Re: Looking for tips on how to start the restoration.
your changing the color,, oh boy,,
remember these words paint jail..
a change in color paint job is NOT cheap..
if it was me, I'd while it's apart, get a cheap paint gun and a small compressor and "jam" the truck your new color, what that means is you'll clean ,you'll sand,you'll prime and you'll paint (base color and clear) the under side of the hood, the inner lip of the fenders under hood and infront of the doors, the inner side of the doors, all the painted area you see inside the cab and around the doors
if you can do this , and other than the dash, the paint doesn't have to be perfect unless it's a show truck (trailor queen)
it's very time consuming as the undersides have lots of corners,coves,etc to sand..
and will save you boat loads of money when you go to get it painted..
it's very easy to do, but labor intensive, and when paying others is $$$$$$$$$$$$
spots like inner door or rockers, if they need replacement or patched then you'd not jam them the shop would after replacement..
good luck..
Last edited by stich626; 03-26-2011 at 09:28 AM.
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