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tadams(OH) 
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 Posted: 15 Sep 2022 at 11:56am |
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Coming along very nicely and the tires are hard to beat
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DMiller
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Posted: 14 Sep 2022 at 7:09pm |
As I get the Cut and Buff as I can stand it I did get these photos. The purple is from the Pearl in the Metallic Paint
And these, the 40% rubber 3 year old tires I got for Free.
Outers only installed until can get frame paint on.
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DMiller
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Posted: 01 Sep 2022 at 5:01am |
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Thanks Tracy, to me will not ever look ‘right’ but will be decent for a amateur with no booth and limited aged skills with paint equipment. Modern paints are very fickle. Mechanically is sound where will be challenged by sitting issues I am fully aware.
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 31 Aug 2022 at 7:37pm |
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Looks real nice. I admire you going back and fixing what you disapprove of. Shows good raising to me! Do it right, or don't do it at all! Tracy
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No greater gift than healthy grandkids!
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DMiller
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Posted: 31 Aug 2022 at 5:33pm |
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Definitely Possible, has not dropped below 70% Humidity as usual, with highs during the day of mid 80s and growing humidity around the 10-11 am slot. Sweat like I am shoveling coal to a boiler. Feels Like temps in mid 90s.
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Posted: 31 Aug 2022 at 2:45pm |
Looking damn nice!! 
You sure it was sweat, I find it hard to believe someone could sweat in MO in the middle of August.  
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"LET"S GO BRANDON!!"
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DMiller
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Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 11:29am |
Picked up the Free Tires in OK last weekend, payment was assisting the construct of a Bathroom facility inside a workshop and some light wiring work at his home. 8 Drive tires, close to 40% remaining tread, swapped the junkers out on the truck yesterday to the replacements and set the new steer tires on. Now need to complete the Sand and Buff, install all the removed pieces, paint the rear frame area and buff out what will end up as the outer rear rims to install the remaining four. All 6 junk tires are GONE, cleaning up mess as I go currently while did perform a little more cut and buff this morning while cool out.
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DMiller
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Posted: 16 Aug 2022 at 2:21pm |
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Well another setback
Not issue sand and buff but that a bubble, likely my own sweat popped on R headlamp eyebrow, about half size of little finger nail. So now to dress that out, repaint a section of that eyebrow and re clear it, more redo work.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 15 Aug 2022 at 2:34pm |
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 14 Aug 2022 at 9:27pm |
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YEP... that "glow in the dark" is always nice !
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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DMiller
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Posted: 14 Aug 2022 at 11:21am |
At least this turned out well
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DMiller
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Posted: 13 Aug 2022 at 2:42pm |
So was sanding out all the rough stuff. That done truck is re-cocooned and ready to spray the Gray. Once that is cured from second coat, then move mask plastic to hood transition line to top, wipe off hood side to make sure no dust and re-clear that entire side.
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 13 Aug 2022 at 1:36pm |
That was a good way to let off steam
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DMiller
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Posted: 12 Aug 2022 at 4:18pm |
Looks are deceiving, ended up as was working to buff out the runs and sags with stripping L Fender as orange peel was so excessive. Was same cup of paint as used on R fender and did fine, same cup of Clear as well as used on R fender but all went to crap.
Be masking off that Corner AGAIN, to repaint and re-clear that part of the hood.
Was so angry of it went out and pulled weeds as dog waddled around yard for thirty minutes.
Edited by DMiller - 12 Aug 2022 at 4:18pm
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tadams(OH)
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Posted: 12 Aug 2022 at 3:04pm |
Yes sure does look nice from picture
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 11 Aug 2022 at 6:24pm |
Looks GREAT from here !!
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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DMiller
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Posted: 11 Aug 2022 at 2:49pm |
This was as I got the masking off it
So far have cut the nasty drip ends away and 600 most of the runs. Have some buffer supplies coming in tomorrow so will be at this all weekend. I get is buffed then on to hardware re-install, and swap the front Wheels/tires.
Edited by DMiller - 11 Aug 2022 at 2:52pm
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Posted: 11 Aug 2022 at 12:28pm |
Hey Dave,,,that looks Great,,,looks like you got good flow out, so the cut & Buff should go great,,,,!! Are you going to do that part? I do believe that unless you got lots of experience with the cut & Buff,,I would let an experienced person finish it off,,,that way,,,you won't be getting mad at yourself for cutting thru,,,,  Like the color combination,,,!!! 
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DMiller
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Posted: 11 Aug 2022 at 4:54am |
What it looked like just prior to clear
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DMiller
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Posted: 10 Aug 2022 at 7:26pm |
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Got paint to it, Paint was so so as to dealing with, mask off and paint of front fenders went well. HOWEVER, the Clear was a MESS. Same batch mixed and stirred as did paint, first batch did well, next four would spray heavily WET at first then go hard dry and repeat the Wet crap. After several hours I went back in shop, sags are everywhere, a few heavy runs. So will be enjoying 600 and 1000 or 1200gr sand then Buffing this Blue Elephant.
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DMiller
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Posted: 07 Aug 2022 at 1:39pm |
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Update, Weather Liars missed by 24 hrs, Rained last night and into early morning, 90+% humidity this morning with dew dripping off my shop sides and gutters outer surfaces. Threw in the towel until at EARLIEST Wednesday. NOT in the mood to waste $2200+ in paints to have a orange peeled mess.
Edited by DMiller - 07 Aug 2022 at 1:40pm
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Posted: 06 Aug 2022 at 12:36pm |
Weather Liars did it again, predicted M,T,W to be reasonable all last of last week, then last night ALL changed, Rains setting back in so after it today, last of scuffing done, water washed followed with a reducer wipe down for loose paint dust. Last up, around 3:30/4 in the morning will tack cloth the truck and lay paint.
Have Doc appt week from Monday, secondary visit to get hearing aids cleaned(earpiece Filters) and Friday the 19th going to retrieve drive tires in Oklahoma., Rains predicted all the in between days so not a alternative.
Edited by DMiller - 06 Aug 2022 at 12:37pm
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DMiller
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Posted: 06 Aug 2022 at 4:23am |
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Going back with the original Blue Metallic but adding Phantom Gray Metallic on the fender areas of hood
Once rebuild rear fenders they too will be that gray.
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Posted: 06 Aug 2022 at 4:11am |
Yeah, Dave,,,back when I was doing that sort of stuff,,,thats what we had to do,,is get to shop EARLY on painting days like as in 4-5 Am to beat the humidity,,,They didn't have the BC-CC in them days but the Imron and others didn't like the hi humidity either,,,! What's gonna be your final color,,??
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DMiller
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Posted: 05 Aug 2022 at 10:06am |
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Primer repairs completed, tip on gun was bad and have fixed that.
Been scuffing the fresh areas since epoxy base has hardened and dressing up the painted areas readying to shoot the real color to the machine. Weather has been all too hot and or humid to do that where Mon/Tues/or Wed will be as close as can get for awhile.
Will be spraying early of a morning when below 70-75 and humidity down working to be completed before 9am and heat of day sharply rising.
Between the hardener and hot flash reducer need to be done spraying color by 80-85 degrees. Clear has to be on within a few hours of color final spray.
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DMiller
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Posted: 01 Aug 2022 at 6:49am |
Busy early last two days, final sand of epoxy primer, and wash off wipe down then this morning sprayed epoxy sealant coat, pulled plastic from primer work. Have several drips from bad tip in gun that will not always seat and some from me dripping sweat on flat areas that will have to touch up sand and blend in primer edge at w/s sides of cowl but getting there.
Edited by DMiller - 01 Aug 2022 at 6:50am
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Posted: 23 Jul 2022 at 2:33pm |
Got first load of primer on roof areas. 2K Epoxy base primer, tough to shoot as is done no reducer. Did as expected, showed out Iffy spots, couple of tiny pocket holes on surface filler, a crack that needs cut out and re-glassed on hood, some points where paint lifted as had deeper surface cracking I did not deep enough sand. All SMALL issues, just take time to address them all.
Fiberglass repairs at hood fender coder corners appear decent enough. Heat is my current enemy, did the priming at 4am to minimize heat loading. My Poor Man's down draft works pretty much as expected.
Two fans at opposing sides of opening and tarp between to keep air coming in mostly across top of door while partly open.
Edited by DMiller - 23 Jul 2022 at 2:36pm
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DMiller
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Posted: 21 Jul 2022 at 9:46am |
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Delfleet is a high solids Polyurethane enamel
Designed for HVLP system spraying
Came with a Drying additive, specific reducer and a hardener additive
The clear is a slower dry high buildup max Two coat
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Posted: 21 Jul 2022 at 2:28am |
Looking GOOD, Dave,,, I figure you prolly already know it,,,but don't leave the tape on there too long as it tends to really get stuck on whatever it is taped on,,,, What color you gonna spray on the trk,,,single stage or BC/CC?? I used to really like the Urethane paint as it went on easy and flow out was great,,!
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Posted: 20 Jul 2022 at 4:18pm |
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Need a 40x80 with 16' ceilings, would be as big a help.
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