Blake's 67 GMC stepside build

[yj4000]

Looks very good. I like the idea of different colors inside and out.

Ryan

[reaper71]

Thank's Ryan.

[reaper71]

Pic #1. A shot of both doors after color.

Pic #2. Glove box door.

Pic #3. The passenger door after it was unmasked. (now it is ready to be remasked for painting in the body color.)

Pic #4. The seats after they had been covered.

Pic #5. The center console piece with the Dark shale embroidered GMC
All the stitching on the seats are the Dark shale.

[reaper71]

Pic #1. Finally got the Cab all masked off and prepping for paint on the firewall.

Pic #2. After the satin black was sprayed (Shopline, a sister company of PPG)
The entire engine bay will be satin black.

Pic #3. 2nd view.

Pic #4. This was after the cab was unmasked, came out really nice!
Now time for wetsanding

[Advanced Design]

Looks good. Have you and Jim scheduled those classes yet?

[yj4000]

I like it a lot! Great job.

Ryan.

[reaper71]

HaHa, No not yet but thank's for asking Doug!

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Looks good. Have you and Jim scheduled those classes yet?

[reaper71]

Thank's Ryan, Now the fun begins..

Mark...

[reaper71]

Well finally getting to start the Long process of wetsanding....

Pic #1. Some parts that were wetsanded already in the back ground.

Pic #2. Getting the cab ready to mask off the firewall so it can be wetsanded.

Pic #3. During the sanding process.

Pic #4. I spent several Days vacuuming the cabinets,ceiling,doors,lights etc. to removed any dirt and debris. Then started to hang plastic around the entire shop to keep dust to a minimum.

Pic #5. The remaining plastic hung up. (yes the back of cab had a spot I didn't like so it had some more work done)

Mark...

[reaper71]

So finally The long awaited time has come....Paint!!

Pic #1. I first started with several smaller pieces do to not enough space. This round included the tailgate,front panel,roll pan,upper cowl,cutting in the bed sides,front fenders and cutting in the cab and finally the running boards.

Pic #2. The cab after it was cut in.

Pic #3. The running board after clear was sprayed.

Pic #4. Close up of the color. (color is 1996 corvette Grand Sport blue) AKA Admiral Blue A collector edition only color.

Mark...

[Advanced Design]

Mark, the parts are looking good in the paint! That is a nice color.

[yj4000]

That is a very nice color! Thanks for the update.

Ryan.

[swamp rat]

Yea i think that color is gonna pop in the sunlight, looks great and great progress too!

[RockinKees]

Man!!
That is some bright blue paint!!
Very, very nice!

[reaper71]

Thank's everybody!
I did some convincing of the final choice of the color.
In this pic. my weld cart I built awhile back is the same blue as the truck and the spray out card is of a chrysler PT cruiser (electric blue) The GM color pops more in the sun..

The color changes depending on the light as well, Night time it takes on a really cool blue/purple hue.

Mark...

[knomadd]

I have the predecessor to that color on my GTO. 1994 Corvette GS - Dark Cloisonne Blue Poly. Looks very similar and I love how it has a bright royal blue in the sun and a dark blue at night. Awesome color choice.

[reaper71]

Thank's Knomadd.. Funny thing is if you talk to one person the color is the poly blue and another person it's admiral blue.
If you google 96 GS they call it Admiral blue!
Either way it's an awesome color (hands down my favorite)

Mark...

[knomadd]

Huh, what do you know, you DO learn something new every day...

Apparently both colors are one and the same. The color code is identical for Admiral Blue and Dark Cloisonne Poly. It looks like, according to this website the Corvette name is Admiral Blue, but the GM name is Dark Cloisonne Poly. Notice the "cor" next to the color, it's a Corvette only color. Only from 1994-1996. All PPG and Dupont chips on this site refer to it as the Poly color, but nearly all references to the GS across the web are Admiral Blue.

Regardless of what it's called. I love that color. Can't wait to see it assembled.

[reaper71]

Iv'e always referred to it as the (Dark Cloisonne)myself but didn't want to start a whole thing of what it should be called

Mark...

[Leftlane]

My wife and I (independently) chose that exact color.
Your truck is going to be gorgeous.

[reaper71]

Thank's leftlane!

[reaper71]

Pic #1. The roll pan.

Pic #2. tailgate came out really nice as well.

Pic #3. Here I'm just showing how I was setting everything in place and taking a practice run with the hose to see if it would be easy enough to maneuver around all the items.

Pic #4. The cab after it was cut in and the overspray was wetsanded and ready for paint.

Mark...

[Advanced Design]

Coming along nice! What paint gun(s) do you use?

[indymachinist]

I love the blue. That is beautiful!

[yj4000]

Getting close! Very nice work.

Ryan.