Well some of you might remeber my truck was involved in a hit and run a year or so back! Well I have been on the hunt for a bed since then and I got one. So now it is time to put on new fenders, hood, grill, front bumper and rear bumper! Do a little body work and paint it! So I thought I would share my progress with you all![IMG][/IMG]
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more pics for you guys! Things are kinda slow right now! Im going to be rolling on the paint. So anyone have any advice on what I shoulg use to sand the old paint down with? I know i dont have to sand all the way threw the old paint! But and advice would be sweet![IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]

 

hey man, i dont have much advice for you but i like the project. I could have used that bed for my black 94 pickup! lol
Good luck with the body work

 

Lookin good man.

 

Thanks guys! I got all the windows and trim and lights off tonight! Going to start sanding this weekend! Will be getting more pictures!

 

nice ill be watching im working on a 90 pickup myself.

 

Well I guess I should be more specific on what I had to do on the bed and some other stuff! On the bed on the drivers side up front when who ever spryed the bedlinner they some how cut some paint and dident cover it up cuz there was some runst under the paint. So I took a angle grider and took all the bedlinner of the bed rails. Thats why you see a little bit of filler work on the top of the bed, cuz the grinder left small grinder marks in the metal.

 

Well here is some more pics guys! Sorry it has taken awhile but I have been busting my butt sanding and fixing dents! The cab is just about all the way preped for paint. I used 80 grit sand paper to get down to the metal so I could to some body work after adding filler I sanded with 80,220,320 to make everthing smooth then primed the spots I fixed. I then used 320 to sand down the clear coat and prep the door jams! Enjoy more to come of the box and of course paint.[IMG][IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]

 

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First coat down on the back of the cab. Im going to paint the back of the cab with three coats then do the same on the fron of the box. Then put the box back on and paint the whole truck in one piece. Let me know what you think.[IMG][/IMG]
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well dont really like the color after 2 coats on the back of the cab. So I ordered some black mix in a little bit to see if I can get a little darker gray!

 

This paint job cost me alittle more than most of the guys have spent on the roll on job! I have about $200 in just paint. But I dident want to go cheap cuz this truck is my DD. I get some more paint thursday so I will get on the ball and try to get some coats on this thing. Pics coming soon

 

Fenders and the hood came today got the fenders mounted man let me tell you aftermarket fenders dont fit worth a carp! Had to do alot of adjustment to make it look OK.

 

You are doing a great job. Bodywork looks perfect! Nice work.

 

thanks man! I have about 100 hours just in the body work and sanding lol I got layed off from my job about a month ago so I have a ton of time on my hands!

 

fist coat on the cab and hood I like the color alot

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hey u got the paint gone down to bare metal before bondo right if not is wont stick as well and and chip off easily lookin good though

 

yes I did go clear down to metal were the dents were, I sanded off the rest that was covering the paint! Painting with a roller is way harder than spraying it on! It is very hard to get into tight places!

 

subscribed! nice find on that bed.

 

thanks everone! I need to put one more coat on the back of the box then Im going to but the box,doors, and hood back on the truck then do 2-3 more coats on the whole truck! The prosses it very time consuming! Here is the link to the web site that I got alot of my info/process on how to paint with this stuff!

http://carpainting.wetpaint.com/page...urethane+Paint