[BigMike]

I am going to have to drive it for a while after it is on the road before paint. I currently do not have a paint booth lined up and the nearest one is about 45 minutes away at $125 per day. There is no way I can shoot the whole thing in the garage, it is attached and the fumes go right into the house if it is a big area to be painted. If you notice, I painted around the outside of all the window openings. There is a trick my Dad taught me years ago to prevent peeling of paint lines.

When I get ready to paint, I will use a thick nylon twine in the lip of the rubber to make it stick out, that way when it gets shot the paint and clear will be able to get under the rubber and not have a paint line. Then pull out the twine and you're done. The rear window is the only one I will have to worry about, the side frames and front are already completely painted so I'll just tape those up.

I know it is not the "right" way to do it, but it will work just as well if you cannot paint the whole thing at once. All of the bodywork is finished on the cab minus the hood and cowl, I just need to block out the bed. The inside of the bed will eventually get swapped out for a wood bed.

Mike