norms 55 chevy pu build

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Got a little more bed liner sprayed. that's all I can do until I do some assembly.

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Started wet sanding color, rear fenders first. The top half is done with 2000 and the bottom is only 1200 so far.

[dsraven]

i have had great luck with a slow running garden hose placed above the area to be sanded. it makes a mess but works well.
looking good, thanks for the pics

[dsraven]

I have also used a big sponge above the sanding area and used clean water to replenish the sponge. since the sponge doesn't go in a dirty bucket the water is always clean too, no sanding "dust" from the bucket that way as the sanding byproduct just runs off. I find it works better than dipping the sander into the bucket

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The sponge idea is a good one, I'll try that.

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Both back fenders are now shiny.

[dsraven]

and your hands are super clean, lol.
nice work. great color. whats next?

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Tons of wet make for clean hands, lol. Next: the 2 steps in front of the fenders, the 2 box sides, the front panel, the rear panel below the endgate, then the endgate. One short sentence, but many hours.

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Made the steps a little smoother and shinier today. The 2 compounds do a good job of eliminating 2000 scratches. Since I had to move the front bumper to get to the steps I sanded and buffed it too, forgot to photo it tho.

[8man]

Looking good.....

[57FleetsideC4]

Making excellent progress. getting to fun stage when you put it together. Steve

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Thanks, I had it together several times when building, but, I wasn't at all worried about chipping, scratching, or dropping stuff then, lol. Now I'm nervous just walking around the shop.

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Got the box sides and the piece below the endgate sanded and buffed. Not much to see tho.

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Got a little more sanding and buffing done.

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Hmmm, something looks different in my little paint space.

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sprayed some bedliner where the fenders and box bolt together. Then a little later after I had the endgate in place so I knew where my lines should be I sprayed the endgate.

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Got ready this evening and sprayed the inside of the box sides.

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sanded and buffed the cab.

[8man]

Good looking paint job.

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So, since the cab was done I decided to put it on this morning.

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Originally Posted by 8man

Good looking paint job.

Thanks, I did the best I could.

[57FleetsideC4]

Looking Great!! That will be a beautiful truck when finished. The fun part is coming up. Steve

[6DoF]

that came on great! that color really shines in the sun

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Thanks guys, my cheapo camera does not do a great job of showing the color. You can google 2010 Camaro Aqua Metallic Blue for better images. that happens to be my wifes car that I got the paint numbers from, lol.

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Well, after about 3 months of farm harvest work, tillage, getting machines ready for spring, and planning for next year types of meetings, I started wet sanding on the hood today.