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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: First Coat of Paint
first coat of paint on the hood, same as always one spray can = one coat
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Second Coat of Paint
yes I did pick the windiest day of spring to paint
second coat, second can |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Third Coat of Paint
at this point I was seriously considering doing a Watermelon theme the tiger stripping was so bad, worst in my entire career, LOL
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Fourth Coat of Paint
I recalled painting houses with my daddy when I was a boy and we learned that the best way to hide imperfections was with more imperfections, so I may have gone up and down on this fourth coat if not on the third one already instead of side to side
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Fifth Coat of Paint
I may have shot the fifth coat of paint diagonally, again to get rid of the stripes / checkered board
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Sixth Coat of Paint
six coat of paint went on diagonally opposite of the prior coat as if I was painting an X on the hood, hey you gotta do what you gotta do
this was the last coat of 4 oz of paint, you see the paint shop can only add about 4 ounces of actual paint into their aerosol cans which already contain some magical potion to mix it with this is what we are learning along the process, so about a cup of paint goes into an aerosol can, so I did 6 cups so far Last edited by Gregski; 03-28-2015 at 06:01 PM. |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Seventh Coat of Paint
ok, the last two cans are a bit different (the truck is no longer new so the paint has flattened out and lost it's shine)
the final two cans only contain 2 oz of actual paint mixed 1:1 with 2 oz of some flattening clear you can not buy flat clear in an aerosol can for automotive use, the stuff for your home is a different kind of paint, is what The Greg has been told so this shop is winging some one off formula for me |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood: Eighth Coat of Paint
OK, 8th and final coat of paint, same as the last one
2 oz of paint plus 2 oz of flat(ish) clear guys if you catch me telling you lies, please correct me, I am no authority on painting by any means, I am just sharing what I am learning and hoping to help some folks out bottom line, good paint aint cheap, good paint jobs aint cheap, and they are massive amounts of prep work to do it right, that's probably why they cost so much apologies for the shadows, naturally my paint job was interrupted by having to drive a kid across town to a function, I bet Foose can't paint a hood while playing taxi driver, LOL |
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Hood looks pretty good to me, Greg! Could you get the front edge properly with it hanging in that orientation? I would have thought it would be easier to spin it 180 degrees. So now the hood will match Rusty's new front fender.
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Originally I had it hanging the other way, but the bungee cords kept rubbing against the front lip, so I flipped it upside down, I had to lay on my back on the ground and shoot the front of the hood that way, the entire operation was a major PIA I also had to squeez in on the sides to paint the sides of it
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WOW you are really a jack of all trades kinda guy, good to see some more progress
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Aaah, that makes sense. Well hey, you got it done!
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Re: Restoring Rusty
Looks good man. I can't wait to see how the hood turns out. My hood is bent so bad it looks like a "U". Almost but not all the way...lol.
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I will share some more pics once it's on the truck and out of the garage |
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Hope you don't get bugs in the paint. Should have draped mosquito netting over the ole swing set.
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not sure you guys seen my other thread called Truck Won't Start No Sounds No Noises Nothing it's what has been keeping me busy and sleepless the last few days and nights
anywho since it deals with the ignition I will share some pics of me tearing up the steering column area so we can see what lurks beneath |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Ignition Switch
couple more shots of the ignition switch itself
on mine not all the blades are used, I'm sure yours will differ |
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Could this been the problem with your truck not wanting to start the first go around? Little electrics are a pain in the butt aren't they.
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I think a broken Ignition Lock Cylinder is more like the culprit as the end part has broken into three pieces, it is that part that pushes on a metal rod which runs down the steering column down to the actual ignition switch, it's how they did back in the day, when Mechanical Solutions ruled the world |
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Damn you're good
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did the lock cylinder fix the problem? otherwise it could be a broken ignition rack or that plastic gear. (little more down the column)
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here's a pic of that sector gear with one tooth missing |
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