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Here's pics of the work done on Wednesday morning. Back in Feb, 2015 I repaired and painted my front bumper (page 25, post 625). When I hit the deer it also messed up the front bumper. So I took off all that paint down to primer. In the last pic where the filler is showing, I took down to bare metal, because it had cracked from being pulled at the bumber bolt.

I will post pics of the repair later...Jim

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Update

I forgot to get pics of the repairs I made, but it's the standard fill and sand stuff.

First two pics are from thursday work I did. Parts have been wet sanded with 600 wet paper and ready for paint.

The next three pics are after Mark sprayed them late this afternoon.

So that's all the parts that needed to be painted, next will be the cowl section of the cab. Will update when I get started...Jim

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You and Mark do nice work.

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8man, Yes they Do!

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Thank you

Thanks Ray

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your attention to details is admirable!

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Thanks joe, I just can't let things go, that may raise it's head later...Jim

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Hello Jim. Your last couple pages of your repair and repaint on your truck has been great and I'm looking forward to the final results. I'm a beginner at painting my truck and have had some ok to some not really good at all endings. I'm at the very beginning (basement level) of experience so all I can do is improve. I can't paint my truck all at once so its been one piece at a time. I'll get there someday.
I have a question you could answer for me. Can you tell me about the paint itself. I'm guessing its a single stage or .......?
Seeing what you and Mark have done has given me a bit of guidance to follow. Thank you. Really like your work.

Earl

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Thanks Earl, appreciate the compliment. Yes I use a single stage acylic urethane paint by PPG. I like it, for making it easier to repair, etc. Mark likes the base/clear coat. Practice is the best thing to make painting easier. Good luck with your painting, if Mark or I can be of additional help, just ask. We're just average garage painters, no pro's here...Jim

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Thanks again.

Earl

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Well, it's been a couple weeks since my last update, and life slowed me down again. On monday 9/10 I got the truck into the shop, and got started on getting the cowl area ready for paint. Mark and I removed the top, interior, the hood to cowl seal. Wipers and their bezels and gaskets.

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I hope I don't come across the wrong way, and everyone isn't as picky me. But on so many repaints you see paint on the rubber and trim. So I removed my windshield rubber trim to eliminate that problem.

1st and 2nd pics shows the urethane adhesive left, after I removed the trim.

3rd and 4th pics shows the tool I borrowed from the glass shop to remove old adhesive. Pic's aren't that good, and the tool was a little wide for my gap, but it helped alot.

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First two pics show the clean up of old adhesive. Pics don't show it to well, but it is cleaned up nice.
3rd pic shows how the old trim fit the the gap (or groove). New trim will be installed after painting.

4th pic shows windshield being tapped up to paint, to keep the groove clean.

Friday 9/14 is a full day so no work, hope to have more this week-end...Jim

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I don't think your being picky...I can't stand to see a nice paint job and then see paint on the rubber...
It's gonna be just as good as before when your done....

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Fine detail work Jim! Looking very good.

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Thanks Greg

Thanks Doug, give Ms Cindy a hug and kiss for me...Jim

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I envy your patience! gorgeous work!

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Very nice work, and not picky, just doing it right for you.

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Thanks joe and 8man, appreicate it...Jim

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Jim, I have often wished I had your attention to detail and the ability to do things on your level! I don't feel you are Picky you just work at a Level one or two steps above the rest of us. While I might say that's good enough for me you stop and say I could do it better if I redid again. Thank God for guy's like you because they push us to do it ONE more time until it's Right. Later, Ray

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Thanks Ray, I appreciate it very much. Believe me, there are times I say that's good enough, I just don't tell you guys about it.;):uhmk:...Jim

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haha, so true. I don't show my scrap pile, either...:haha:

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Mark and I have an old 80's pickup bed and frame (trailer) we fill with scrap...Jim

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Was able to get into the shop today for a few hours.

Pics 1&2 show the windshield with paper, and the plastic to cover the firewall and engine.

Pics 3&4 show paper on the cowl to cover the plastic.

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Pics 1 &2 shows the orange fine line tape. Mark and I use this at the finish point. After you finish appling paint, you peel the tape off and it leaves a softer line. The two tabs are were you double back the tape, and makes for an easy lift spot.

Pic 3 & 4 I got started on putting the plastic on the interior, will finish up with masking paper tomorrow (I hope)...Jim

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And non-car people thought all you had to do was put on a new fender.

You and Mark set the bar pretty high. Nice work.

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Thanks Doug, yeah your right, I've had several people that know my truck, ask why it was taking me so long to paint a fender:lol::lol::lol:...Jim

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Jim, they may think they know your truck but I'm betting they haven't experienced it!

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You would be correct Ray...Jim

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OK was able to get back to the shop this afternoon, and finished up covering everything.

Got masking paper on the "A" pillars, across the header, and put on fine line tape. Put masking paper on lower part of door opening, and installed plastic on the back. Ready to start that dreaded sanding again...Jim

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Got any fingerprints left?:lol:

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This is why most people have no idea how much time goes into a custom vehicle that looks like it came from the factory.

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Only around the edges:lol::lol:...Jim

Oh so true...Jim

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No pics today, but I did get to the shop for a few hours, and dry sanded the entire front cowl with 320 paper, twice. Tomorrow I will start wet sanding with 400 paper...Jim

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Was able to wet sand (twice) with 400 paper today. Hope to get time tomorrow to do more. Here's a couple pics...Jim

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NO pics but today I wet sanded with 600 paper three times. Hope to change masking paper, etc. tomorrow and get ready for paint...Jim

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jim I painted the firewall on my truck last weekend and it made it abundantly clear to me that I do not have the patience or skill be a painter.

I wish I had come to that realization before I sanded all the original paint off the rest of the truck. :lol: the amount of prep for 3 minutes of spraying was staggering. I cant even fathom the amount of work you are doing.

keep it up!

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joe, thank you for the high praise. You are correct it takes a ton of time for prep, so the surface is good for paint. Then it takes a ton of time to wet sand with increasing higher paper (2000 -3000-5000) to get it flat to polish.

I've always said you don't need to be a great painter, that only takes a few hours total, but the before and after makes the difference. I hope NO ONE takes this the wrong way, I just do the best I can. Mark now does all the painting, and he's good, I'm just the prep, and final sander:lol:;)...Jim

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OK for todays update. When I got home from life getting in the way, Mark had re-masked and taped for paint. I wiped it down with grease and wax remover. Then he did his job of painting, and it came out great. Here's a few pics, I tried to get a good close-up of the cowl, but my camera isn't that good...Jim

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Nicely done...to both you and Mark...I agree with the time...I'm no painter but it takes an enormous amount of time for the prep