norms 55 chevy pu build

[6DoF]

you paint guys and our patients

i need to find a paint guy how needs a roll cage and trade ...

[washington blue]

Got the underside of the hood ready and blue today. I expected so much dirt coming out of the braces and possibly some sand too. Turned out good tho.

[Russell Ashley]

These trucks look beautiful in most any color but to me a dark shade of blue is my favorite color. You are doing a nice job and you have us all looking forward to seeing it all together.

[washington blue]

Thanks Russell, That's the color it was since 55. I doubt that the origional blue had the metallic in it that this 2010 color has, lol.

[Jason 56]

Looks to be laying down nice! I too like the color. Keep the pictures coming!

[washington blue]

Did the top side today, seems to have turned out nice.

[washington blue]

Got the oak boards sanded and the bottom and edges sealed.

[washington blue]

Seems more people are viewing projects and builds lately, that's good. Sanded again and cleaned and finally stained the 8 bed floor boards. They will have to dry 3 or 4 days before I do more.

[dsraven]

gonna look great when all laid together. will the metal strips be black then?

[washington blue]

Thanks, I have stainless strips which are semi polished.

[washington blue]

Giving the wood stain some time to dry I decided to do a favorite thing I do, and that's get rid of sags and runs. Jumped into it so fast I totally forgot to take a before pic on the rear fender.

[washington blue]

I had luck tho, as I was looking things over I found a sag on the rolled edge of the box side. Found one on each side actually, so I got to work on them. Straight razor on a rounded edge and several feet long, what fun, no stress at all, really, no stress. The sags on those 2 rolled box edges only took about 8 hours to fix, lol.

[washington blue]

Found a sag on the bottom of the front bumper which was not too bad. Since the bumper was up on my table I decided to go ahead and sand it all the way down to 1200 and now It might be ready for buffing.
I'm including a couple pics of my tools, razor blades and the double D shaft I wrapped sandpaper around. The double D worked quite will on the rounded surfaces. My nib file has gotten kinda dull over time so I did not use it.

[washington blue]

Been several days since I stained the wood so last night and today I put on a coat and sanded it down. Then I repeated that a few more times using a grain filler. I plan to let that sit a day then put clear on the wood.