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ChevyDude · 11-30-2003, 06:55 PM

Since July when I bought it, I have been planning the "Big" paint change and dismantling of my K-10. I am leaving for work in Jamaica tomorrow 12/1 (tiling a wealthy womens beach house)...I know rough job... so I took my truck into Surcore this morning. Surcore is a Denver based company that specializes in Plastic Media blasting and restorations of all kinds. Check their web site at www.surcore.com Anyway they are going to remove the bed, strip it to bare metal, weld up all the holes from the trim and stake bed spots, do all and any body work, and then spray it with an orange tinted acid etching primer. The truck is going to be done in two stages, bed 1st, and then the cab. So when I return from Jamaica on the 8th I will drive the truck home with the striped and primed bed attached to my truck, then remove the bed and start dismantling the cab. I am then going to trailer the disaamebled cab to Surcore for the media blasting and priming. When the cab is done I will take the "ready to go" bed back the Surcore for it's first and final base coats of #524 Hugger Orange. It will be shot with clear to finish the paint job. While the cab and bed are being painted the frame is going over to a local powder coating shop for it's work. Here's a pic of what it looks like before the change. I am very excited about the beginning of this process and just want to share with you guys.

miket · 11-30-2003, 08:22 PM

Well, I kinda like it the way it is.

72shadetree · 11-30-2003, 08:28 PM

looks cool now should be awesome when finished

**Yukon Jack** · 12-01-2003, 05:07 PM

Keep us posted on progress. Looks like you have a good game plan for it.

cdowns · 12-01-2003, 05:19 PM

you should've gotten a couple of hotdogs to go with the big gulp !!!
GOOD LUCK

Hugger · 12-01-2003, 06:37 PM

Gotta Love the 524 Hugger Orange!!!
I can't wait until I'm to that point.

griesel72 · 12-01-2003, 06:42 PM

Hugger orange is, i believe, the perfect color for our trucks. You will love it when finished.

DAvid

ChevyDude · 12-09-2003, 12:12 PM

Thanks Guys for your positive feed back! I just got home from Jamaica last night and am heading over to see the K-10 shortly, can't wait. I will post pics as this process developes.

Thanks again,

**old Rusty C10** · 12-09-2003, 03:35 PM

looks nice as it sits but hey ya want orange ya get orange ll id love to see some pics of the progress and all tho

72LS1 · 12-09-2003, 04:34 PM

ChevyDude -

How much are they charging you to blast the cab -

I just got a quote of $350 to blast the cab, and another $150 to prime it.

Just wondering how that compares to the pricing you got.

Thanks!

ChevyDude · 12-09-2003, 04:44 PM

Because I am doing it in stages and started with the bed I have not got a quote yet "per-say" for that actual charge for blasting the cab. When I pick up th truck today I will ask and post what he says.

DanoDMano · 12-09-2003, 05:02 PM

Man that is going to be nice. I think your truck looks awesome the way that it is, but I am sure you will enjoy every bit of the project, And the outcome is going to be awesome I am sure!!

Have fun in Jamaica Mon!!!!

ChevyDude · 12-09-2003, 05:18 PM

I've already went and yesterday (last night) came back from Jamaica mon. Waiting on Surcore to call saying "Come get the truck"!

ChevyDude · 12-09-2003, 05:20 PM

Hey....I have 100 posts...does that mean I get an avatar with some big t!tted blond on it????

krue · 12-09-2003, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ChevyDude
Hey....I have 100 posts...does that mean I get an avatar with some big t!tted blond on it????

IF that's what you want.

I won't complain.

ChevyDude · 12-10-2003, 12:43 PM

Just picked up the truck....my camera is charging. I will post pics in an hour or so before I start to take the bed back off the truck.

I'm having trouble compressing the pics so I'm a little delayed until I figure it out

11-30-2003, 06:55 PM	#1
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	with a big gulp....the process has begun...Pics coming soon! Since July when I bought it, I have been planning the "Big" paint change and dismantling of my K-10. I am leaving for work in Jamaica tomorrow 12/1 (tiling a wealthy womens beach house)...I know rough job... so I took my truck into Surcore this morning. Surcore is a Denver based company that specializes in Plastic Media blasting and restorations of all kinds. Check their web site at www.surcore.com Anyway they are going to remove the bed, strip it to bare metal, weld up all the holes from the trim and stake bed spots, do all and any body work, and then spray it with an orange tinted acid etching primer. The truck is going to be done in two stages, bed 1st, and then the cab. So when I return from Jamaica on the 8th I will drive the truck home with the striped and primed bed attached to my truck, then remove the bed and start dismantling the cab. I am then going to trailer the disaamebled cab to Surcore for the media blasting and priming. When the cab is done I will take the "ready to go" bed back the Surcore for it's first and final base coats of #524 Hugger Orange. It will be shot with clear to finish the paint job. While the cab and bed are being painted the frame is going over to a local powder coating shop for it's work. Here's a pic of what it looks like before the change. I am very excited about the beginning of this process and just want to share with you guys. __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4 Last edited by ChevyDude; 12-10-2003 at 12:44 PM.

11-30-2003, 08:22 PM	#2
miket Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 1,466	Well, I kinda like it the way it is. __________________ FocuzTech Performance Evergreen Protective Coatings Gatorhyde...the best kept secret in spray in bed lining & protection

11-30-2003, 08:28 PM	#3
72shadetree KEEP ON TRUCKING Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: martinsville va Posts: 2,563	looks cool now should be awesome when finished __________________ 72 cheyenne 2wd lwb 71 k20 sons bassett va

12-01-2003, 05:07 PM	#4
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Keep us posted on progress. Looks like you have a good game plan for it. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

12-01-2003, 06:37 PM	#6
Hugger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 137	Gotta Love the 524 Hugger Orange!!! I can't wait until I'm to that point. __________________ 72 LWB - Hugger Orange 350/350 3.73 Next; 335hp GM Crate

12-01-2003, 05:19 PM	#5
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	you should've gotten a couple of hotdogs to go with the big gulp !!! GOOD LUCK __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

12-01-2003, 06:42 PM	#7
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	Hugger orange is, i believe, the perfect color for our trucks. You will love it when finished. DAvid __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

12-09-2003, 12:12 PM	#8
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Thanks Guys for your positive feed back! I just got home from Jamaica last night and am heading over to see the K-10 shortly, can't wait. I will post pics as this process developes. Thanks again, __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

12-09-2003, 03:35 PM	#9
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	looks nice as it sits but hey ya want orange ya get orange ll id love to see some pics of the progress and all tho __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

12-09-2003, 04:34 PM	#10
72LS1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saukville, WI Posts: 28	ChevyDude - How much are they charging you to blast the cab - I just got a quote of $350 to blast the cab, and another $150 to prime it. Just wondering how that compares to the pricing you got. Thanks!

12-09-2003, 04:44 PM	#11
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Because I am doing it in stages and started with the bed I have not got a quote yet "per-say" for that actual charge for blasting the cab. When I pick up th truck today I will ask and post what he says. __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

12-09-2003, 05:02 PM	#12
DanoDMano Pronounced "Pew-al-up" Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts: 845	Man that is going to be nice. I think your truck looks awesome the way that it is, but I am sure you will enjoy every bit of the project, And the outcome is going to be awesome I am sure!! Have fun in Jamaica Mon!!!! __________________ Classic GM Trucks of Washington Club Member 1970 FS chevy,350/350, Edelbrock cam and intake. Holley 650 carb,HEI,AT,Tangier Orange, 18's, Power Locks, Truck Photos

12-09-2003, 05:18 PM	#13
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	I've already went and yesterday (last night) came back from Jamaica mon. Waiting on Surcore to call saying "Come get the truck"! __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

12-09-2003, 05:20 PM	#14
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Hey....I have 100 posts...does that mean I get an avatar with some big t!tted blond on it???? __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

12-10-2003, 12:43 PM	#16
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Just picked up the truck....my camera is charging. I will post pics in an hour or so before I start to take the bed back off the truck. I'm having trouble compressing the pics so I'm a little delayed until I figure it out __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4 Last edited by ChevyDude; 12-10-2003 at 03:03 PM.



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