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Longhorn progress
Finally got the longhorn box primered today and will start with the white center band tomorrow. I have noticed that some people paint the box the body color totally and then paint over that with the white center band . what are the preferences of those on the board and your reasons. I guess I paint the center band white so if I get a chip it won't be the other color under. This is my second time on painting the box(white band) as the first time I rushed it I guess and the paint started cracking in a few spots. I had to sandblast off the center band and start over. Man that s^&*s.
Hope for a smooth paint day tomorrow!
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what colors ya gonna paint it? good luck man. hope it looks good!
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huh ???
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The main I would paint the white first it that you always want to paint from light to dark. It's eaiser to cover a light color with dark than to cover a dark color with light...
Chuck
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Hope you don't have any probs...keep up the great work...
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the truck will be copper and white
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![]() WoW!!!!!!! What engine will it have? Where can you get the trim for a "Longhorn"? Looks neat..... ![]()
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looks nice i dont know much about painting but i think id paint the dark first and then put the white on
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I guess I didn't word it right but I always tape off for the white so I don't have to sand white overspray to do the copper color.
Whites on and so far so good. Now I'll have to wait a few days so I can paint the copper color. I hate waiting but I can't afford bc/cc so I just use the old faithfull Acrylic enamel. Cost a lot less but someday I would love to try BC/CC. I have to have patience as I love taking off the masking and seeing progress. Oh well maybe by tonight!
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Ooooohhhhhhhh, looking nice!
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Got the masking off tonight . sorry kinda dark . Paint seems fine,no runs or anything so far. Gotta wait for it to harden good a couple days before I can mask off white for copper color.
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that copper color is going to be sweeeeeet. damn
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Long as I have the box on this post, I got all the wood cut and sanded today. all I need to do is cut the grooves tomorrow and I can put the finish on the bed wood
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Look's great with vacation for 2 week's starting today I am gonna bust azz on my truck..
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