Full body restoration...

[philo_beddoe]

Very nice, you will be doing some sort of undercoating again right?


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You mean like soak everything in fluid film, or standard undercoating spray?

I was actually thinking of using the rustoleum heavy duty undercoating, unless someone knows of something better.

I thought you were doing everything in chasis saver? Why go over it with undercoating? I top coated mine with spray on bed liner using the shutz gun. Body shutz is better than undercoating.

Just caught this...

Yeah, everything was done in chassis saver, which is my core protection. I also did a thin topcoat with the rustoleum heavy duty undercoat. It still dried real hard and tuff. With a truck that will never see salt, i'm certain my chassis will be clean and rust free for life. Besides, i'm always under there poking around with a flashlight.

[philo_beddoe]

[philo_beddoe]

I hate sanding! I tell the shop "its fine, its flat, its straight!!" But i have the untrained eye.

Anyway, beds just about ready for paint.

[VileZambonie]

Why aren't you wet sanding it?

[philo_beddoe]

Why aren't you wet sanding it?

Doesnt that part come after paint?

[VileZambonie]

That's how you get an even flat surface without primer clumping up and clogging the paper.

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[philo_beddoe]

It DOES get clumpy! But we're near ready for the paint booth.

[VileZambonie]

So when it clumps on the paper, there is no way for you to ensure a flat surface which is the purpose of blocking. Think of it like this, if you have debris in the sand paper it will create high and low spots leaving you with ripples and imperfections in the final product. The under layer is the foundation which is the most important part of a paint job. The paint is essentially coloring what is underneath so this is where your attention to detail will pay off in the final product.

[GMCMedic]

Drying the truck takes longer than wet sanding it does.

Do it. Its worth it.
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[philo_beddoe]

I did notice small ripples, now that you mention it, and didnt know what they were from. I even kept cleaning the paper with a brush. Okay thanks, i'll be addressing that, and wet sanding.

[philo_beddoe]

Happen to drive by this place today in MA. Thought i was going to see a giant warehouse of of OEM 73-87 parts or at least in there 30 acre yard. No classic vehicle parts!


Not one screw, bolt or nut!

I remember back in the 80's we could go to any local boneyard and find any classic vehicle part you wanted. I needed the headlight bezel and all the trimmings for my 70 chevelle, walked right in with my tools and helped myself. $20 bucks, all OEM.

[fitz]

I took a ride out to ABC back in 1992 to get a complete front axle for my 1988 Jimmy.  I bent the old 1getting the truck airborne over a jump. It wasn't the smartest thing  I've done, but it sure was fun.

[philo_beddoe]

I took a ride out to ABC back in 1992 to get a complete front axle for my 1988 Jimmy.  I bent the old 1getting the truck airborne over a jump. It wasn't the smartest thing  I've done, but it sure was fun.

Yup, this was the one near Leominster.

And yeah, i've caught air before. In my friends 76 ford torino. This was back in the 80's. fun fun...it was a starsky and hutch car. Wicked cool.

[philo_beddoe]

Haven't been to the shop in a few days, the bed could be painted. Anyway, i need to prep the new gas cap for painting. Tough job.

[VileZambonie]

Oh boy, there's an all day project