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09-02-2018, 02:16 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Onwards Comrades!
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09-02-2018, 02:18 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
"The Paper Towel is mightier than the pen which is mightier than the sword" ~ Said No One Ever!
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09-02-2018, 02:21 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
after carefully considering using high heat BBQ or header paint on the hood belly I decided to shoot it with the paint I already had!
I (and some of youz) really like this Semi-Flat Crayola secret sauce |
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09-02-2018, 02:23 PM
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looking much better already and this is only after the first coat, since the surface was dark already you get roughly two coats per can
Top Tip: if you don't like white fuzzies on your surface than it's ok to clean with paper towels but don't rely on them for your final wipe down, use something else Note: the cross flow ventilation in the dishwasher safe organic paint booth (yes I still wore a breathing mask in order to protect my brain cells, yes both of them) |
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09-03-2018, 03:39 PM
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we start our Annual Labor Day: Labor of Love Project with a scrap piece of 16 or 18(ish) gauge steel
we square it off a bit and cut it into semi equal rectangular pieces (blowing our 8th grade geometry teachers mind) Last edited by Gregski; 09-03-2018 at 04:06 PM. |
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09-03-2018, 03:43 PM
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next we take the CAD blueprinted scrap piece to the organic metal brake where we divide it into two
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09-03-2018, 03:45 PM
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I did say "semi" even (we will trim them down to eveness later)
Top Tip: The key to any successful project is controlling user/audience expectations, ha ha Last edited by Gregski; 09-03-2018 at 04:05 PM. |
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09-03-2018, 03:49 PM
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at this point my cousin Joe Goodenoff showed up (think National Lampoon's Vacation cousin Eddie) and said "lemme show you something... hold my beer"
and he took an ordinary grade 5 bolt and proceeded to decapitate it... Last edited by Gregski; 09-03-2018 at 04:04 PM. |
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09-03-2018, 03:54 PM
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then he took it to the Bead Roller Free bead roller station
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09-03-2018, 03:57 PM
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and then on to the Quality Assurance Station - QAS
Last edited by Gregski; 09-06-2018 at 12:40 AM. |
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09-03-2018, 03:59 PM
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alright that's impressive, but what in the world are you [ahem] is Joe makin'?
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09-03-2018, 04:00 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
rinse, lather, repeat...
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09-03-2018, 04:03 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
ladies and gentlemen, the Taco Hood Struggle is real!
and although LMC Truck sells these as a "Hood Brace Kit" for $20 bucks, it is honestly a joke and I rather roll my own |
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09-03-2018, 08:01 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
don't worry I used a piece of flat ply wood underneath not to dent or scratch da hood
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09-03-2018, 08:04 PM
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not too bad, I grounded the welds down a bit but not totally flat so that I wouldn't weaken the welds nor be unable to find them later if I needed to drill them out (that's my excuse anyway)
shot sum primer and ready for paint Last edited by Gregski; 09-06-2018 at 12:42 AM. |
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09-03-2018, 08:06 PM
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then it was on to the other side and the whole reason why we is doin' this in the first place
this side already developed a hairline crack in the safety fold, so I bugger welded it up and just like on the other side we ground the surface to bear bare (?) metal prior to welding |
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09-03-2018, 08:09 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
tell me if this has ever happened to you: with two spot welds left we ranned out of welding wire?
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09-03-2018, 08:12 PM
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but I wasn't gonna let this stop me, so I replaced the Lincoln .035 artillery with the .025 caliber (i.e. all that I had on hand) and grabbed the gun for the home stretch
I must say I like how the .025 lays down spot welds, now I'm sure if I knew how to fandangle the knobs on Big Red properly I could achieve the same results with the .035 but still the .025 agrees with me just the same |
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09-03-2018, 08:14 PM
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since this project was sapposed to be done in August, with the paint still wet I hollered at my soon to be 17 millenial to come downstairs and help me flip this pancake over
we're gonna lossen up that surface rust with some 220 sand paper |
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09-03-2018, 08:18 PM
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a little stare and compare, what a difference 5 minutes with the orbital sander makes
and then it was time for some Phosphoric acid treatment from Home Depot ($5.00, I'm looking at you $25 dollar Metal Re$cue), this is the potion I should have used the first time on my original hood, but I messed up and used muriatic acid instead (stupid me, should have paid more attention in Chemistry class) Last edited by Gregski; 09-03-2018 at 08:48 PM. |
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09-03-2018, 08:46 PM
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and here it is after the acid treatment and the baking soda neutralizing bath, man I wish the rest of the truck looked like this, I would just leave it, I like this [ahem] "patina"
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09-05-2018, 10:37 PM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
I am thoroughly impressed good sir
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09-06-2018, 12:40 AM
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09-06-2018, 01:14 AM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Joe Goodenuff huh...
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And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful. Last edited by hatzie; 09-06-2018 at 01:35 AM. |
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09-06-2018, 10:57 AM
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Looks good thanks for the updates
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