Gary Lewis Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Customers equipment broke yesterday wile I had a load (26 tons of powdered cement) on my work truck and they could not get it fixed for today so I had it off. Not wanting to waste a day off I hit the garage at 6am and it is to be the hottest day of the year so far. I gave the gauge bezel another coat of brake fluid as it still has some paint stuck to it and hit it thru out the day. Found a bucket added water a little dish soap and some wet/dry 320 & 400 grit sand paper to sand the spot putty spots on the front fender and hood I did last time working on it. Front fender came out great hood not so great. After wet sanding half the hood I did not like what I was seeing. Broke out the DA air sander with 220 grit paper to get the whole hood where I wanted and then hit it with spot putty. Hit the bezel with fluid again and took a little break for food. Putty was dry so I wet sanded it and am happy the way it turned out and is ready for primer as is the front fender and a spot on 1 rear fender. When checking the rear fender I see marks that need to be fixed before primer again. I wet sanded the running boards, they had been treated for the rust a wile back and are now ready for primer. I rinsed the gauge bezel off with water and I see it is also broken like the radio one is. Think both can be glued back together, then a light coat of black satin paint and should be good for a driver but I want to use the wood bezels to match the wheel. I wanted to get primer on the hood, fenders and running boards but it was 100*f by 12pm and I had enough of the heat. Maybe I can get out tomorrow to get everything in primer? Dave ---- Looks like it was a productive day anyway. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Looks like it was a productive day anyway. Well done! Yes it was. I did not get primer on the panels like I wanted but the panels were not finished as nice as I thought they were and needed more work to pass before primer. If not for that I think primer would have been sprayed. Also walking pass the dash pad I used the seam sealer on I see it did sink into the cracks but has a much better base to work with. I also wanted to do some work to it but the temperature was just to hot to stay in the garage longer. Have to see what mama has planed but I may get there before it gets hot and get primer on the panels so they will not rust and do a little more work to the dash pad. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 Looks like it was a productive day anyway. Well done! Yes it was. I did not get primer on the panels like I wanted but the panels were not finished as nice as I thought they were and needed more work to pass before primer. If not for that I think primer would have been sprayed. Also walking pass the dash pad I used the seam sealer on I see it did sink into the cracks but has a much better base to work with. I also wanted to do some work to it but the temperature was just to hot to stay in the garage longer. Have to see what mama has planed but I may get there before it gets hot and get primer on the panels so they will not rust and do a little more work to the dash pad. Dave ---- Did some more body work / paint prep on the truck. Got it outside to run a little and to blow the dust & leaves off it and the sanding dust is better outside than in where I plan to paint the truck. Got the rear fenders ready for primer, most of this was hand work. moved the hood out to the middle of the garage so could prim it got everything setup and my primer gun was giving me fits! Got primer on the hood and I plan to paint the bumpers now so primed them but they did not come out too good because of the gun. When the top side of hood was drying I did the fenders, 1 at a time as that is all I had room for inside out of the hot sun. I flipped the hood over and prepped it for primer and you guessed it got primer on it also. I got primer on the 2 running boards in between all this too. I then went looking to see if I had enough paint for the under side of the hood and I did not. I have gone thru 2 qts doing the inside of the cab, door jambs and the inside & edges of the front fenders. Looking to get maybe 1 gal this way I should have enough to paint the bed too but thinking might need more for the cab when the time comes but will see. Waiting for paint I meant primer to dry I worked on the dash pad I did last time with seam sealer. I sanded it down but when it got hot it became rubbery so had to take my time and let it cool some. I did get another coat of seam sealer on it as some sunk into the cracks. This got me to thinking, I know thinking for me is bad LOL, but what is you were to open the cracks a little bit and forced hot glue into the cracks? You would make it come up above level then use a flat iron like used on welding plastic and make it level. The hot glue I used on the back side is holding up great so far. I may give this a try on my other pad as long as I have 1 that I can put the dash topper on for my truck I am good to go. I did not get any pictures of the hood or running boards but did take some of the truck as I have not since last year on the 4th. A walk around Also had the FTE NC chapter president stop by to say hi and to pick up the chrome rear step bumper being he had his truck. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Did some more body work / paint prep on the truck. Got it outside to run a little and to blow the dust & leaves off it and the sanding dust is better outside than in where I plan to paint the truck. Got the rear fenders ready for primer, most of this was hand work. moved the hood out to the middle of the garage so could prim it got everything setup and my primer gun was giving me fits! Got primer on the hood and I plan to paint the bumpers now so primed them but they did not come out too good because of the gun. When the top side of hood was drying I did the fenders, 1 at a time as that is all I had room for inside out of the hot sun. I flipped the hood over and prepped it for primer and you guessed it got primer on it also. I got primer on the 2 running boards in between all this too. I then went looking to see if I had enough paint for the under side of the hood and I did not. I have gone thru 2 qts doing the inside of the cab, door jambs and the inside & edges of the front fenders. Looking to get maybe 1 gal this way I should have enough to paint the bed too but thinking might need more for the cab when the time comes but will see. Waiting for paint I meant primer to dry I worked on the dash pad I did last time with seam sealer. I sanded it down but when it got hot it became rubbery so had to take my time and let it cool some. I did get another coat of seam sealer on it as some sunk into the cracks. This got me to thinking, I know thinking for me is bad LOL, but what is you were to open the cracks a little bit and forced hot glue into the cracks? You would make it come up above level then use a flat iron like used on welding plastic and make it level. The hot glue I used on the back side is holding up great so far. I may give this a try on my other pad as long as I have 1 that I can put the dash topper on for my truck I am good to go. I did not get any pictures of the hood or running boards but did take some of the truck as I have not since last year on the 4th. A walk around Also had the FTE NC chapter president stop by to say hi and to pick up the chrome rear step bumper being he had his truck. Dave ---- That was quite a day, Dave! Glad you persevered in in spite of the recalcitrant primer gun. Has it really been a year since you took pics? Wow! That's a loooong time. Good to see the truck out in the sunlight. On the dash pad, wouldn't a hot iron stick to the hot-melt glue? Or vice versa? Or do you put a piece of something over it to prevent sticking? If so, hot-melt might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 That was quite a day, Dave! Glad you persevered in in spite of the recalcitrant primer gun. Has it really been a year since you took pics? Wow! That's a loooong time. Good to see the truck out in the sunlight. On the dash pad, wouldn't a hot iron stick to the hot-melt glue? Or vice versa? Or do you put a piece of something over it to prevent sticking? If so, hot-melt might work. It was a year on the 4th that I took a full picture of the truck and the rear fenders were all different colors just wished the primer was the same color as the rest of the truck. Last year Today On the hot glue I never gave that a thought. Wonder if wax paper or parchment paper would work between the iron & glue? Or maybe something like butter they use when leading a seam on a car / truck you melt the lead in the seam then use a wood paddle with this butter on it to keep the lead from sticking to it and smooth the lead out then use a lead file to get it to the final shape. In my travels I will have to see if I can find an "iron" that I think will work and give it a try with the paper. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 That was quite a day, Dave! Glad you persevered in in spite of the recalcitrant primer gun. Has it really been a year since you took pics? Wow! That's a loooong time. Good to see the truck out in the sunlight. On the dash pad, wouldn't a hot iron stick to the hot-melt glue? Or vice versa? Or do you put a piece of something over it to prevent sticking? If so, hot-melt might work. It was a year on the 4th that I took a full picture of the truck and the rear fenders were all different colors just wished the primer was the same color as the rest of the truck. Last year Today On the hot glue I never gave that a thought. Wonder if wax paper or parchment paper would work between the iron & glue? Or maybe something like butter they use when leading a seam on a car / truck you melt the lead in the seam then use a wood paddle with this butter on it to keep the lead from sticking to it and smooth the lead out then use a lead file to get it to the final shape. In my travels I will have to see if I can find an "iron" that I think will work and give it a try with the paper. Dave ---- Well I got out of work early so I hit the paint store and bought 1 gal of red and at $217 just for the paint then add the reducer & hardener. I also needed more primer & thinner so the total was $405 and I still need to buy the white! I hope to move things around in the garage to get more room for painting. Already told the wife she may need to park her car in the drive and not in the hose garage as I will need to park the truck in there wile I paint the bed. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Well I got out of work early so I hit the paint store and bought 1 gal of red and at $217 just for the paint then add the reducer & hardener. I also needed more primer & thinner so the total was $405 and I still need to buy the white! I hope to move things around in the garage to get more room for painting. Already told the wife she may need to park her car in the drive and not in the hose garage as I will need to park the truck in there wile I paint the bed. Dave ---- Well that's something Dave! Seeing shiny coats of paint this past couple weeks has given me all kinds of inspiration and enthusiasm that I had been otherwise struggling to find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Well that's something Dave! Seeing shiny coats of paint this past couple weeks has given me all kinds of inspiration and enthusiasm that I had been otherwise struggling to find... Me too and if I break it down to doing just the bed like you and look at the truck as half painted then the cab should not be that hard right? As I told the wife tonight once painted I can start to put things back on like door locks, latches & handles, wiper assy., etc to make it look even more like a truck. cant wait Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Well that's something Dave! Seeing shiny coats of paint this past couple weeks has given me all kinds of inspiration and enthusiasm that I had been otherwise struggling to find... Me too and if I break it down to doing just the bed like you and look at the truck as half painted then the cab should not be that hard right? As I told the wife tonight once painted I can start to put things back on like door locks, latches & handles, wiper assy., etc to make it look even more like a truck. cant wait Dave ---- That is a MAJOR turning point! And it feels sooooooo good! Hope you get there soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wyatt Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Did some more body work / paint prep on the truck. Got it outside to run a little and to blow the dust & leaves off it and the sanding dust is better outside than in where I plan to paint the truck. Got the rear fenders ready for primer, most of this was hand work. moved the hood out to the middle of the garage so could prim it got everything setup and my primer gun was giving me fits! Got primer on the hood and I plan to paint the bumpers now so primed them but they did not come out too good because of the gun. When the top side of hood was drying I did the fenders, 1 at a time as that is all I had room for inside out of the hot sun. I flipped the hood over and prepped it for primer and you guessed it got primer on it also. I got primer on the 2 running boards in between all this too. I then went looking to see if I had enough paint for the under side of the hood and I did not. I have gone thru 2 qts doing the inside of the cab, door jambs and the inside & edges of the front fenders. Looking to get maybe 1 gal this way I should have enough to paint the bed too but thinking might need more for the cab when the time comes but will see. Waiting for paint I meant primer to dry I worked on the dash pad I did last time with seam sealer. I sanded it down but when it got hot it became rubbery so had to take my time and let it cool some. I did get another coat of seam sealer on it as some sunk into the cracks. This got me to thinking, I know thinking for me is bad LOL, but what is you were to open the cracks a little bit and forced hot glue into the cracks? You would make it come up above level then use a flat iron like used on welding plastic and make it level. The hot glue I used on the back side is holding up great so far. I may give this a try on my other pad as long as I have 1 that I can put the dash topper on for my truck I am good to go. I did not get any pictures of the hood or running boards but did take some of the truck as I have not since last year on the 4th. A walk around Also had the FTE NC chapter president stop by to say hi and to pick up the chrome rear step bumper being he had his truck. Dave ---- Here's a product that I came by chance the other day. They have repair videos showing them fixing a Datsun 280Z dash as well as bumper and other plastic part repairs. http://www.polyvance.com/Airless-Welders-1/5210/ Here's their dash repair video :www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x8qtvG-Y8U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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