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Old 09-16-2009, 04:12 PM   #301
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

Lol!!!!!
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Old 09-17-2009, 06:47 AM   #302
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

Ok, enough chit-chat! Back to work!



Got the passenger side door done last night -

I had actually been dreading painting the inside of these doors, because I wasn't quite sure how I was going to do it without messing up some of my previous (interior) work. Normally, I believe, the door jambs and inners are done prior to doing the exterior paint and restoring the interior, so that any collateral "mess" doesn't matter.

I had two ideas which I think helped here:

a) I minimized the painting needed by cleaning with laquer thinner/adhesive remover in the hinge area

b) I masked the outside of the vehicle with THIS:






Regular ole' Saran wrap. I figured it would provide good, quick coverage and it would stick by itself.

You can see it did manage to catch some overspray:



So here's the panel painted:



and the door trim panel installed:









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Old 09-17-2009, 07:20 AM   #303
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looks awsome
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Old 09-17-2009, 07:31 AM   #304
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that looks really good
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Old 09-17-2009, 08:11 AM   #305
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Very ingenius of you Keith. Looks great!!!!
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Old 09-19-2009, 04:05 PM   #306
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

It's DONE!!

Done, done. as of 2:30 this afternoon.

Photos to follow....

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Old 09-19-2009, 05:26 PM   #307
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Are those new door panels?
They look nice!!
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Old 09-19-2009, 06:43 PM   #308
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

Wow, its like brand new used. Looks great Keith.
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Old 09-19-2009, 07:54 PM   #309
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Wow, its like brand new used. Looks great Keith.
You know, I really haven't said much about how well this little truck drives: it goes straight, shifts easily, accelerates briskly and stops smoothly. It's nice and tight; It really is a very pleasant truck to drive and is like a brand new "old" truck.

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Old 09-19-2009, 07:55 PM   #310
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Are those new door panels?
They look nice!!
Yes - those are new panels from LMC. I wasn't sure I was going to like them at first: they are blow molded (rather than the original injection molded) and I was concerned that they were going to look cheap. By the time you dress them out, with the arm rest, door handle pull cup and the original trim, I think they look very good.

Thanks, guys, btw -

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Old 09-19-2009, 07:56 PM   #311
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

Ok - so with the completion of the inside of the driver's door, and some touch ups in the bed, I've finished everything I set out to do.

I used the same technique for the inside of the door (including the "Saran Wrap" masking):













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Old 09-19-2009, 07:57 PM   #312
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

And here are the previously promised pictures of the inside of the box. I used Rustoleum, and I let my daughter paint it while I worked on the doors (which saved me a couple days). Total cost for the box = $6.78.





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Old 09-19-2009, 08:16 PM   #313
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

So, in honor of this auspicious occasion, let's do a little before/after photo retrospective:




















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Old 09-19-2009, 08:17 PM   #314
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Old 09-19-2009, 08:19 PM   #315
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Old 09-19-2009, 08:22 PM   #316
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy

Well, that's about it.

Thanks for joining me on this little trip; it was fun but I'd like to not do it again for a while...

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Old 09-19-2009, 08:28 PM   #317
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Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy



the devil is in the details...and you nailed it!!

very nice transformation

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Old 09-19-2009, 08:30 PM   #318
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SUPER job! I hope my GMC comes put that nice.
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Old 09-19-2009, 08:31 PM   #319
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i like the befor and after pics.it realy looks good
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So i can drop mine off monday right
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:38 AM   #321
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You did an awesome job Keith! I hope I can get my '84 fixed up that nice one of these days.
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very nice job Keith. congrats on finishing her off. very clean!!

now dont disappear on us.
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Some day i hope to get my pile in that nice of shape...
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Old 09-20-2009, 02:48 AM   #324
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Congrats Keith! I sure hope this wont mean you wont be here as much!?? Again Awesome work! looks great!
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Old 09-20-2009, 03:20 AM   #325
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Congratulations Keith, you've come a long way building your truck for the second time It looks awesome, you've done some things with this truck that I will carry over to mine, ie: lowering the rear the way you did, wheel refinishing, random paint/touch up techniques. Thanks for all the help, and thanks for sharing.
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