so Monday (yesterday) after work i put it all back together in record time. Roof Rack, Bumper covers, front lip/defelctor etc etc..
Drove to get some dog food and snapped a couple pics out and about on her first maiden voyage.
yeah i know. the tail lights gotta go!
you can see the...
a few reasons.
a Pro might have done it differently but this is why i did it that way.
1. i used the best tape i could buy and it gave me time to keep trying to get those lines with a perfect curve without my greasy hands touching fresh paint. You cant touch a paintable surface with fingertips...
ok, almost done. So, Sunday we actually took my buddies car into Phoenix and watched the Cardinals lose at the Glendale Stadium just to relax from paint hell.
When i got home, i couldnt help myself and started peeling off all the masking
Time for the good camera
Hood
Yes there's plenty of...
Awesome! Hold on to that puppy
haha same here man! i found one in TX for sale right before i bought mine. I didnt want to do a deal that far away though. Love that color. And thanks.
thanks man! i appreciate that coming from you. what i would give to have all your mechanical abilities. I can't tell you how many times i had to reference your build thread for information during my build. also, i guarantee you could tackle a paint job. Not to mention, if i didnt do a 2-3-tone...
The sun was going down right after we finished and i cleaned the gun and put it away and started cleaning up the garage.
I felt i really deserved some beer at this point. So lets check out some reflections
Mirror
Hood
Corner
This Bermuda Blue has been one of my favorite OEM colors...
yeah, my buddy being there probably saved me a whole day! but, it was brutal and non-stop hustling
haha, you know this man!
:cheers:
? for real. i didnt even know. thanks man. Thats awesome! Did i win a 12 Pack of beer? Now my truck doesnt look like that anymore though. :)
The stripe seemed to be too strong of a contrast. So i came up with this
i woke up early and masked off for the 3rd time.
i randomly in a very sketchy way sprayed Chrysler Brilliant Black Pearl to darken up my base.
Then i used Ford Dark Shadow grey and laid one coat on the black. Then i got...
Started off Friday by using prep sol to get the trucks surfaces spotless and free of fingerprints and grease. Then lastly use a couple tack rags to get off any remaining dust.
Time to lay down some color.
The basecoats mix at a ratio of 1:1 (half paint, half reducer) then mix it together in a...
Paint your own vehicle in your own garage:
I will try to be as detailed as i can here, so it may be a bit boring for some of you OG's.
After all, a big part of this build is to show people that things be done all on your own on a budget and still get some awesome results.
I hope somehow it...
my 43 year old body is just made out of rubber after doing it. i am beat. i got everything coming visually as soon as i can get it all on my computer. 3 non-stop days of pain
i show its $99 for the motor and regulator assembly (rockauto) AC Delco
nope. regulator is actually the track/arms that do the scissor lift motion. i even have regulators on my '50
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