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Well I guess you can polish a turd
After some compound, clay, and a little wax, not real bad for 43 yr old paint I guess. Pics 1 and 3 are before shots. The tires a just some spares right now, I am waiting for the rubber to go on the 6 lug 4wd Rally's I grabbed on CL
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Erik 1967 K10 SWB Big Window - Bone Stock 1955 JEEP CJ5 13K orig miles (Resto waiting patiently in the garage) |
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
still need to get the darn plow off
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Wheres the after pics?
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
2nd and 4th pic..... I guess there really is not much diff, but all the oxidation is gone.
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
I can tell the difference...good job...and nice find on a rare 67 big window 4x4
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
i can tell the difference, looks good considering 40 plus yrs old
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Now that's a nice day's work right there!Looks great.
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
I like it
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
I am actually thinking about just leaving like that and not painting her. The only thing that bug me is the PO's crease and spray paint on the pass side. The bumper and plow are coming off, and I am adding some rally's but other than that I like it!!
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
I like it. Very cool truck. That color with rally's would look cool.
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Good looking truck, i like the paint also.
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
sweet man good job!!!! I polish my terd too. Id put some steelies and caps!and maybe a smaller bumper out back
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Haha I was just going to say to keep the rear bumper.
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
i like it! rallies and some exhaust and you got a cruiser. some pay thousands to achieve that paint look. should have left mine together and just made it run now i am looking at a few years to completion... wife left now divorced with house pmnt for 2. i might just put her back together have engine tranny hood fixed epoxied left door patched finish it make her run and start over when i get funds.
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Your truck looks better, but I do think there is more shine to be had if you want to spend some time at it. I took this original 68 (now belongs to northernGMC) from this
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
op probably rubbed by hand. use good buffer with wool pad and 3m finesse it 2 it would shine better but would possibly buff through in spots
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Looks real good, I can tell the difference. Looks like satin paint! There are some guys who pay good money for a sating paint job haha!
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
I have a real good buffer, however the paint is real weak in areas and when I tried on a couple "good" spots the pad went from white to the color of truck in a matter of minutes. I used to detail before the service and I have some really good stuff but I did not want to run the risk of rubbing through. Once i get the Rally's on with good rubber I am going to give her some more love and see how we look from there
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Nice work btw short-t!!!
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Short-t thanks for the tip on Flitz!! My local parts guys ordered me a small tube to try and man what a difference! Just called them up and I will have a 2lb can tomorrow!!
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Freakin Flitz works good. I need to get me some. Nice 4x4 by the way.
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Re: Well I guess you can polish a turd
Love the truck, really love it. big window short wide 67 4x4 is very rare, not only because they didn't make very many, but because most of them got real truck duty and didn't make it
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