A '54 named Busty

[Gregski]

but I pressed on and went to the other side, here I did two things that made a world of difference:

1. I cleaned multiple spots to put my ground clamp on, maybe 3 or 4 spots on this angle iron, where I only had one on the other side, this allowed me to move the ground as close to where I was welding as possible

2. I twisted the other knob (despite of what the recommendation chart told me) so in other words I increased my wire speed, just by a notch as your spark box may differ, and oh lordy now we was cooking with propane, and it sounded like bacon frying on steroids

LESSON LEARNED:

Don't think of the knobs as wire speed and voltage, just think of them as Knob A and Knob B and twist them a bit at a time until you find the combination that works.

yes the close ups are the good ones, ha ha, hey I'm learning and I am honestly proud(ish) of those welds

[Gregski]

I'm not sure I am going to fill in all the gaps but I did the ones closest to the tailgate (one on each side) using scrap metal

and keep in mind all of this still needs to be ground down and sanded flat, I hope to put a nice rounded edge all around that angle iron

[8man]

Bed looks good. Good luck on welding through the angle.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 8man

Bed looks good. Good luck on welding through the angle.

Thanks mate, fingers crossed

[Gregski]

I was hoping to finish the exhaust today but after a little touch up welding on the angle iron bed sides I was completely out of welding gas, so after hours of welding flush the spot welds and making the other beads look decent here's what I did instead

[Gregski]

with the bed sides masked off I shot some primer on the angle iron and on the bed sides below it

Fun Fact: Did you know that this RUST-OlEUM primer is the exact same formula as the automotive one you buy at AutoZone and other car parts places, yet costs half as much?

[Gregski]

so sprayed the bed side rails with some RUST-OLEUM Satin black today, honestly as you will see later when I paint other bits that there's nothing Satin about it, it comes out Semi Gloss, so rather disappointing, but on here I don't care

[Gregski]

then I made the other sides of the grille and headlight bits black, not happy at all with this so called "Satin" paint from RUST-OLEUM it is more like their Semi-Gloss than satin, that's for sure, luckily a lot of this stuff won't be seen so it's just there for protection and I have an idea for the headlight bezels and grill pieces

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Father&son56project

Good progress Gregski. A few posts up you mentioned switching to plastic media for that tumbler. Did you try it yet? I am curious because I received one of those tumblers as a gift, and found that it just didn't do much. I switched back to using my hillbilly tumbler* which is loud, but works like a charm.

Stephan

*Hillbilly Tumbler: Bolt an electric palm sander to the bottom of an old paint can. Toss in your cruddy parts and some sand. Hang the paint pan by its handle, turn on the sander, walk away for an hour, return to perfectly clean parts.

Hi Stephan tried a new media today and thought you and others may get a kick out of it, don't let the pics fool yeah it cleans the clean stuff, ha ha, doesn't really do much on the heavily rusty bits, also it breaks down and turns to powder

and to be fair to the walnut shell and the blue moon rocks, I only ran this for a fraction of the time so like 3 or 4 hours

[Father&son56project]

Gregski, that "satin" coating looks just fine to me. As for the new tumbler media, nice try!!! Eventually we will find something that makes those overprised gizmos actually work. As much as I love the results from the hillbilly tumbler, it's horribly loud. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

Stephan

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Father&son56project

Gregski, that "satin" coating looks just fine to me. As for the new tumbler media, nice try!!! Eventually we will find something that makes those overprised gizmos actually work. As much as I love the results from the hillbilly tumbler, it's horribly loud. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

Stephan

ha ha, yup, I have one more Ace up my sleeve!

[LT7A]

Hey, isn't this paint for your other truck? That's what it says anyway.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Hey, isn't this paint for your other truck? That's what it says anyway.

Although acquiring paint named for this truck might be kind of awkward. The shops that carry it are probably in another part of town and it may well have glitter in it.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Father&son56project

Gregski, that "satin" coating looks just fine to me. As for the new tumbler media, nice try!!! Eventually we will find something that makes those overprised gizmos actually work. As much as I love the results from the hillbilly tumbler, it's horribly loud. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

In my experience with paint, both hobby and commercially, satin and semi-gloss are often close to interchangeable. In their gradations from flat to high gloss some companies list satin before semi and others list semi before satin. Are you picturing matte finish in your mind Gregski? If you remember that satin jacket you had back in the 70s (when you were like three :), it's definitely shiny.

Hey Stephan, maybe you can figure out a way to mount that paint can inside the housing for the shaker that didn't work very well. Stuff some batt insulation in there around the can and let 'er rip. Should cut down on the noise somewhat.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Although acquiring paint named for this truck might be kind of awkward. The shops that carry it are probably in another part of town and it may well have glitter in it.

hey did you just Reply to your own Reply, lol?

[Gregski]

more painting, but i finally think I made everything black that I intended on making black on the front clip

[Gregski]

so as I move through these projects I go from wanting to do mechanical work and then growing tired of it and wanting to do something else like fab and weld, so I do that for a while and then I want to paint and then I get sick of that, as I am at the moment so I look forward to doing something else, well its sorta back to fabricating (and I use that term loosely) and welding the dual exhaust

I am quite please with the way the passenger side turned out granted that i made it all out of remnants I had lying around (looking at your Corona) no pie cuts here - ha ha

started out by using zip ties as a third hand

[Gregski]

i am a bit concerned about the close proximity to the fuel tank may need to cobable some heat shields

[Gregski]

but I'm pleased with the result and the rear exit

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by Gregski

hey did you just Reply to your own Reply, lol?

No, I just quoted myself.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by LT7A

No, I just quoted myself.

See? I just did it again.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by LT7A

No, I just quoted myself.

this comes to mind

[Gregski]

So I decided to put a self imposed Deadline on myself to have Busty ronnin' and drivin' by my Birthday - May 25th! keep your fingers crossed

Left Ta Do: (as of Monday May 11th, 2020 Anno Domini)

1. ☑ Finish driver side tailpipe
2. ☑ Install sending unit & plumb fuel line
3. ☑ Install drive shaft
4. ☐ Bolt down bed floor
5. ☐ Put front clip back on
6. ☐ Wire electric fan

[oldman3]

Greg, good luck with the deadline, hope it all works out, I'm rooting for you...Jim

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by oldman3

Greg, good luck with the deadline, hope it all works out, I'm rooting for you...Jim

Thanks Jim, every morning I have some coffee and turn more pages of you Roadster build, it's superb craftsmanship.