Three legged animal...

[1mouse3]

So got the mount cleaned up...

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But when it came to color, it was a fail. I did it the same as the last bits, but the white wanted to barf at first. So have specals in the paint on the mount and a runny mess on the other parts, it was giving a thin mix by that point. There is no time to fix it, so this is how it gets sent. Also the blue disposable towles leave less lint than the white ones.

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I assembled the mount and is about ready to install it, there is a few nick that will need fixed first. So next is to get the body sorted, so all these patches will find home.

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I rased the cab up a hair more...

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So I can use this to do some cleaning where cant other wise...

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This got the frame clean some on the top but not all of it...

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Did clean up the support rail some and as good as it will get...

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Running this side into the light, there is not much room to do anything...

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The floor pan is clean a little as well...

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And these are the tools used

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There is a few area I want to see if can brush at a minimum, but dont have a lot of hope.

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I started today by segregating out another section to get paint...

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The primary section got knocked down well, with just the larged flap followed by the large drill and brush. The secondary area, just lightly touched on it to give the acid a fighting chance,

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Just brushing this, it only got marginally better.

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Also went over some damaged paint, this high build sticks well when it wants to...

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Then just more treatment, its about ready for paint, I hope that paint is still good.

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I still find these glove annoying.

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[1mouse3]

Now for a light hand sanding of the top and ******* the bottom by hand...

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Then srubed in some cleaner, more wiped on the old paint...

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I did not miss this area...

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And my pointy bits, had to go in the danger area...

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It was just scraps of paper and wrough pad involved...

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Now another acid wipe, hope dont see rust tomorrow, If not the it good to paint, and there is two colors white where I plot to add a third. This high buid enamel is not bad for no hardner when on, aplication is another story.

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[Nero]

Not gonna lie, surprised you didn't just sand blast it outside.
Looking good so far.

 

[1mouse3]

Not gonna lie, surprised you didn't just sand blast it outside.
Looking good so far.

Thank, and sand/media get all over the place. I dont want to strip the interea of things I dont want damaged, and then theres hoses and wires that cant get damaged on the outside. I dont have time, place or energy to rip the truck into a million pieces so can do such. Last time I ripped one apart, I was rushed to put it back together. So just doing what can with what is on the table.

 

[1mouse3]

The subject looks mostly passable...

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So on to cleaned up old cardboard, for masking...

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That gose on like this...

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Then the rush, its "wipe cleaner>wipe acid>primer"...

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Then the 3rd color white is added...

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This area also go shot, now need to wait 3 days for the paint on the frame to dry.

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Set one, cleaning and prep...

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Step two, high build enamel on the frame...

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Ser three, basic enamel on the body. Dont expect this paint to stay and want to fix it easy, can put high build over it later if stays.

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[1mouse3]

The paint on the frame came out in mostly decent shape, might hit it again in a few spots.

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This area was bugging me, so I did something about it...

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I got a pick to scrape the edges and a chisel to pop all the blisters.

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I started today by covering the frame for a full send paint job on the cab...

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Then preped areas that patches go, inside and out...

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Then repeat acid/paint aplication, just cant guaranty no spots where missed. Had to get paint on before there waa rain, so there is that as a variable.

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[hacked89]

Mouse - are you taking this to Barrett Jackson in 2023 or 2024?

 

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Mouse - are you taking this to Barrett Jackson in 2023 or 2024?

Is this the new referee at the dukes of hazzard rally cross?

 

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Did not have a lot of time but there was a pin cussion bugging me, so made it not so...

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This round I got a soup mess for the paint out this can, just hope there is not too much in a few places.

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On a day hot enough to make the devil cry, Im finger painting with picasso. A the heat is making me delusional and B ever rivet is making me more mad with a jam. I was only supposed to have just sent the bottom row on this plate, before setting the 90 in place. That did not happen with the rivet gun being the normal pos causing a distraction. So its on the wrong side and will give a sligh alignment issue with afew holes.

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And had to beat this one into the right side, of the plate for fitment.

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By this point I using a hammer to beat some sense into the givet gun, so it time to stop before I brake something. In turn could not run this entire row of rivets for the mount, and only have the bolts tight.

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So unsure how this is to be completed, when all I have is a junk gun to send the rivets.

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[1mouse3]

I though about it some and may be a bit ******* this tool, but is still lesser quality chinesium. Main is issue I find is shown on the feed ramp, its too bunt to eject nails. If you dont ensure each nail ejects and dose fire a second, you get two nails jamed in the port. Can fix it by making the approach be 25-30 degrees over 45, dont have a good way to do such.

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censorship has a mind in the gutter.

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Second dont know how this adjustment fell out, this gave it another way for it to jam. This will case it to not grab the nail if too lose and never let go of the nail if too tight, it was over tight and not shoting nails.

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For stuck nails I found a punch that fits the hole, since not all fire out the back and some those dont fall out when held pointing up.

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