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Re: 1969 K10 CST Full Restoration
Geez...like everything else on this truck.
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Nice work on the console. It looks fantastic. I would have been afraid the laquer thinner would soften the plastic. I learned a new trick..thanks
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Thanks. I went through the prep protocol that SEM recommends for plastic because I wanted to ensure a good stick, but these consoles aren't what I'd call plastic. They're less hydrocarbon and more fiberglass or composite resin. They remind me a bit of a Blazer top. I didn't submerge the pieces in lacquer thinner, but I did wet well the section I was working on. I used the wipe it with a lacquer soaked cloth method on the earlier consoles and that just made a mess and took forever. When you've got it wet, after a second or two, the dye or paint or whatever the finish is will release and you can scrub it off all at once and rinse. Still took some time, but way more efficient than smearing a dirty rag. If you let it dry without getting the finish off, it's like you never dissolved it. Again I really wanted a crisp grain, so I thought it was important to get it back to bare before painting.
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WOW... Great work, looks as good or better than new!
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More prep and paint progress. Eric has been working hard on the fiinal sand, prime, seal and now color on the cab and doors. Clear goes on tomorrow. Then buffing, before the same steps with the hood, fenders and bedsides.
Couldn't wait until it was shiny to post I guess. I like the way the flat base really shows the lines. A busy two weeks ahead...one way or another she's scheduled for exhaust a week from Friday. A lot has to happen between now and then. As usual with Eric, hard to say what's slicker...the paint or the tape job.
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Here are the shiny pics.
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All I can say is WOW!! it looks great!
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Looks great! One of the most rewarding parts of the project is getting parts in paint.
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Thanks guys. And I agree, few things give you return on effort more than fresh paint on large panels.
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I'll bet by the weekends end the cab forward will almost be together. Speedy build.
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Not quite. Still got to paint the fenders and hood. To that end the truck got moved out and tucked away so final prep and paint could begin on those remaining pieces (fenders, bedsides, tailgate and hood). I'm out of town at my Mom's this weekend...but Eric found time today to throw on a few more shiny bits and shoot me a pic before he sequestered her away from the impending dust.
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Sure enough I arrived home today to find the queen tucked away and her back half taking center stage. The goal is to have them joined by week's end.
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So close!
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Fortunate to have the day off today. Most of it spent catching up on jobs around the house...but I was able to slip over to the truck for a bit and get one small job done. Prepped last night followed by a couple of coats of satin black this morning and the spare tire carrier was ready to go on. Woody (southern parts) hooked me up with the carrier and hardware a few months ago...Thanks Woody! I don't think the hardware was black phosphate coated from the factory (don't know really)...but I've found that if nuts and bolts aren't super slick...it's more esthetic to go the black phosphate route. D-ring retainer was in good shape and got clear zinc-ed. Just followed the assembly manual for install. Pretty straight forward, but let me know if I got it wrong. Never had a truck with it on there. Speaking of wrong...I'm going to break down and re-bend the rear axle brake lines. They just dip down too far at the spring bolts. Eric spent the day final sanding and prepping for color on the bed sides tomorrow.
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This is looking so nice..I luv it!!
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Wow, just read the last two pages and now will start on page one to see the ashes that are giving birth to this Phoenix—- really nice work and great attention to detail!!
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Thanks Dale!
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Ashes is a good way to describe a lot of what we started with. In fact there were many times that it seemed like a huge ash hole.
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Quick pic for the morning. Hopefully an even better one tonight. This jewel is getting cut and buffed today and (hopefully with some steady hands) getting mated up with the rest of the truck for the first time in forever....(assuming the weather cooperates enough to roll the truck back in).
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Looks great!
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