Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[Sevenevez]

Those really are some beautiful shots.

thanks brother

 

[MadDogDelpho]

*****, just temove the wiper and done....

I actually use mine though. Plus if I were to do that I’d want to wait until I’m due for a new tailgate wrap, then wrap over the plugs. That’d be slick.

And no threadjacking

 

[Cattivo]

Commitment & Motivation

There's no turning back now, haha.

If you've been following my thread you know my goal was to paint this Denali from the get-go. I was mocking up paint jobs before i even bought it. After a ton of research this is going to be about the best compressor that runs on 120v with enough CFM to spray. So i picked it up this weekend. It is really right on the edge of being enough so it should be a fun challenge. But it's a budget build and i am going to spray it without a doubt.

I actually went to the Auto Paint store today and got some quotes on custom mixes and how much i need to prep, spray and clear etc..
I hope to buy the Guns i need (which are also very specific based on my CFM) within a week or two. The cool thing is i can start scuffing and prepping pretty much Now. This isn't a $40,000 vehicle and i have painted before, so i am confident and don't have any anxiety about tackling the job.




Let the agonizing monotonous fun begin

I've painted a few cars/trucks by hand because the paint was beyond repairable...your paint looks like it just rolled off the show room, if you're gonna paint it might I suggest Herculiner lol

 

[Sevenevez]

I've painted a few cars/trucks by hand because the paint was beyond repairable...your paint looks like it just rolled off the show room, if you're gonna paint it might I suggest Herculiner lol

Herculiner. haha. My buddy had a work truck that he used to drive through all types of trees and crazy places so the white paint was scratched to hell. He asked me to spray the whole thing with Bedliner. So we did. It was pretty bad ass for an ugly work truck and damn near bulletproof

 

[Sevenevez]

Removing Window Tint Adhesive / Residue

Boring post alert..

Whoever owned this Denali back in the day must have just peeled the whole back window off and left all the adhesive. I got so sick of seeing out a blurry gluey back window everyday. Usually this is a pain in the asz to do. But it actually went pretty smooth.

Before



I used "Goof-Off" and just saturated a corner of a cloth pretty good and just slowly rubbed in 6in circles and it came off with little effort. Then i came behind each area with a clean dry towel and that removed all the balled up glue.



I used about half of the little can of Goof-Off and it took about 30-40 minutes. Came out perfect.

After:

 

[PG01]

Removing Window Tint Adhesive / Residue

Boring post alert..

Whoever owned this Denali back in the day must have just peeled the whole back window off and left all the adhesive. I got so sick of seeing out a blurry gluey back window everyday. Usually this is a pain in the asz to do. But it actually went pretty smooth.

Before



I used "Goof-Off" and just saturated a corner of a cloth pretty good and just slowly rubbed in 6in circles and it came off with little effort. Then i came behind each area with a clean dry towel and that removed all the balled up glue.



I used about half of the little can of Goof-Off and it took about 30-40 minutes. Came out perfect.

After:

Love goof off, use it all over... kids smh.... just bought a new one....

 

[Sevenevez]

Love goof off, use it all over... kids smh.... just bought a new one....View attachment 186421

yup, i agree! better than "Goo-Gone"

 

[Sevenevez]

2 boring posts in the same day? yup. thats me

about to leave and she wouldnt start. i kinda figured what it was. my terminal for the negative is stripped and rounded. when i replaced the washer pump was its last twist i guess.



i have a few of these in my toolbox from past vehicle. you can see here how bad the old one was.



went to get something to eat. came back and saw this leak. it's the freakin plastic washer fluid canister has a slight little crack on the lower left corner. which Sucks considering i just had this all apart. i shoulda just bought the whole thing. So add one of these to my list.

 

[kwOH]

Nothing is boring when it comes to trucks brother. [emoji106][emoji106]

 

[Fosscore]

^^ This. Educational for the next guy when it happens.

And... it is your build thread.

You can post as many “boring” things you’ve done and pictures of your truck as you want.

And your pictures are levels above.