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I used spray cans of it but I wire wheeled it down and then took some sand paper over it... Used soap and water on it and then used alcohol all over it... Its pretty smooth but i really like it....

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yellow-radio- ign power
black -radio-grnd
grey - cluster /dash lights

can I ask how the radio is wired
got pics?

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Hmmm....That makes me wonder about the grey wire since all my cluster and dash lights work....

The radio is powered by a Red fused wire going to the fuse block and smashed in with a fuse, I ran a direct wire from the battery for the memory wire, and its gorunded out to the frame from a wire i ran after finding a crap ground on it.

So my assumption is the guy didnt feel like finding out why the ACC fuse wouldnt stop blowing and just wired it in like it is.... I figure there is a power wire grounding out somewhere going into the ACC just have no clue where

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Patch the fender..nothing perfect..Just needs some bondo and smoothing

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ohh nice work man i liked it

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So you're gonna flat black it??

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I'm actually going Semi Gloss Black...So it will be a bit more shiny then a satin finish but not a much as a gloss
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Ok I couldn't resist....With over half a can of Aerosol Rust-Oleum Professional Semi-Glosss Enamel left after my Grille test. So....I covered my hood with a sheet and hit the fender with 2 coats...

Cant wait to see it dry

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Sweet dude. I like it!

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2 Pics of the first 2 coats dry
and
2 pics of after 600 sand and 2 more coats

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So I love the color but I realize with the gloss that I failed to see a lot of dents and dings...Damn...O well...Its a truck lol

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sanded with 600 grit again and hit with 3 more coats...Its orange peeling bad though damnit

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Went to pull a part today and bought a glove box that had a piano hinge riveted it
A gauge Cluster (Worthless)
A Couple Extra Gauges
A tail light (Wrong side damnit)
A side marker light (opps thought i needed it)
A pristine dash bezel (Just because)
A cut up engine wiring harness plate

Then I tested out the gauge bezel and the speedo was shot.... didnt work at all
Then I tested the speedo that i got separate...Just put it in with no bezel direct to the cable and wahhhhlaaaa!!! The speedo doesn't float or do anything weird anymore...

Realized my gas Gauge is off as it is reading funny and when i put the other gauges in it said it was empty...Added gas and it went up...Guess I really messed up when I removed needles..

Took apart the gauge bezel and painted the inside white
Painted the black metal piece white on the back and hit the front with flat black primer
Ordered new white faces offline
Installed new strikers
and Got my Bench Console made by a member on here.

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Didnt get much done today but hit the glove box plastic with some fresh paint

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progress!

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slowly but surely but after getting my right tire fixed yesterday my left front is flat ERG!

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Pic with the masking off

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Well after painting the cluster and putting new gauges in it I had to put new white faces on so...Here is the cluster all over again

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Your dash rebuild is awesome

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Thanks

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Got bored and had to work remotely so i painted another Solid Dash Bezel....Not perfect but it didnt turn out bad

Probably will just sell it

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how much would you be looking for it?

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Well its not perfect by any means and normally ive seen people selling good quality (Plastic wise) for about $65....So me being me...I would sell it probably for $50 plus shipping

Yet again i want to say the paint isnt perfect...there are a few dark spots of the black and what not... Its an AC unit with the top AC piece not attached...I might have one though.... and it has no clear coat on it Also the right corner has a small chip in it

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Im really close to tearing my dash apart, I was looking at the billet ones but those run around $100, so I might get back to you once I got it apart and am at decision time

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cool man...Just let me know...

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Sanded, and masked the driver door off and areas where over spray may occur

Primed with Sandable primer
Primed with high build primer
Waited 30 mins and sanded with 320 grit

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hit the door with 4 coats of blitz black paint (Satin Black)

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took masking off the door...Found a couple of spots i had to touch up but nothing major

Also sprayed the left edge just in case i didnt have it over far enough

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A few little things done this A.M. Removed the old rusted out and almost gone batter tray...Hit the support with the wire brush and some left over Rust-Oleum Professional Semi Gloss Enamel, hit the new tray with the enamel and then I hit the brake thing with it too just because...Didnt even wire brush it...Figured why not...Prob will get some flat black for it eventually but since i was there and had some drop still on the truck just hit it...

Also installed my LMC Relay Harness

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installed the wind seal back on the door this weekend and that's about it.....Woke up late Saturday and then went ot see my friends new born. After that went to KY to watch UFC and didn't get back until Sunday afternoon..bah i don't like my weekends wasted like that lol

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woohoo...Order for more Aerosol can of Blitz black so use on the door jambs and such of the other side....2 other cans will probably used on the underside of the hood

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hey man where did you get those gauges?

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Stock Gauges with Whitegauges.net overlays...I just cut the bottoms off the big gauges...

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They look good man, would u recommend them?
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yeah a lot of guys use them on here...Its just a matter of being patient and lining them up. This is actually my second set due to having some bad gauges but i really like them and hey go great with my Blue LED bulbs..Its only like $25..basically just big white stickers

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Looking good Brother!

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Well with 99 degree weather and 50% chance of rain I said screw it and went to work today...

I previously had sanded everything down yesterday so I started with cleaning everything off, and masking the door and cab....

Also since that last door I decided it was wise to use my respirator this time lol

Hit it all with 3 cans of high build primer and now im letting it dry... 30 mins after finishing it started to sprinkle so luckily the primer drys fast...

I also had an extra glove box door and decided that since I have changed from painting the truck the stock color to Blitz black I can now paint the interior...

So I bought some Rust-Oleum Sun Rise Red that I thought would match the seat better...

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Stock glove box door vs Test Painted Door

Test Painted door next to seat red
What do you all think? Close enough match?

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Rain is slowing me down and its making me mad....Its suppose to be 50% all weekend and i want to hit the door with the paint before next week car show...UGH!!!

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the rain and heat is slowing every body down man