Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB

[Bennett68C10]

Put my new spray booth to work today. I body worked the fenders and then prepped them for some more epoxy since I had some bare metal spots. I decided to run some heavy gauge wire from side to side across the tent at the top of the poles. I figured I could hang the fenders from the wire so I could spray both sides. It worked but I had an issue with the wire hanging to low and interfering with the gun. So now I have a big ole run to sand out. Still making mistakes but I guess it's the only way to learn right my second pass with the gun went much better as I moved the fenders around to avoid hitting the wires.







Pic of my body working skills, looks pretty good to me I had to smooth out the whole edge of the fender where we cut and welded it to fit better.



And my nasty run I have to sand out looks like the paint is melting off the panel. By the time I realized what was happening it was way to late. Good thing it's only primer.

[Bhelton]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Put my new spray booth to work today. I body worked the fenders and then prepped them for some more epoxy since I had some bare metal spots. I decided to run some heavy gauge wire from side to side across the tent at the top of the poles. I figured I could hang the fenders from the wire so I could spray both sides. It worked but I had an issue with the wire hanging to low and interfering with the gun. So now I have a big ole run to sand out. Still making mistakes but I guess it's the only way to learn right my second pass with the gun went much better as I moved the fenders around to avoid hitting the wires.







Pic of my body working skills, looks pretty good to me I had to smooth out the whole edge of the fender where we cut and welded it to fit better.



And my nasty run I have to sand out looks like the paint is melting off the panel. By the time I realized what was happening it was way to late. Good thing it's only primer.

Your killing it Keith! Like that paint booth as well, they work great don't they!

[67ctener]

Looking good Keith. I'm pretty excited to see this on the road

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by PowerdbyChevy79

looking good brother..

Thanks, trying my best to get some progress done on this thing

Originally Posted by 67ctener

Looking good Keith. I'm pretty excited to see this on the road

Yeah me too, but unfortunately no matter what I do, it won't see the road until next spring/summer anyway. I just have way to many parts still to buy and way to much work to do I have to take a break from buying parts for now so I can replenish the parts fund.

[sduckworth13]

Looking good Keith, I'm glad that painting and body work seems like it's going pretty easy for you.

[1stchevy]

Looking good, I love checking up on this build and progress you've made. Very bad ass truck!

[thelonerife]

Looks good. Even w/the mistakes at least your trying to get it done yourself and learn at the same time. I got impatient and let someone else do it for me. Never again.

[YBNORML]

Holy crap! It took me a while to read through the whole thread. And I thought I changed my mind a lot we must be kindred spirits or something. Great work!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Bhelton

Just wash it down occasionally and it'll do great every time. I've put mine up for now and been busy with work and building a shop so haven't really been on much but really glad to see yours coming together!!

Thanks for the tip Ben, I'll try that

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Looking good Keith, I'm glad that painting and body work seems like it's going pretty easy for you.

Thanks Scott, but I wouldn't say it's coming easy to me. I've had a lot of frustrating days making mistakes. Plus I find it easier to just work on a few panels at a time.

Originally Posted by 1stchevy

Looking good, I love checking up on this build and progress you've made. Very bad ass truck!

Thanks, this paint and bodywork feels like it will take forever. I already have 3 weeks invested in just the front fenders.

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Looks good. Even w/the mistakes at least your trying to get it done yourself and learn at the same time. I got impatient and let someone else do it for me. Never again.

Thanks Chuck, believe me if I could afford to send it off to a body shop to have it finished up like you did, I definitely would have. It's just not in the cards for me.

Originally Posted by YBNORML

Holy crap! It took me a while to read through the whole thread. And I thought I changed my mind a lot we must be kindred spirits or something. Great work!

That's why my build name "What was I thinking" perfectly describes my build thread I do change my mind a lot but its our trucks right, so we can change our minds all we want to.

[original-71]

That's why my build name "What was I thinking" perfectly describes my build thread I do change my mind a lot but its our trucks right, so we can change our minds all we want to.[/QUOTE]

looking very good might as well try the red and get all the use out of the paint booth or find a fender on craigslist or at a junk yard to practice on then you can hang it in your garage as a decoration piece.

[aggie91]

I have that same HF garage turned paint booth. Worked great when we did Korbin's truck. I did all the interior parts in it hung off wires and conduit. I strung the conduit between the sides and duct taped them to the poles. That worked better and did not sag any like the wires do.

You can always sand out the runs. Parts are looking good!

[screaminchevypickup]

Looking good Keith!!

[mcbassin]

Looks good Keith. Runs are just part of it. You Just don't want to get them in your basecoat and keep them to a minimum on your clear too. Ask me how I know......

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by aggie91

I have that same HF garage turned paint booth. Worked great when we did Korbin's truck. I did all the interior parts in it hung off wires and conduit. I strung the conduit between the sides and duct taped them to the poles. That worked better and did not sag any like the wires do.

You can always sand out the runs. Parts are looking good!

Thanks for the idea Carl, I'm definitely going to try that out for my next spray session. Wish I would have thought of that myself instead of the wires. Would have saved myself from that ridiculous run.

Originally Posted by original-71

looking very good might as well try the red and get all the use out of the paint booth or find a fender on craigslist or at a junk yard to practice on then you can hang it in your garage as a decoration piece.

There you go Hector, trying to put things in my head I still have my original fenders and hood but don't want to spray anything on them cause I'm looking to unload them. I have been using cardboard to set up the gun with.

Originally Posted by screaminchevypickup

Looking good Keith!!

Thanks Kyle, wish I had your spray booth or actually I wish I had the money to ship my truck out to you to finish the paint and body. At least you would give it a paint job it deserves.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looks good Keith. Runs are just part of it. You Just don't want to get them in your basecoat and keep them to a minimum on your clear too. Ask me how I know......

Thanks Mike, it just upset me that I wouldn't have had any runs if it wasn't for the paint gun hitting the wires. That was my first run so far. But on the plus side my new spray booth worked out pretty good

[Bennett68C10]

Well no progress on the truck this weekend, my wife had surgery on her shoulder on Friday so I have been playing nurse all weekend I did however talk to a painter yesterday about my truck. He is the painter at a local shop and does side jobs after hours. He's going to come over in a few weeks to look at my truck and give my an estimate. Basically what I'm looking to do is get the truck primered and all the bodywork done so all the panels are nice and straight. Then I would bring the truck to him in sections starting with the cab and front clip to spray the base and clear in his booth. While he is spraying those I would finish up my bed and bring that to him when the cab and front clip are done. I plan to keep the frame home so I can finish up my brake & fuel lines and the exhaust. To me if the price is right, it's a no brainer to have the color and clear sprayed by a professional in a booth. Of course before I say yes to anything, the price needs to be right and I would have him write up a contract.

I have already seen some of the vehicles he has painted and they are all very nice. I talked to my father yesterday and asked him his opinion and he thinks it's a good idea to let someone else spray the base and clear in a clean booth. He told me sometimes you need to bite the bullet and put the money out. So we will see how it turns out, I'm not going to say it's definitely going to happen cause you never know but it is an option. I also told the painter that I already have the PPG Torch Red DBC base and would like to use it. He had no problem with that, I don't want that money going to waste.

[slowcpe]

Looking good Keith. I keep going back and forth on myself doing the bodywork and paint or having someone else to it. I'm with you on the fact if its in the budget and you know the guy does good work, it very well may be worth it. Of course I've got a couple of years before I get to that stage.

[trkfrk]

Keith your paint booth came out nice.. Sounds like you've got your prioritys in order ( taking care of the wife).
I can't wait to see some paint on it. I know it's a hard decion to have someone else spray it but go with your gut. Keep the pics coming..

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by slowcpe

Looking good Keith. I keep going back and forth on myself doing the bodywork and paint or having someone else to it. I'm with you on the fact if its in the budget and you know the guy does good work, it very well may be worth it. Of course I've got a couple of years before I get to that stage.

Originally Posted by trkfrk

Keith your paint booth came out nice.. Sounds like you've got your prioritys in order ( taking care of the wife).
I can't wait to see some paint on it. I know it's a hard decion to have someone else spray it but go with your gut. Keep the pics coming..

Thanks guys I'm not definite that I'm going to go this direction, it all depends on the details and most importantly how much he wants to spray it. I'm going to try spraying some things on my own like the core support and radiator cover and see how it goes. I figure if I screw them up then no big deal, just sand it off and nobody will ever know, except you guys If the red lays down nice and the clear looks good then I might just try it on my own before paying somebody but if I feel I'm in over my head with the paint then I'll bite the bullet and pay a shop to do it.

[Rochlow]

That was my dilema with painting my truck. Do I try to balance overtime and working on my truck (which would have taken 6-8 months, if not more) or do I work a bunch of overtime to pay a professional to do the work better and in a more timely fashion that I could.

After weighing a bunch of options, it was knuckle down and work some overtime, then let someone else paint it. Even after letting someone else do the paint and body, it took them a month. However, I'm pretty happy with the results. He still has a few pieces that he's painting, but atleast I have the truck itself back in my possession.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Rochlow

That was my dilema with painting my truck. Do I try to balance overtime and working on my truck (which would have taken 6-8 months, if not more) or do I work a bunch of overtime to pay a professional to do the work better and in a more timely fashion that I could.

After weighing a bunch of options, it was knuckle down and work some overtime, then let someone else paint it. Even after letting someone else do the paint and body, it took them a month. However, I'm pretty happy with the results. He still has a few pieces that he's painting, but atleast I have the truck itself back in my possession.

Unfortunately for me I don't have overtime in my job so there is no way to make more money. I also have a problem with letting my truck out of my hands and into someone else's We will see what kind of price the painter throws at me, if I can afford it then I'll go for it but if not it will be back to me doing it. In the meantime I'm going to use my radiator cover as a test piece for spraying my torch red. It is the perfect size, if I screw it up then I can just throw it in the blast cabinet and blast the mistakes away.

[Bennett68C10]

Got a package in today that I have been waiting for a long time but was well worth the wait. I ordered these buddy covers from Tim at Truckseats and I have to say they are awesome. Tim was great with keeping me updated as Truckworld took a while to make them. I've been wanting the Black/White Houndstooth covers since the first time I seen them. After I picked up my buddy's it was the perfect time to get them. Don't mind the picture, I'm pretty sure I mixed up the tops and bottoms but you guys get the picture.

[PowerdbyChevy79]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Unfortunately for me I don't have overtime in my job so there is no way to make more money. I also have a problem with letting my truck out of my hands and into someone else's We will see what kind of price the painter throws at me, if I can afford it then I'll go for it but if not it will be back to me doing it. In the meantime I'm going to use my radiator cover as a test piece for spraying my torch red. It is the perfect size, if I screw it up then I can just throw it in the blast cabinet and blast the mistakes away.

Where did u get that radiator cover...its freakin sweet..

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Love those new seat covers!
Don't worry about changing your mind, we all do it. I want to drive mine this summer too, and mine is already painted. I worry at my snails pace it may be this fall. I had no clue how long it takes to do one of these restorations, not to mention the pile of cash.... Keep your head up and plow forward.

Thanks Mike, I wanted to throw it together and just drive it this summer but it wasn't going to happen. Now I'm back to painting it so we will see how it works out. I work at a snails pace too so I'll probably still be working on it next summer instead of driving it I'm with you, I didn't realize how long it would take or how much money I would have to invest, definitely will never do it again.

Originally Posted by slowcpe

Yeah don't rush it. Kind of wished I hadn't tried so hard to drive mine this year.

I really like those seat covers. I'm stuck between the black/white or red houndstooth for mine. The black/white is by far my favorite but the truck would've had all red interior being its a '67.

Have you seen the red with red houndstooth covers. It's a nice looking cover and I would have probably went with it if I didn't already have my black interior pieces.

Originally Posted by PowerdbyChevy79

Where did u get that radiator cover...its freakin sweet..

Thanks it's from Hot Rod Dynamics

http://www.hotroddynamics.com/shop/v...php?groupid=11

[jeh]

Don't feel bad Keith, mine has been painted and almost all together for a couple months and I still probably won't get to drive it this summer. When I start adding up all the little items I need it's still a lot of coins......

[slowcpe]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Have you seen the red with red houndstooth covers. It's a nice looking cover and I would have probably went with it if I didn't already have my black interior pieces.

Yes I have and that's why I'm considering it. I was dead set on the black/white until I saw it.