View single post by Tsquare

Posted: Sun Nov 15th, 2020 08:33 pm

Quote

Full Topic

Tsquare

Joined: Fri Nov 10th, 2017

Location: Suwanee, Georgia USA

Posts: 1540

Status:

Offline

Reputation:

Reputation Points: $user_rep

Member's Gallery

I got good coats on the back of the truck and front of the bed as well as the rear bumper. There are a few runs inside the bed but in my defense I was on a ladder leaning over the wet outside bed. I wasn't sure how the bumper plastic pad would take the paint but it took it well. The bed is on the truck and the driver side wheel well liner is reattached. The curbside is a different story. I have got to pull it and replace most of the mount clips. The dark paint also let me know my sanding was sub-par.

This truck was repaired on the passenger side before I got it. The wheel well liner had interior plastic push tabs holding it on. It is missing the tabs on the liner and the metal screws. I have to pull it to put the correct hardware on it. I have already re-aligned the passenger door, front fender, and hood where the gaps are now even and the sheet metal lines up. It took some shims and persuasion with the rubber mallet. I also had to adjust the front bed mount with the mallet. The two Bubba brothers must have done the bodywork as it was some serious red-neck engineering. I understand why the clearcoat was pealing in the passenger side now.

I have the ladder rack mounts, fire extinguisher mount, and tailgate on the saw horses. The next step is to get a better electrical sander. My compressor cant keep up with my air sander. I also need to upgrade my moisture filter. The in-line decasent filter is shot after three uses. After a shopping trip the tailgate will get disassembled and sanded tomorrow. I will hit the bed next and the rest of the cab. I hope to put down two good coats on everything next weekend. I have it street legal with a bed right now.

I did take pictures but I am too tired to upload them.

____________________
Tony
NE ATL
'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement