Project Vitamin C-10

[daverod]

I would think the sanding sealer would stop the color from absorbing into the wood. Maybe after you stain it.

[padresag]

if you want the wood to look a little richer. I would give it a thinned down coat of boiled linseed oil wipe it dry and I mean dry and give it a wipe every couple of hours as there will be some bleeding back from the grain. coat it the next day with polyurethane and follow up with a few more coats. prepare to sand it and recoat every couple of years if left in the weather
straight polyurethane will leave the wood looking lighter in colour . no sealer needed. sanding sealer just has more stearates(easier to sand) in it and makes the finish softer .
less crap in the finisher makes it harder. gloss is harder than satin(less inhibitors)
ron

oxalic acid more than likely would have removed those stains

[Strodder]

GOOD INFO

[my67chevytruck]

looking good Alan!

[tiggamonsta]

I used helmsman (not sure on spelling) for all the clear finishes I have done on our salt water tank stands. So far everything has held up great (oldest is 3years now).

I also read somewhere to put a slight radius on the boards where the notch is cut out for the metal strips. They said it helps keep the clear coat from cracking and peeling on the hard edge.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by padresag

if you want the wood to look a little richer. I would give it a thinned down coat of boiled linseed oil wipe it dry and I mean dry and give it a wipe every couple of hours as there will be some bleeding back from the grain. coat it the next day with polyurethane and follow up with a few more coats. prepare to sand it and recoat every couple of years if left in the weather
straight polyurethane will leave the wood looking lighter in colour . no sealer needed. sanding sealer just has more stearates(easier to sand) in it and makes the finish softer .
less crap in the finisher makes it harder. gloss is harder than satin(less inhibitors)
ron

oxalic acid more than likely would have removed those stains

Very good info, thanks. I guess I should have posted up the question on how to remove the stains.

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

looking good Alan!

Originally Posted by tiggamonsta

I used helmsman (not sure on spelling) for all the clear finishes I have done on our salt water tank stands. So far everything has held up great (oldest is 3years now).

I also read somewhere to put a slight radius on the boards where the notch is cut out for the metal strips. They said it helps keep the clear coat from cracking and peeling on the hard edge.

Thanks for the product feeback. I also like the radius idea, it makes sense.

[fryer1979]

The bed wood looks to have come out quite nicely.

I vote for a stain on the wood. While orange will be unique for sure, I think it may just be too much orange. Just my .02, either way I'm sure you'll make it look great.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

The bed wood looks to have come out quite nicely.

I vote for a stain on the wood. While orange will be unique for sure, I think it may just be too much orange. Just my .02, either way I'm sure you'll make it look great.

Thanks!! I'm torn as to which way to go on the color. I might do some color samples on scrap wood just to see if I can get the look I want.

I did some mock ups trying to get the filler pocket in the right location. Got some more trimming to do on the pocket.

[Alan's Classic]

I'm tired of talking about the bed. On to something different.

I really like the looks of the GMC hood. I think I will keep an eye out.

[63sbssbbw]

I assume your talking '62-66 ?
I like them too
Would you go clear lenses or amber?
btw the woods looking good
T

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by 63sbssbbw

I assume your talking '62-66 ?
I like them too
Would you go clear lenses or amber?
btw the woods looking good
T

Thanks, and I'm thinking of using clear lenses and smoke them.

SCORE

I remembered about a year ago when I went to look at a truck that was for sale, he had a GMC hood, that was extra, he had shipped in from Fresno off of Ebay. I think he wanted 400 for it at the time. I saw it again on CL not too long ago. I wanted to call him but I thought the price was still too high. I couldn't find the ad last night, but I remember I took pics of his truck and one of the pics had the far sale sign in the window. I called him this morning and he still had it. He told me he would take 200 on the phone. All said and done I got it for 160. It has some minor dents and some holes that need to be welded up. There is only surface rust.

[Palf70Step]

Kewl

[greg65]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

Thanks, and I'm thinking of using clear lenses and smoke them.

SCORE

I remembered about a year ago when I went to look at a truck that was for sale, he had a GMC hood, that was extra, he had shipped in from Fresno off of Ebay. I think he wanted 400 for it at the time. I saw it again on CL not too long ago. I wanted to call him but I thought the price was still too high. I couldn't find the ad last night, but I remember I took pics of his truck and one of the pics had the far sale sign in the window. I called him this morning and he still had it. He told me he would take 200 on the phone. All said and done I got it for 160. It has some minor dents and some holes that need to be welded up. There is only surface rust.

So when you sell your extra cab you'll still be $40.00 dollars to the good. Plus a cool hood to boot. How about running clear lenses with orange bulbs. The police wont mind will they?

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by greg65

So when you sell your extra cab you'll still be $40.00 dollars to the good. Plus a cool hood to boot. How about running clear lenses with orange bulbs. The police wont mind will they?

I can't believe my extra cab hasn't sold. I've seen so many people with rusted out cabs around this area. My extra cab would really help someone along.

Running a clear lense with an orange bulb will be the plan. I smoked out the tail lights of my turbo Miata and it looks awesome and still lite up red.

[VA72C10]

I got some bulbs off ebay that look chrome. So when the light is off you can't see the bulb at all and there is no orange cast to the lens. But it blinks orange and doesn't cut down on the light.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

I got some bulbs off ebay that look chrome. So when the light is off you can't see the bulb at all and there is no orange cast to the lens. But it blinks orange and doesn't cut down on the light.

That's good to know. Thanks for the tip. Now I have to add that to the options list.

Thanks Ron for the call today and the tips on the wood. It was good talking to you.

[Alan's Classic]

Now I have another seam to weld up on a hood. The hood is in such good shape I don't want to weld it up. To go with my vision it needs to be.

[Alan's Classic]

Back on to the bed. Trying to get the wood trimmed out for the filler neck. I'm almost there. Remembering the old adage "measure twice cut once". Sorry for the cell phone pic.

[scotts62]

Hey cell phones are the most handy

That looks good i like the way its turning out

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by scotts62

Hey cell phones are the most handy

That looks good i like the way its turning out

They are very handy. It's so hard to believe that cell phones have come this far. Makes me wonder what they will be like in the future.

I had the pleasure to meet another board member today. Enick72 drove his 65 truck up to my place, we had a good chat about trucks. I enoyed the visit.

I've been trying to find a loover of some sort to graft into my fenders. I might have found them. I was putting a front end on a '09 Taurus. Since I replaced one of the fenders I just need the other side. Shouldn't be too long before we get another since I work at ford. Just not sure if it would look good or not. I need some input please.

[Jonboy]

I think adding a louver of any sort would take away from cleaning up the truck. If it was me, I would try harder to resist the urge.

Also, what about using a bonding adhesive like 8115 in the hood seam vs. welding it?

[Strodder]

At SEMA I was talking to Michael from Sir Michaels. I found out that he lives only a couple of miles from me in Oak Hills. He moved the whole Sir Michaels business to his house. He said they are coming out with stick on louvers that look real. I'll have to see them. He also does real louvers at his house. How convenient
Here's his web site. One of the roll pan pictures that flashes on is my sons Silver S-10.

http://www.sirmichaels.com/user_page...html?page=Home

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by Jonboy

I think adding a louver of any sort would take away from cleaning up the truck. If it was me, I would try harder to resist the urge.

Also, what about using a bonding adhesive like 8115 in the hood seam vs. welding it?

Thanks for the input. I did think about it and believe the louvers would look good on a truck, but not mine. You are right, I'm after a clean paint job.

While 8115 is a great product, I don't feel comfortable using it in that way. I have no proof it wouldn't work, just a gut feeling. I think about the expansion difference between metal and 8115. I think it could show up in the paint eventually.

Originally Posted by Strodder

At SEMA I was talking to Michael from Sir Michaels. I found out that he lives only a couple of miles from me in Oak Hills. He moved the whole Sir Michaels business to his house. He said they are coming out with stick on louvers that look real. I'll have to see them. He also does real louvers at his house. How convenient
Here's his web site. One of the roll pan pictures that flashes on is my sons Silver S-10.

Thanks for the link and info.

I've mentioned it before about how I want to do my seats. Orange and black houndstooth inset with Black wrap.



I found it by the yard here

[Strodder]

What other color will you put with the hounds tooth?
Here's another supplier I talked to at SEMA. They had some cool stuff. I wish I could remember there name. If I remember I'll let you know.

[cl08]

Alan, is that vinyl or cloth? Regardless I dig it.