1969 Short Wide

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Nice work Mike, your firewall looks great! The area where the gas tank went looks great too! The lines look perfect.

Thanks for the compliment Scott. I can remember when I was where you are on your cab. I'm so glad to be past all that body and metal work.

[Low Elco]

Good lookin' work! Super Straight! Keep it up, the end is in sight!

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Good lookin' work! Super Straight! Keep it up, the end is in sight!

Thanks Chip. I can't wait to get past the nasty sand and buff. I swear it takes almost as much time to clean up as it does to do the buffing.

[knomadd]

Wow!!!

[garykirby25]

Nice!!

[big d's red67]

Looking really Good Mike.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Wow!!!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by garykirby25

Nice!!

Thanks Gary

Originally Posted by big d's red67

Looking really Good Mike.

Thanks!

[mcbassin]

Pictures of the finished driver's side bedside:

[swamp rat]

Holy molly that looks nice and straight!

[mcbassin]

I know you guys are sick of seeing red paint reflections but, I thought I would share before cut and buff then after of passenger side.
Notice the little black spots are dust particles that have to get sanded out. I use a sharpie as my guide coat.

Before:









After:

[mx289]

Man,does that look good !

Great job.

[structures]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I know you guys are sick of seeing red paint reflections

No way man. keep em coming. It's great.

[screaminchevypickup]

Looking good!

[jeh]

Slick!!!

[Dean'smeanmachine]

nothing to say, speechless

[litew8]

Great job How'd you get so much dirt in there? Thought it was in a booth?

[jlsanborn]

Holy smokes Mike!! That looks fantastic. I've always thought that the cut-n-buff was kind of an optional thing. Those photos make the difference crystal clear. Looks like it's way worth the effort to me. Nice work man!

[Bennett68C10]

Yup that looks awesome

[sduckworth13]

wow! very nice work Mike.

[AJohn6]

The paint is looking incredible. I cant wait to get home and work on my truck.

[swamp rat]

Can you do my trucks next??

[67c10rustbuket]

Paint looks awesome Mike! A friend of mine taught me the sharpie trick too. He does some home paint and body, usually just charge me supplies. He paints, I get to wetsand the flaws and he buffs it out. Good to know people who do auto paint. There is a lot of knowledge that goes into a great paint job.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by mx289

Man,does that look good !
Great job.

Thanks Tom.

Originally Posted by screaminchevypickup

Looking good!

Thanks Kyle. And thanks for showing me how to cut and buff. It looks so much better after.

Originally Posted by jeh

Slick!!!

Thanks Jason.

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

nothing to say, speechless

Thanks Dean.

Originally Posted by litew8

Great job How'd you get so much dirt in there? Thought it was in a booth?

Thanks and the dust particles likely came from inside the stake pockets. Just another reason I should have shaved them. A very small dust particle gets pretty big when you add clear coat. I would have had so many more if I had painted in my shop.

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Holy smokes Mike!! That looks fantastic. I've always thought that the cut-n-buff was kind of an optional thing. Those photos make the difference crystal clear. Looks like it's way worth the effort to me. Nice work man!

Thanks. Yes, it's worth the extra effort. It still has some very slight texture in areas but it's way better than right out of the gun.

Originally Posted by structures

No way man. keep em coming. It's great.

Thanks Robert...I still have to finish the hood and cowl panel

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Yup that looks awesome

Thanks Keith

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

wow! very nice work Mike.

Thanks Scott.

Originally Posted by AJohn6

The paint is looking incredible. I cant wait to get home and work on my truck.

Thanks AJohn

Originally Posted by nasqar

YEP, I got it! I will get it mailed out this week.
The bed is done, but the cab is still needing finished. I have all the parts to put the bed back together, lenses, bed wood, chrome trim for lights and wheel wells.

Thanks Eddie. I'm looking forward to seeing what you came up with. Sounds like great progress on your project too.

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Can you do my trucks next??

Thanks. But I have a Camaro that get's done next.

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Paint looks awesome Mike! A friend of mine taught me the sharpie trick too. He does some home paint and body, usually just charge me supplies. He paints, I get to wetsand the flaws and he buffs it out. Good to know people who do auto paint. There is a lot of knowledge that goes into a great paint job.

Thanks Dan. That's a huge understatement about knowledge for sure. The guys that do this stuff for a living are wealth of information. There are so many little things Kyle helped me get past. Stuff he had to learn along the way.

[litew8]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks and the dust particles likely came from inside the stake pockets. Just another reason I should have shaved them. A very small dust particle gets pretty big when you add clear coat. I would have had so many more if I had painted in my shop.

idk didn't he clean everything beforehand? I didn't have anything that noticeable when we shot in my brothers garage. Glad you got them knocked down and it shined up awesome

[screaminchevypickup]

Originally Posted by litew8

idk didn't he clean everything beforehand? I didn't have anything that noticeable when we shot in my brothers garage. Glad you got them knocked down and it shined up awesome

Umm I'm pretty sure my booth was clean!!