worse than I thought it was, once I started peeling things up. Both sides have obviously been holding water and rusting behind the paint. It looks like I might get my insurance settlement soon for my medical and lost wages so I should have some cash to spend soon, hopefully. I sure hope so because this truck needs a few things. One other item is a new windshield since it has a pretty big crack on the passenger side. Plus I'm going to be fixing the 2 cracks in the dash as soon as I buy one of those plastic heat stapler tools. And I want a new air management system some day.

Truck is turning to junk. I'll come pick it up from you whenever you're ready....