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Sounds like a deal!

Wait a minute... is that just 1 lunch or everyday???

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;)

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Like I've said before somewhere along the way, I'm a body and frame guy trying to learn as much as I can about paint. I've painted about 20-25 cars which doesn't make me a painter.;)

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cool man, thanks
I see you gots skills, so I just assumed you were a painer too......20-25 is a bunch of experience IMHO :D

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here are a few more pics for ya TimE....


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I'm liking it Joe. That looks good. Putting the attachment points on the other 3 sides would be great.

I was really hoping that Rokcrln was going to make/sell plans for a 63-66 tip-n-flip. I could make one myself, guess I'm just too lazy to do the legwork.

After going back through and looking at some of your semi recent pics, I think I need to break down and build a cab lift and a real dolly(instead of my wooden one). It would ultimately make my life easier.

*sarcasm/* Thanks Joe! As if I didn't have enough other stuff to do! *sarcasm\*

I look forward to seeing you make progress. Keep up the good work!

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hey joe,are those white pipes on that cab dolly the wheelie bars?:devil:(sorry I couldn't resist!)

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:lol:

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get busy!!!
ain't nothing to it....but to do it!!!

yeah man I got so much power that I can easily point the firewall to the sky :metal:

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sorry,I thought you put them on for the trailer ride home:devil::lol:

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:lol:

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joe you are kickin some a$$ on this truck nice work

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Thanks Dino!!!

how is the crew cab coming?

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getting all the holes filled and a little body work done

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:thumbs:

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oouch:lol::lol:

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yeah, i'm like Rodney........No respect I tell ya;)

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you all get any of this snow?

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nope, just some cold temps....
supposed to be back in the high 70's-low 80's by wednesday

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Friday 65-70 degrees,, then saturday we get about 10" of snow. :mm:
we can't even get out of our drive way. then back to the 70's by wed.

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that's nuts!!
I do miss the snow though Attachment 436211

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Looking good Joe. Thank you for the great OKC welcome you gave us on Thursday evening. I almost peed my pants.

I've never been to OKC in my life. We pulled into the hotel at about 9pm. I step out of the truck, set my foot on the ground, and the first thing I here is -"Who said you can park that POS there?!?!" Scared the crap out of me. It was Joe. Funny guy.

It was cool meeting you, and thanks again for the welcome. Too bad we didn't get more of a chance to chat. Don't forget to add "Hoser's Girl" to your list too... My lady's also a member. C-ya!

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:lol:
Thanks Joe!!
Yeah man, sucks the family was sick.....wish we could have hung out more.
the look on your face was priceless :lol:
Hope you guys had a good time seeing the sights!
I guess the trip back went a little easier, with out the extra truck behind ya, eh?
It was a pleasure meeting you and your lady. It is so nice to put a face with the text:metal:
one of these days we are going to do some road trips out west and visit NM, AZ, NV, WA, OR, and CA..........
I just added "Hoser's Girl", thanks for reminding me;)

p.s.
hope Jason didn't give us okies a bad name :lol:

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:haha::haha::haha:

Thanks for sharing that with us!!

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Too late Joe. :lol::lol:

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Yeah come up to WA I have a decent enough front yard for you to pitch a tent and a bon fire. ;) Just North of Seattle that's if you feel the need to see Seattle.

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It is nice to put a face on all these crazy comments. The trip back was alot easier without the load. We stopped to see (tried to at least) some sites and get some grub. OKC was very cool. WAY COOL! It was downright COLD!!! You guys can keep that wind. It gets cold here in SF, but there's something about the cold and the wind over there that's absolutely bone chilling! As luck would have it, we just missed some warm days. It was warm before we got there, and it was supposed to warm up now that we left. Jason's a very nice guy. He greeted us was some Oklahoma rose rocks. They're going in my lady's rock garden. Cool stuff! There are some very nice folks over in the heartland. If a road trip ever gets planned, I'd love to be a part of it.

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He is talkin about route 66 from ne to sw. The 67-72chevytrucks.com tour.

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hell yeah, I got a buddy outside of Seattle that I need to visit!!

right on man!!!
yeah, the wind here blows;)
supposed to be in the 80's thursday

huh? did i miss something?
you making plans?
DO IT:metal::metal:

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Hey Joe,

Sorry I did not chime in sooner. Have been working on a garage cleaning project all weekend.

On the DPLF products, this is what I have done/learned. The 401 activator is for applying directly to bare metal, and requires a 30 minute induction period. Something in the chemical make up, changes in that 30 minutes to make it work properly. I never noticed the primer thinning out in that 30 minutes. I have used the 401 activator with all the DPLF I have sprayed.

The reducer, turns the DP into a sealer, instead of an epoxy primer.

If you haven't finished, you definately want to use the 401 on the blasted parts.


I have sprayed all of my primer with a $79 husky hvlp gun at about 35#'s of air with a 1.4 tip, un reduced, and have had no issues with thickness. The tip is a little small, and causes a slight orange peel, however I will be blocking this down, later in life.

My thoughts on your thickness issue are: Ambient temp too low, or too cold over night. Old product. Or maybe gun/compressor set up issues.

In my business I do epoxy concrete coatings, and the products I use, definately have a shelf life, they thicken up as they get older.

Hope this helps,
Nick

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cool Nick!!
thanks for the info.

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No plans yet just an idea.

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sounds like a good idea.

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That would be like 2 years off. National board meet is next year. My truck has a lot to prove before it gets that far away from home. All the Okie boys should be done and broken in by then to.

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:lol: yeah we hope so anyways...

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Joe,
You have no pictures on page 26.......:lol:

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Yeah! Whats up with that?

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my thread is only on page 16......
and there is pics of my cab at the top
guess you guys need to change your settings:sumo:

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well guess I need to bring this BTTT :metal:

not big progress, but.......
took the roller frame to the car wash tonight....actually found some decent paint on the rear diff under some grease and grime:lol:


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