slowly stripping parts and putting them back in the air conditioned garage. some ssurface rust comes back but much easier to clean (and quicker) than some of the stuff I've been cleaning so far. here's the interior door panels
and the door with all glass and window tracking taken out- soon to strip the inside of the doors leaving only the skin still painted. I will be painting all parts that I completely strip so when you open the door it'll be like a brand new truck on the inside but old on the outside
core support- getting more surface rust here than I'd like so I'm going to do something about that until I get all my painting ready to go- like the inner fenders that I've stripped as well it'll all be painted seafoam green and cleared
bedsides and rear fenders that I've wire wheered and scotchbrited with CLR. The large majority of it will be clear coated but the portion of the bedsides that the rear fenders cover, and underneath the rear fenders and steps will be painted with a hammered dark green paint. gonna be cool and match the frame as well
bed rails all clean (may not look like it) and will be painted hammered dark green
got the steering wheel off, and ebrake and steering column removed- cab is finally ready to fully come off the frame
got some repair work to do to the floors before I strip the inside and paint it all.
on the driver's rear corner some PO did a terrible job trying to fix some damage to the cab. I will rectify this as a buddy has a matching section already cut out- and then do my darndest to match the rest of the patina after patching- gonna be hard though.
