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Post by Grandpabeast on Dec 17, 2013 13:51:54 GMT -7
Ok people , I have been moving at a snails pace! i have received my truck , but I cant decide which way to build soooooo, you guys can decide. I have to great ideas A. is as a custom, lowered with a custom front end , a custom bed and interior or B. as a gasser, noise up in the air, ladder bars, carbs up thru the hood and slicks. So I am starting this poll and who ever stops in to see what I am doing will vote and Saturday morning I will start my project.
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Dec 18, 2013 19:25:19 GMT -7
This is a dilemma. Either of these choices would make a great build.
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Post by AK on Dec 18, 2013 20:45:57 GMT -7
Ok I voted. I think you'd make it cool either way! just my 2 cents!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2013 11:04:41 GMT -7
voted:)
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Post by CustomMuscle on Dec 19, 2013 11:18:16 GMT -7
me too voted GASSER....hmmmmm big surprise
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2013 18:07:48 GMT -7
gasser looks to be the passer of custom.....
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Post by Grandpabeast on Dec 26, 2013 16:24:59 GMT -7
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Dec 26, 2013 16:34:41 GMT -7
WOW that's green!! looking good  |
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Dec 26, 2013 16:42:46 GMT -7
Cool! This should be a gas! Love that green. |
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Post by wheaton79chris on Dec 26, 2013 17:03:12 GMT -7
If it isn't red put it back in the shed! Oh sorry I grew up on internationals . Its looking great
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2013 17:15:41 GMT -7
that is for sure green! that's gonna pop when done!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2013 17:36:45 GMT -7
Looking good, Beast. Can't wait for more!
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Post by Grandpabeast on Jan 5, 2014 20:24:05 GMT -7
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Jan 5, 2014 21:16:27 GMT -7
Real cool GB can't wait till completed |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2014 6:08:51 GMT -7
GB: question - I've heard several different methods for out of the box preparations. It looks like you either pre-primered or pre-painted some parts while still on the mold form. This covers a lot of ground, but I've heard opinions of it taking extra time once you separate the part from the mold by having to repaint where the breaks occur. Some others recommend separating the parts, then trimming the flash and finally shooting primer or using a light 2000 grit rough up and painting by hand (if necessary).
Do you have an opinion for either one? I have never primed or sanded anything but the body parts and have suffered for it! It's hard to hand paint a color when the base mold color is anything but white for me. Should I at lease spray white or grey primer on everthing NOT chrome from now on?
Thanks for the input!
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Post by Grandpabeast on Jan 6, 2014 10:03:13 GMT -7
Normally I would have cleaned up body lines and seam lines before washing then primed before painting. With this build i am going to distress the paint job to make it look old and weathered. So for this build i just lightly hit areas before washing then I primed it heavy with red oxide primer before covering it with green. I am then going to remove it all from the trees and wet sand. Letting the red come threw in areas of heavy use( the edge of the hood where many hands have lifted it, or the top of the door at the bottom of the window where everyone grabs it to close the door )I have a bottle of paint called rust( I used it on the frame and running gear ) that I will touch edges and areas that may have rusted. This is a first time deal for me so I am really just winging it !
I sand almost everything ( wet sand )my sand paper feels like plastic and you really cant feel a grit ( 10,000, 8000, 6000, 4000, 2000, 1000 ) i also use file boards ( for finger nails ) and if its real bad or I am removing alot I use my drumel. But I always finish with wet sanding. Of course the better you want it to look the more sanding you do. Same as on a real car. Then I prime with flat white or gray or flat black or red oxide ....it just depends what color I will be painting next. Any single color shot over these four different primers will all look different. I like to do the most with rattle cans, thou i do paint with air brush from time to time. Those paint jobs get very involved, require a lot of sanding and a lot of time. Could you imagine paying 500.00 for a paint job ? But that is almost what you would have to charge when you started figuring in time and labor and materials.
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Post by tool on Jan 14, 2014 21:28:04 GMT -7
great start!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2014 22:52:50 GMT -7
This looks great GP! I love the body color! And I can't wait to see the weathering you're talking about adding. This one looks like it will be really fun!
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Post by Grandpabeast on Feb 2, 2014 13:56:05 GMT -7
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Feb 2, 2014 14:56:58 GMT -7
This looks great GB looks old and I like this a lot gonna be great when done smileyCA9464IN_zpsd9ee499f
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Post by wheaton79chris on Feb 2, 2014 20:26:41 GMT -7
Looking great
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Post by Grandpabeast on Feb 20, 2014 14:53:40 GMT -7
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Feb 23, 2014 12:51:06 GMT -7
Looking good GB. I don't feel quite so bad about my progress now. You are a little ahead of me but not much. hope to get some progress posted soon.
Keep up the good job.
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Post by Grandpabeast on Feb 23, 2014 14:40:35 GMT -7
Well Skip ol boy I plan on getting a whole bunch done here real soon, I got Mon, and Tues off and this coming Fri, Sat, and Sun, ! I am going to try and put this one to sleep ! Ha Ha
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Post by Grandpabeast on Mar 7, 2014 0:10:49 GMT -7
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Mar 7, 2014 0:34:27 GMT -7
Sweet looking good GB weathering looks right on real nice  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 0:41:06 GMT -7
looking great gramps.. That thing looks sweet
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 7:26:36 GMT -7
Very nice. I love those stacks!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 8:11:21 GMT -7
looks awesome!
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Mar 7, 2014 16:53:04 GMT -7
Looking real good GB.
Now if I can just get mine this far along.
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