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Keith, if I lived close to you I would defiantly help you out, i did work in a body shop when I was younger before I started pipeline work. I even went to Troy, Michigan to get certified on spraying Sikkens paint for GM. If I didn't work away from home so much I would have painted my truck myself. I'm gone 2 weeks at a time, it's hard to fit everything into every other weekend, mowing grass, honey do list, time with the wife, visiting family, TRUCK, etc etc. Well, you get the idea. I do do wish there were some members closer to me.
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And I agree, there are definitely some members that I wish lived closer to me, would be cool to hang out and work on these old trucks.
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Great build. Split 5 spoke billets are my weakness on these trucks, yours are no different.
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Hey Keith.
Hope your doing better.I know all about back problems. Broke my back about 12 years ago.Back pain, can stop you in your tracks. ![]() And my offer stills stands. If i can help at all,Let me know.
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Got the garage cleaned up today and pushed my truck to the other side to give me room to do some bodywork and paint. I started by masking off the Slosh Tubz and spraying the inside of them with bedliner. I couldn't believe how long it took me to mask those fenders off. I'm a total rookie at this, hope I get better and quicker at it or I'm in for a long summer painting stuff
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A pic of the bench that tried to put me out of commission
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Alright Keith, you have watched me paint "Texas Touch"........I am here to watch and support project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB.
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Nice work on the tubs. Taping off anything really sucks!
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Everything is looking great sir! I'm glad you're back at it!! Lol pun intended.
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Keep on keepin on Keith!!!
Hey, is that a fitted cover on your truck in the back ground? I'm wanting to get one for mine.
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Thanks Mike, it took me like 1 1/2 hrs to tape those off. The whole time I was like, this sucks.
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Well I finally took the plunge today and shot some epoxy on the front fenders. I got the fenders prepped and then cleaned up to spray. I made a huge blunder, I mix up my paint and as I'm pouring it into the gun, somehow I knock the gun off the stand and spill probably a 1/3 of the paint all over my bench, down the gun and on me
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Oh yeah here's the updates I've been waiting for, looking good keith! I know squat about paint so I'm of no help
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Looking good Keith, thanks for the info on the cover. I would like to find a decent one for my truck just to keep the dust off of it while it's in the garage. You'll have her on the road before you know it
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Glad your doing better.
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Looking good Keith
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I haven't had the orange peel problem with epoxy but for sure did with the high-build. I found that a little extra thinner in the soup helped. Play around with the air pressure and also the distance from your work. Do you have a regulator at the gun? Is this the HFT set? Mine has a flow-control knob on the bottom, adjacent to the air inlet. Make sure that thing is opened enough to allow plenty of air flow. I know it's expensive stuff but it might be worthwhile to gather a few sample pieces to help tune your gun before you shoot the real deal.
Looks awesome by the way!!! Glad to see someone is making progress.
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Looks really good for a first spray. I wouldn't have known if I hadn't been following your build.
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Primer looks good to me. One thing I don't know if was mentioned, air pressure and volume are critical on hvlp setups. You need to use 3/8" hose and your pressure is set at the gun while pulling the trigger.
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