Project 78 High Sierra

[Rusbuilt]

Sweet Jeff!

[billie64]

Good job all very nice keep it going ok my ready for the body shop,i restore the cab,box,fram with all new stuff under ok i have a brand new motor going it when i get it back from the body shop there are going do the back fire wall i hope it will look good when it done ok all here 2 pics of it what i did yestday to the fire wall ok

[JRANGER]

booo! The primer isnt drying fast enough..Mostly because i put it on heavy over the spots. So its a lil soft on those sections but looks much better. Once it dries ill sand it again and do it all over until its smooth!! lol

[77ChevySharkBite]

Ahh.....I can't wait to see that color man!! It's going to be siiiiick!!!! Yeah it's pretty awesome seeing you do some work man!!
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[chevybuilder18]

Hell yea! cant wait to see it. Im gunning for some Blitz black

[JRANGER]

Woot! Paint Arrives today!!! Might have to do a test run on the underside of the hood this weekend if the weather in ok

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Woot! Paint Arrives today!!! Might have to do a test run on the underside of the hood this weekend if the weather in ok

Kool! whats your thoughts on black hammered ?

[JRANGER]

for the exterior?

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

for the exterior?

for mirrors,, im getting cocky

[JRANGER]

Sounds like a good idea

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

Sounds like a good idea

i so happen to have the paint and the pedestal mirrors off of my old doors, the chrome decides it wants off. ill be sanding em down for paint.. hope it doesnt effect the mirror joint.

[JRANGER]

Well i dont really know what the ratio I used was but it was close to 8:2. My cups measurement was 8:1:2 so i filled it to the 6 on the 1 line and then filled it up to the 6 on the 3rd line...So its probably not quiet 8:2. Its still a bit wet but it looks great so far and i used a 1.7 tip gun to paint with.....

[Rusbuilt]

Good job Jeff! That looks great!

[cubber]

I think it looks good!

[jmsaunders]

I know who I'm gonna ask to teach me to paint. That looks awesome Jeff!!!!!

[chevybuilder18]

I love the looks of that man keep it up!!

[motornut]

yup,that looks good

[JRANGER]

Thanks everyone!!!

Originally Posted by jmsaunders

I know who I'm gonna ask to teach me to paint. That looks awesome Jeff!!!!!

That would be RUS!!! lol

I dont know what im doing this is the first time Ive ever painted with a gun! I just got lucky that my gun worked out of the box right!! lol

Plus this is enamel paint with a primer gun basically

[77ChevySharkBite]

It's looking good man! I see a signature in the near future saying I have no fear because RUS is here

after getting it done, is it really worth getting a paint gun? I keep debating on whether to buy one or not.

[JRANGER]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

It's looking good man! I see a signature in the near future saying I have no fear because RUS is here

after getting it done, is it really worth getting a paint gun? I keep debating on whether to buy one or not.

LOL! Well Rus wasnt there but he knows how to paint!!!! You have a good point though!!!

Im loving having a paint gun! It went on really smoothly and so much easier then a rattle can. Wider spray and in general worked great. Now I have a cheapo gun...$50 i think and its really a primer gun but sense im using enamel it works fine for this application. So It depends on what you plan to use for paint. Also you have to make sure it will work with you compressor. I have a small compressor so I had to make sure to match up the CFM rating with the gun and compressor

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

LOL! Well Rus wasnt there but he knows how to paint!!!! You have a good point though!!!

Im loving having a paint gun! It went on really smoothly and so much easier then a rattle can. Wider spray and in general worked great. Now I have a cheapo gun...$50 i think and its really a primer gun but sense im using enamel it works fine for this application. So It depends on what you plan to use for paint. Also you have to make sure it will work with you compressor. I have a small compressor so I had to make sure to match up the CFM rating with the gun and compressor

Yeah, that's what I hear everyone say is that it's better because it comes out more evenly and smooth, just like you said. I would mainly use it for primer because I'm going to send it to a paint shop to get painted when that time comes. As much fun as it would be to paint it myself I rather someone else do it.

[JRANGER]

lol!! This isnt going to be a show truck and im not going to spend a crap ton of money on paint. So blitz black is the way to go for me! Plus its another learning experience

[UPNADM]

Looks really good my man!

Keep it up. Lets see this thing done up.

[JRANGER]

Originally Posted by UPNADM

Looks really good my man!

Keep it up. Lets see this thing done up.

Thanks!! Ive got more body work to do but soon the truck will be ready for paint! I need to get the fenders ready and install the new hood and fenders too.. So soon!!!

[77ChevySharkBite]

Yeah I hear ya, I want to be able to still use my truck and not be scared to use it, so I'm going to get a decent paint job but not no 10k just something nice and simple that looks good, plus a workhorse truck can still be a show truck. Just who defines it haha