How about some pics of '73-'87 Short Beds

[nlped]

Originally Posted by nalgas

heres mine

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

think you left some roofingmaterial on the hood there

Now that's funny!

[nalgas]

Had to cover hole with some thing waiting on parts

[87gmcsierra]

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i need to learn how to do body work so i can make her look fancy

[383blaze]

my 86 sierra,,just painted and it is HORRIBLE

[Oldschool82]

looks good in the pics any way. I have all ways liked silver on square bodies.

Originally Posted by 383blaze

my 86 sierra,,just painted and it is HORRIBLE

[383blaze]

Originally Posted by Oldschool82

looks good in the pics any way. I have all ways liked silver on square bodies.

it just has alot of dull spots i guess from OveRspraY

[383blaze]

b4 paint

[watahyahknow]

Originally Posted by 383blaze

it just has alot of dull spots i guess from OveRspraY

the dull spots can be from overspray or to little clearcoat or failing to aply the clearcoat at the right moment , waterbased paints have a different way of aplying than thinnerbased ones there allso less good to buff without scratching because the paint is softer after drying

still (sounding like a standing joke here) : "you might be able to buff those out" try a small spot thats not clearly visable standing up and with some water buffing compound a soft rag and a lot of elbow grease see if the dullspots gets a shine or you just go trough the paint in the first case youre lucky and its fixable with little money and some effort the second they didnt aply enough clear and they need to redo the clear , it should cost a lot less than having to do the basecoat and topcoat over again
the dents and al the other stuff has allready been taken care off so its only getting the truck sanded down with a scotch pad and respray right this time

try buffing or sanding buffing first you might actually be able to get the truck look like its covered in glass with a lot of buffing from a person who knows his job
when working with a machine and buffingcompound you have to be carefull on edges to keep the surfase wet enough so you dont force the buffingstuff intoo the topcoat and not to burn the paint those things take time to learn
working with youre hands rubbing the truck is better when you dont have as mush experiance but its a LOT of work

[383blaze]

it was Nason acrylic,with wet look hardener and low temp reducer,,,it was just my lack of knowledge on painting,ive learned you cant paint a car just from watchin overhaulin,or gearz,lol

[DSGBraves]

Originally Posted by DSGBraves

my 1980 4x4 and my 1983 GMC. both are works in progress.

all done...for now anyway.

[xs-style]

Nice. Cant beat a black stepper.

[watahyahknow]

Originally Posted by 383blaze

it was Nason acrylic,with wet look hardener and low temp reducer,,,it was just my lack of knowledge on painting,ive learned you cant paint a car just from watchin overhaulin,or gearz,lol

it wouldve been nice if there was someone t guide you trough the first parts of it all it usualy takes is teaching someone the little things to look out for and show him when to stop laying the wet stuff on
used to do a little spraying on those realy big trucks couldnt spray those front to back in one go without running a maraton so i got realy good in featering into the former part
i've been out of it for more than 25 years so my first one will prolly suck as whell

try the buffing after the paint has time to dry further usually takes a month or so to fully dry

[texasfunk]

some pics from the blue ribbon rally

[3r!c84]

damn all there look good... whos truck is the green one? it looks familiar
amd your truck looks badass in the sun and all polished up!!

[texasfunk]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

damn all there look good... whos truck is the green one? it looks familiar
amd your truck looks badass in the sun and all polished up!!

Thanks for the compliments! The green one is another one I painted! I have posted pics of it on here before! Belongs to my instructor!

[joe231]

Nice!

that has got to be a good feeling

[West Texas Z]

Mines.

[texasfunk]

Originally Posted by joe231

Nice!

that has got to be a good feeling

Thanks! It is an amazing feeling! Especially knowing I did everything myself! Got tons of compliments! And a ton of work out of it

[texasfunk]

And the truck looks good moses!

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by texasfunk

And the truck looks good moses!

Appreciate it.

[CHEESE]

The blue ribbon was a good time, and your truck looked good funk!

[355bullet]

Originally Posted by fiddy9apache

the bumper was on there when i bought it, i didnt bother me, i hate roll pans. i wanted to put a blazer bumper on it but sold it before i found a nice one.



heres another one of my old short wides

wow!!! i have a 78 silvarado long bed with that same factory color!
weird u dont see that paint scheme much

[87 chevy silverado]

Originally Posted by texasfunk

And the truck looks good moses!

looks good

[truckincurt]

Originally Posted by 76cotton

I'm new to the site, just thought I'd post some pictures of my truck..

nasty tub dude!!! whats the color i might just have to copy you!! altho i do like my black

[texasfunk]

Originally Posted by CHEESE

The blue ribbon was a good time, and your truck looked good funk!

thanks cheese! its not as clean as your hill's boys but i think she shined up nice! i was out at the hills booth a few times but never saw you!