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I agree.

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Haha- I don't have the luxury of being able to take my time- I have a wedding to (hopefully) drive it to in 5 weeks...

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While I have the windshield out, and easy access to the dash pad, I decided to go ahead and dye it with the Corvette Bright Blue since it was a little faded compared to the armrests. I also shot the rubber cover for the rear view mirror (which had turned kinda green) and re-installed it and the visors with new stainless hardware. MUCH better without rust! :metal:

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Then came the real work of the day: stripping and smoothing the bedsides and readying them for primer. Lots of repetitions of sanding and filling, but I think I finally have them close. I will wet sand and check for any spots I missed, as it is easier to see imperfections when it's all one color. Hopefully we will see some blue tomorrow :chevy:

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You're really getting after it. Looks good!
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Man you aren't playin around with this project. Hard to believe how fast you're moving. It looks great too.

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Awesome progress. Interior looks GREAT!!!

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Wow

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Thanks fellas! I'd say it's turning out decently. If I were doing a full-on restore, it would be much better quality, but this will work for now :chevy:

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Today's lesson, boys and girls, is to ALWAYS check and double check your mix ratios and air pressure settings BEFORE you start painting.

I wet sanded the bedsides, which had a few small issues, but were deemed worthy of color, so I mixed up my HRF and got to it. Problem is, I was just spraying base/clear, so I had the wrong mix ratios in my head. Twice as much hardener and reducer as necessary yields a runny, dripping, sagging mess. Low air pressure results in a spatter-paint effect. Both of which are not conducive to good-looking paint on your truck...

Now I know why my clear came out so crappily, too. Seems I have a bad habit of resting my pinky on the air pressure fine adjustment knob. At least with double the hardener, the paint will be dry sooner, and I can fix it sooner :)

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man....i am shipping my truck to you tomorrow....i expect it back by the end of next week

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You are really knocking this thing out man!

Looking sweet!!

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looks good in the pics

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Haha- YOU need to get to work ;) :smoke::mm::uhmk::chevy::exit:
Thanks! I'm working on a deadline here- starting to feel the crunch...
Yeah, it laid out nicely for the most part, just got a little sputtered at the rear of the driver's side and a few sags/runs. All sanded down and re-sprayed now; looks MUCH better :D

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Are you using a clear coat or just the color? If you are using a clear is it flat too or satin?
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Single stage urethane, with the flattening agent already mixed in. Just activate and shoot. It will be staying 'satin' :)

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A few pics of it dry. MUCH better this time around...

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Stripped the masking off...

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...and rolled her out in the sunlight :D

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Looks great from here!!! :chevy:

So when do you paint the front end?

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We'll see how things go tomorrow; lots of dis-assembly before paint... :chevy:

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Pretty cool, keep it up

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Looking good!
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Thanks guys! Nice to see it all one color :metal:

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looking great