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07-02-2008, 01:31 PM
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Skinned knuckles
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Cab painted (pics)
I just finished painting the cab on my project. It didn't turn out too bad, but there are some sags from the temp not quite being warm enough. I may sand them in the morning and reshoot.
What'd'ya think?
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07-02-2008, 01:37 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Looks good -
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07-02-2008, 01:41 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Me = Jealous - nice work
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07-02-2008, 01:56 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
I love posts like this. It gets me motivated to get in the garage and do stuff. Looks great and you did it.
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07-02-2008, 02:30 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Im sorry are we suppose to find flaws in that paintjob? Cause I dont.
Wish I could paint that well. Nice job. |
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07-02-2008, 02:33 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Makes me wish I had a garage (said with much envy).
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07-02-2008, 02:35 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Nice Color! Thats a sweet paint booth too! LOL, can't wait to see her all done....
*like your truck VDOG, looks familiar....lol |
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07-02-2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
I'm wondering how you involved the leaf blower in the painting process.... :-)
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07-02-2008, 03:43 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Looks gr8!!
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07-02-2008, 04:32 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Nice work!
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07-02-2008, 04:46 PM
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Its lookin' like a Blazer!
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Looks great to me. Can't see any orange peel in the reflections on the side and roof. Nice booth, looks like what I have planned. Any nibs/trash to sand out? Single stage or base/clear?
Last edited by Big J; 07-02-2008 at 04:47 PM. |
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07-02-2008, 04:45 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
"Nothing's finer than Blue from Carolina" Looks like Carolina Blue.Good color and looks like a great paint job.
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07-02-2008, 05:19 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Looks Great.......Nice Job
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07-02-2008, 05:36 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Feels good, don't it!
Good job!
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07-02-2008, 05:37 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Great job....I 2nd the wish for a Garage.
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07-03-2008, 07:20 AM
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Skinned knuckles
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Thanks all!!! I wish I could say it's a perfect paint job.. There is absolutely no orange peel, but there are a few runs that I'll need to sand out this morning and possibly reshoot. Maybe using the leaf blower wasn't such a good idea...
The paint is just Omni single stage acrylic enamel, but I'm toying with the idea of sanding it with 800 grit and shooting on some clear. It's the factory color and matches the dash perfectly. There really isn't much dirt in the paint. I was really happy with how clean my "paint booth" stayed. That plastic came in a 12' by 400' roll for about $20 at Lowes. It's really thin but actually works out good.
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07-03-2008, 11:50 AM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
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07-03-2008, 12:10 PM
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Skinned knuckles
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
My gun is actually a pretty good Devillbis. The reducer I'm using is a slow evaporating, so it has a chance to smooth out the paint before it sets up. That's also the reason for the runs..
 I just shot another coat on after sanding it down and I sprayed it really light trying for a little orange peel. Then checked on it a few minutes later and it was smooth. I'm gunna wait about 20 minutes or so and spray on another light coat and hopefully nothing will run. I'll post some more pics in a few!
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07-03-2008, 12:32 PM
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Skinned knuckles
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Ok, just sprayed the final coat. It feels warm to me outside, but I just looked and it's only 60 degrees. I wish I had some faster reducer, but I'm happy with the results. Once color sanded, it should look good.
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07-03-2008, 12:38 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Congrat's on the Color Choice, Have you Painted Much? Look's like a Real Good Job on Coverage & I can Only Imagine how Gratifying it must feel to see Color on it...............
Sometime's it Just Feel's as if you will never get to that Point.......... Keep up the Good Work & will watch for More Progress........... Rick
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07-03-2008, 01:00 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Paint looks good! When I read your post about it not being hot enough, well I just had to laugh to myself. It's a somewhat cool day at only 112 here
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07-03-2008, 09:49 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
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Oh yeah, but it's a DRY heat, right? Yeah, but it's still hotter'n blue blazes..... If you want to get cool in the Arizona heat, wait until it gets dark, and find an arroyo, right? Felt like an air conditioner, to me....
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07-04-2008, 03:06 AM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
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Blue'72, the paint job looks great! Can't wait to see the rest of the truck when you get finished... Last edited by mahanian; 07-04-2008 at 03:06 AM. |
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07-03-2008, 01:16 PM
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Skinned knuckles
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
Rick, I know what you mean.. This was a huge accomplishment, but now I'm looking at the doors, cowl, hood, and fenders that need paint, not to mention the bed that I haven't even started on yet. I've painted probably 15 cars in the past 21 years, but sometimes I feel like I still don't have the hang of it. There's always something I forget to do or do wrong.. I had the surface perfect when I sprayed on the paint that ran, and this morning after I sprayed on the paint perfect, I noticed lint from the towels I was using to wipe it down... Fortunately they hardly show and will color sand out, but it always seems like somethings got to go wrong.............
112 DEGREES!!! Holy cow! It was in the 90's here a couple weeks ago and was too hot do do anything outside. Oh yeah, but it's a dry heat...
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07-03-2008, 03:04 PM
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Re: Cab painted (pics)
nice paint job... i used to help paint in a garage with a dirt floor, never any dirt in the paint, wetit down first, but you opened up the doors, and evey gnat and bug in those carolina pine trees would flock to it...
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