progress pics of 79 pro street

[Chevyrod]

Originally Posted by tvblazer78

Looking sweet!!!

Thanks Man. I hope it looks as good as yours when its done.

[tvblazer78]

Wow! Thanks, you do have a very nice truck and it keeps getting better each day.

Trav

Originally Posted by Chevyrod

Thanks Man. I hope it looks as good as yours when its done.

[Twisted78SS]

tvblazer78,

What method are you going to use when smoothing your top? I am putting together the ideas for my 772wd project, and while the top is in excellent condition on the inside, the outside has a bit of the green fungus from sitting outside. I too was thinking about smoothing and painting it, just not sure of the proper method.

Thanks,

Twisted78SS

[tvblazer78]

You may need to ask Chevyrod, he is the one getting ready to do that. But I have smooth mine out about ten your ago. I had a shop do it for me and they did not have fun woking on it. He said that he will never do one agian. So Good luck with it.

Trav

Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

tvblazer78,

What method are you going to use when smoothing your top? I am putting together the ideas for my 772wd project, and while the top is in excellent condition on the inside, the outside has a bit of the green fungus from sitting outside. I too was thinking about smoothing and painting it, just not sure of the proper method.

Thanks,

Twisted78SS

[Jonboy]

Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

tvblazer78,

What method are you going to use when smoothing your top? I am putting together the ideas for my 772wd project, and while the top is in excellent condition on the inside, the outside has a bit of the green fungus from sitting outside. I too was thinking about smoothing and painting it, just not sure of the proper method.

Thanks,

Twisted78SS

The texture is in the gel coat. First thing to do is pressure wash the top, and use a good detergent also. That should knock out a lot of the fungus. From there, take a DA with 80 grit, and start sanding. Finish it up with 180, then use a high build primer to fill in the sanding scratches. Block sand, and it's ready for paint. You may need to prime it a couple of times, depending on how bad the sanding scratches are. It's kind of a PITA, but the results are worth it, especially if you are changing the color of the top. Prepping the texture sucks too.

[Chevyrod]

Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

tvblazer78,

What method are you going to use when smoothing your top? I am putting together the ideas for my 772wd project, and while the top is in excellent condition on the inside, the outside has a bit of the green fungus from sitting outside. I too was thinking about smoothing and painting it, just not sure of the proper method.

Thanks,

Twisted78SS

I am going to start on the top soon. I plan on doing what jonboy is describing, the only thing I am going to do diffrent is use some body fillers to get the factory waves out of the top and a good 2k urethane primer to level everything up. Once you sand the texture off of these tops they are really wavy. I will take some photos once I start on the top if it will help.

[Chevyrod]

I finally got some time this weekend to start on my top. Here are a couple of pics of the progress so far. I filled the factory seams with fiberglass and one coat of body filler. Hope to have it primed this weekend.