In memory of Tom Bowlin: the little green truck build

[y5mgisi]

Well does it have color on it yet?!

[77K10Silverado]

Originally Posted by Corts60

I'm doing all the body work myself and I gave my buddy $500 to do the spraying. So total cost including paint and supplies is just under $1K.

Jammin'!!! I was you were closer, I'd have some cold beers and my truck ready for ya!

Looking good man!

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Well does it have color on it yet?!

YUP!!
These are not the best pics, but later this weekend I'm going to try to find a good spot to take some real nice photos.

The paint turned out great with only a couple little mistakes. Overall I am super happy with the results!

[Corts60]

So the paint I used was OMNI, which is a lower level product of PPG. I probably won't ever use it again because there is very little pigment. The dark green was very hard to get good coverage and the light metallic mottled in certain spots and the metallic doesn't really "pop". It is good driver quality paint, which is what I was going for, but should never be used if you want to impress someone with your paint job.

I actually have to re-spray the hood again because it is way too mottled up close.

[Corts60]

Some more pics:

[Palf70Step]

It looks REALLY good! Nice to have one paint scheme again.

[y5mgisi]

Sure looks good from here! That's a bummer to hear about the omni. I was planning on using that for my upcoming spray job. Any idea what you would use next time?

[68Timber]

Looks great Cort, that truck is easily one of my favorites here.

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Sure looks good from here! That's a bummer to hear about the omni. I was planning on using that for my upcoming spray job. Any idea what you would use next time?

Thanks everyone!

I'm not sure what I'll use next. Maybe just PPG's premium line, whatever it is called. Hopefully I'm not painting anything else for awhile. I'm tired. Haha.

[Corts60]

Now I think I'll go relax on the water.

[68Timber]

What little experience I've had with Nason paint was good. I'm not a painter but the few I know say it's decent.

[mattcrp1]

Sharp truck, looks great. I bet its a blast to drive.

[y5mgisi]

What did you use for double sided foam tape for the trim?

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

What did you use for double sided foam tape for the trim?

All the trim on the bed is from Classic Industries and came with tape (cheap stuff I'm sure) already attached. The trim is flimsy like every other reproduction part these days and it doesn't take much to tweak them.

I used a different tape to put the original trim back on the doors and I'll try and get the name of it for you.

[y5mgisi]

Thanks! All I can find is the normal 3m stuff that's like a 1/16" thick. And being the trim is probably over 1/8" deep, I would think it needs thicker tape.

[JPsChevy]

That's probably the best color combination you could get, I had not looked in on this thread for quite awhile and as much as i loved that truck in brown it looks even better now. I'm sure your friend Tom would have loved it too. Anyways just wanted to say it looks awesome, I'd really like for it to be in my garage.
~JP

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by JPsChevy

That's probably the best color combination you could get, I had not looked in on this thread for quite awhile and as much as i loved that truck in brown it looks even better now. I'm sure your friend Tom would have loved it too. Anyways just wanted to say it looks awesome, I'd really like for it to be in my garage.
~JP

Thanks buddy!

I think Tom would've approved too. It has all the gear underneath that he loved so much and the green body was just too straight and rust free to pass up.

This summer his wife and I will drive the truck to the coast to spread his ashes. This weekend I will be showing her the truck for the first time since the two trucks became one. I hope she like it too….

[Corts60]

Been awhile...but, not much new progress. I am working on installing a one piece back window and then tinting side and rear windows. I also want to get a tonneau cover painted and installed before the winter hits.

This past weekend I went to Billetproof's vintage drags in Toutle, WA with my girlfriend and a buddy. What a blast!! I took some pics of our little camping spot:

[68Timber]

I bet you get offers on that thing most every time you drive it.

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by BRUISER

I bet you get offers on that thing most every time you drive it.

Haha, surprisingly not. I get offers on the camper all day long though.

[truckfan]

looks great. inspiring!

[y5mgisi]

Do love this truck. So a while ago we were talking about paint products. In particular you expressed your disappointment with the omni base. After doing a bunch of research I found almost no positive reviews on the omni base. What I did find that seems like the perfect middle ground is Wanda paint. Almost exclusively positive reviews and still a reasonable price tag. Although about $100 more a gallon than the omni.

Ao I'm going to be using southern polyurethane for my epoxy primer, 2k primer, and clear and use the Wanda for my red and white base colors.

[Palf70Step]

I love the green combo much better than the brown, but the truck is soooo goood no matter which it had.

[Corts60]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Do love this truck. So a while ago we were talking about paint products. In particular you expressed your disappointment with the omni base. After doing a bunch of research I found almost no positive reviews on the omni base. What I did find that seems like the perfect middle ground is Wanda paint. Almost exclusively positive reviews and still a reasonable price tag. Although about $100 more a gallon than the omni.

Ao I'm going to be using southern polyurethane for my epoxy primer, 2k primer, and clear and use the Wanda for my red and white base colors.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check that out for next time.

[justcuz]

Is that the same gal that was helping you on the carryall? She's cute.