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Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by binfordm715 on Jul 2, 2006, 2:44am
New ones, teking? If so, what do you want to let me have a rubber hose for then?
'K, this was yesterday:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6...206023a5uc.jpg
Little bit of green on there, eh?
And here's how it looks as of today:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6...206024a8vx.jpg
Fisherman did an awesome job! My hasty bodywork sure comes through though...
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by beast on Jul 2, 2006, 8:16am
Starting to look real nice. These trucks always look a lot better once they go back to green. It is amazing how well paint shows every little defect in the body. Oh well, it's an old military truck, it had body defects when it left the factory.
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by k8icu on Jul 2, 2006, 10:24am
That's true on the body defects. I know guys who try to putty up the spot weld marks on M151s and its like dude those are supose to be there....:)
Timmy why is it so shinny? Is it just the paint is wet?
OOOOH You have the 100 amp Resistor in the front...than means your truck could have been a commo truck! Cool!
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by binfordm715 on Jul 2, 2006, 10:46am
Yeah, the paint had just been shot. It had started to flatten out a bit by the time I left last night.
Yeah, I have the 100 amp gear in there. I had a red placard/sticker on the dash above the 3-lever switch warning to shut off the radios before starting or shutting off the engine. Not sure if that placard/sticker is common on non-radio trucks or not, but it did hint in that direction to me.
I'll get a shot of it when I get it on the trailer later today. Out in the sunshine with the paint 24-hours old. Gotta hurry up and do the windshield now!
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by robertcowan on Jul 2, 2006, 1:48pm
what brand and color of paint did you use ?
bob
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by fisherman on Jul 2, 2006, 3:54pm
Bob, we used Gillespie Semi-gloss Marine Corps green, 34052 I think was the #. Looks great all dry and in the sunshine. The picture was within minutes of painting, under fluorescent lighting. Fisherman
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by k8icu on Jul 2, 2006, 5:35pm
That's it timmah! You have to get a commo shelter and a whole bunch of radios and put it in the truck! Forget the troop seats man that would be the shizzle!...:)
Its looking good Tim and I think when you have it all done in what ever configuration you decide it will look great. Keep up the good work!
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by brute4c on Jul 2, 2006, 5:57pm
SCHWEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by binfordm715 on Jul 2, 2006, 8:15pm
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Yeah, no flash under fluorescent lighting while it was still shiny-wet.
BTW,it's 24052.
FYI, shooting all exterior body panels, both bumpers, the entire cab interior, and the inside walls of the bed, plus troop seat brackets and one seat frame, two [2] coats each, took just shy of a gallon and a half.
Here's what it looks like in the sunlight after it had a chance to cure for 24 hours:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8...ted007a2wm.jpg
That was Fisherman taking it for a spin just before we put it back up on my trailer for the trip home. Sure beats yellow, huh?!
Re: Priming, painting progress
Post by luckypabst on Jul 2, 2006, 8:22pm
Looks so nice!
Chris