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cogorman · 03-18-2009, 12:18 AM

Sanded it down with 80grit - painted it white epoxy for now. Looks better than it did. now i can start doing the bodywork and doing one panel at a time. I got tired of looking at it in 5 different colors.

cogorman · 03-18-2009, 12:22 AM

thats all for now.

joe231 · 03-18-2009, 08:59 AM

looks much better!
nice work!!

protrash64 · 03-18-2009, 12:32 PM

Too bad, we could have nominated you for the TOTM contest!!!

Looks good though, nice work.

MacAttack · 03-18-2009, 02:17 PM

Great looking little rig!

Mac.

derider · 03-18-2009, 02:41 PM

Nice work. Big improvement just doing that. I bet it felt great to get that done! Can't wait to see more. How long did it take to sand?

Joey~AP · 03-18-2009, 03:06 PM

Nice!

I like the ol skool slots!

cogorman · 03-18-2009, 09:52 PM

To sand it .. we started saturday morning and pulled all the easily removed items off ... mirror, door handles, etc. Then hooked up two D.A. sanders to my compressor, 2 boxes of 80 grit 3m hook iit 2 paper and went to town. We only burnt through 3/4th of one box of sand paper sanding it down. We just put our D.A.'s on "spin" or grind mode and pretty much ground it all down in 80 grit. I used my angle head grinder with 80 grit scotch brite pads and hit the hard to reach areas and hand sanded what I couldnt with 80. Blew it off .. washed it down with laquer thinner and sprayed it with white epoxy and then 1 coat of white filler primer.
I have 2 new front fenders from bowtie bits out of wichita, and 2 real nice fenders for my bed and 1 good door up in my attic. I have them done primed sanded and painted, but untill I tear the truck apart to put all my new pieces on and jamb everything I just wanted to paint it to make it look better since i drive it to work everyday and it was such a damn eyesore .. lol
Its hard to tear it apart when you drive it everyday to work. Jumping in my ford escape doesnt feel as right as my old truck .. lol
Thanks everyone for the good words!

OARNGESI · 03-19-2009, 06:16 AM

Nice work

03-18-2009, 12:18 AM	#1
cogorman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lake Havasu City, Az Posts: 61	1965 short stepside .. started Sanded it down with 80grit - painted it white epoxy for now. Looks better than it did. now i can start doing the bodywork and doing one panel at a time. I got tired of looking at it in 5 different colors. Attached Images

03-18-2009, 12:22 AM	#2
cogorman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lake Havasu City, Az Posts: 61	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started thats all for now. Attached Images

03-18-2009, 08:59 AM	#3
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started looks much better! nice work!! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

03-18-2009, 12:32 PM	#4
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03-18-2009, 02:17 PM	#5
MacAttack 283 Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Surf City, CA Posts: 2,435	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started Great looking little rig! Mac. __________________ For about 12 years of my adult life I had a severe speech impediment. My ex-wife never let me get a word in edgewise.

03-18-2009, 02:41 PM	#6
derider Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Deforest, WI Posts: 90	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started Nice work. Big improvement just doing that. I bet it felt great to get that done! Can't wait to see more. How long did it take to sand?

03-18-2009, 03:06 PM	#7
Joey~AP TexasBowhunter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alvin, texas Posts: 450	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started Nice! I like the ol skool slots! __________________ Build in progress for son's first truck.

03-18-2009, 09:52 PM	#8
cogorman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lake Havasu City, Az Posts: 61	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started To sand it .. we started saturday morning and pulled all the easily removed items off ... mirror, door handles, etc. Then hooked up two D.A. sanders to my compressor, 2 boxes of 80 grit 3m hook iit 2 paper and went to town. We only burnt through 3/4th of one box of sand paper sanding it down. We just put our D.A.'s on "spin" or grind mode and pretty much ground it all down in 80 grit. I used my angle head grinder with 80 grit scotch brite pads and hit the hard to reach areas and hand sanded what I couldnt with 80. Blew it off .. washed it down with laquer thinner and sprayed it with white epoxy and then 1 coat of white filler primer. I have 2 new front fenders from bowtie bits out of wichita, and 2 real nice fenders for my bed and 1 good door up in my attic. I have them done primed sanded and painted, but untill I tear the truck apart to put all my new pieces on and jamb everything I just wanted to paint it to make it look better since i drive it to work everyday and it was such a damn eyesore .. lol Its hard to tear it apart when you drive it everyday to work. Jumping in my ford escape doesnt feel as right as my old truck .. lol Thanks everyone for the good words!

03-19-2009, 06:16 AM	#9
OARNGESI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: CASA GRANDE AZ Posts: 4,276	Re: 1965 short stepside .. started Nice work __________________ 70 SWB STEPSIDE 70 BLAZER 09 challenger



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