Restoring Rusty

[Chevy_mud_truck]

Glad to here your feeling better and got move

[cnorth]

Best of luck with Comcast, Seinfeld episode hit it right on the nail...lol

[Gregski]

so here is what the back of the cab looks like after the paint dried, I am quite happy with it

[Gregski]

mandatory before and after pics

[Gregski]

on your mark, get set, paint

[Gregski]

i bought a Pint this time of semi gloss POR-15 because I am terrible at storing left over paint, it always goes South on me, also a pint was more than enuff to paint what I needed, unlike spray cans, this stuff goes a long way

parting shots of the rusty frame

[Gregski]

yes I had plans to start at the back of the cab in the middle and work my way out and back, but then I thought why don't I paint the cleanest bits first so I don't dip a dirty paint brush back in the can and contaminate the material, that and I didn't want the paint running down the brush handle and down my arm too early in the game if I was to paint the underneath bits too soon, you get the idea

[Chaplain]

Thumbs up...

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by Chaplain

Thumbs up...

Thanks man, you are an excellent Motivator, I needed that!

[Gregski]

somewhere along the way I decided I wasn't going to paint the leaf spring bracketry (more on that later, hint: we will be lowering Rusty)

[Gregski]

did the same on the drivers side, they just weren't cleaned up to my standards so I will deal with them when I mess with the suspension

[Gregski]

slalomed around the shocks even though we will be replacing them, I just think it looks tacky when people paint carelessly

[Gregski]

I did come back and paint these bumpy bump preventers

[Gregski]

looks pretty good, I will take some pics once it dries, remember it is semi gloss, so it ought to flatten out

man this was a lot of work, painting the insides of the frame channel with the exhaust mounted up was difficult, I removed the tail light wiring harness on the drivers side, and loosened the rear hard brake lines on the passenger side and used a bunji cord to pull them away from the frame, but still doing the Michael Angelo whilst laying flat on my sore back to paint the bits underneath was horilble

[Chaplain]

Details... Good job.

[Chevy_mud_truck]

I use por15 on every thing I build

[Gregski]

pulled the truck out of the garage today to take a better look at the frame all dried outside, it turned out great, I like it

what do you all think?

[Gregski]

started to put the bed back on, it's amazing what the kids will do when you promise them Internet / WiFi hook up at the new house, LOL

[Gregski]

didn't want to scratch up the newly painted frame so at first my son and I thought we could wedge some 2x4s under the bed to protect it while we slide it on, that plan never materialized, so we went with plan B, we used the large rubber mats instead, worked great

[Rich84]

The cool thing is that it gives you something to take away from them too..

[Gregski]

the bed finally going back on, a bit of a bitter sweet as this is the last project in the old house, we really loved that house, it was on a court, it was quiet and all tucked in out of the way, neighbors were great, but don't cry for me Argentina we moved 1/2 a mile away, LOL

[rusty76]

Originally Posted by Gregski

the bed finally going back on, a bit of a bitter sweet as this is the last project in the old house, we really loved that house, it was on a court, it was quiet and all tucked in out of the way, neighbors were great, but don't cry for me Argentina we moved 1/2 a mile away, LOL

My wife and I moved four doors up when we got married. We lived side by side then got hitched and made the huge move. Man I got rid of a lot of stuff. Lol.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Man I got rid of a lot of stuff. Lol.

You mean she made you git rid of a lot of stuff, LOL?

[rusty76]

Originally Posted by Gregski

You mean she made you git rid of a lot of stuff, LOL?

Funny but I got rid of most of it by my choice. We literally had two of everything. So bye bye.

[Gregski]

I could not have put this back together without my 13 year old son's help, he had a great can do attitude as did my 10 year old daughter

so next we propped up the bed floor with some 2x4s and bolted up the back piece that goes by the cab