FuzzFace2 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Nice find! David did good! I don't know about the color for the FORD on the tailgate. Not sure where to find that, either. From what I have found on the letter colors If the truck was white then the color kind of matched the color inside the truck. So if you had red inside the letters were red, if blue inside then blue letters. Now for any color other than white outside the letters were white but I think I seen gold some place also. I am sure if the letters are a different color other than the outside color it was painted on. Most go with decal as it is easy over painting them on. Some tape off the letters to spray the letters on. Other do it like the factory did and painted them on with a roller. After the gate is painted using 1 shot lettering paint put a little on paper to roll the roller in. Coat the roller and do a letter, roll in paint and do the next letter, etc. They say if you don't like how it went on just wipe it off and start over. BTW this roller is a soft rubber type used to coat block set letters for printing. I think they say it should be about 4" wide to cover a letter in 1 shot. I plan on the roller paint way just have not found the 4" roller only2" in the store I looked in. 1 shot paint you can et thru Eastwood but going to try local auto paint store first. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Nice find! David did good! I don't know about the color for the FORD on the tailgate. Not sure where to find that, either. I do know that vinyl lettering exists, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they were used by the factory. Of course, in my case they could be dealer adds like the pinstriping and wheel well trim; those guys really liked sticking stuff to trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Other do it like the factory did and painted them on with a roller. Looks like we were typing about the same time...so the letters were painted on. Good to know - that’s another conversation to have with my future paint guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 P.S. Much thanks to '1986F150Six', who pointed this gate out to me on eBay when I asked about one. You are very welcome! We, on the forum, make up a family and all have gifts and can contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 P.S. Much thanks to '1986F150Six', who pointed this gate out to me on eBay when I asked about one. You are very welcome! We, on the forum, make up a family and all have gifts and can contribute. So...it's a BEAUTIFUL day outside here in the northern burbs of Atlanta: Which means it's a perfect day to find something to do inside: Today I'm prepping the cab floor for the POR15. It's not the ideal time to be doing this, what with the rain and humidity, but I've already had the truck apart for a week now and I'd really like to start getting it back together. If I'm lucky, the truck will dry out enough overnight for me to get the POR15 down tomorrow. While I'm waiting for that, I've gotten the kick panels off and I'll be cleaning those, with an eye toward maybe repainting them and the seatbelt retractor covers (up on the cab walls) this week as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 So...it's a BEAUTIFUL day outside here in the northern burbs of Atlanta: Which means it's a perfect day to find something to do inside: Today I'm prepping the cab floor for the POR15. It's not the ideal time to be doing this, what with the rain and humidity, but I've already had the truck apart for a week now and I'd really like to start getting it back together. If I'm lucky, the truck will dry out enough overnight for me to get the POR15 down tomorrow. While I'm waiting for that, I've gotten the kick panels off and I'll be cleaning those, with an eye toward maybe repainting them and the seatbelt retractor covers (up on the cab walls) this week as well. Work on your Bullnose you must! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 So...it's a BEAUTIFUL day outside here in the northern burbs of Atlanta: Which means it's a perfect day to find something to do inside: Today I'm prepping the cab floor for the POR15. It's not the ideal time to be doing this, what with the rain and humidity, but I've already had the truck apart for a week now and I'd really like to start getting it back together. If I'm lucky, the truck will dry out enough overnight for me to get the POR15 down tomorrow. While I'm waiting for that, I've gotten the kick panels off and I'll be cleaning those, with an eye toward maybe repainting them and the seatbelt retractor covers (up on the cab walls) this week as well. Mama is not pissed her car is out side and she gets wet running to it? I have 1 of my projects in the house garage, my truck sits outside, so her car is inside out of weather and stays a little cooler in the summer. She was not happy when the project when in but had no room in my garage when I got the project & parts trucks home and still have a car in my garage also. If the truck is not dry enough just put them lights in it it will dry out LOL When I got up it was raining here too. I did not want to melt running to my garage so I stayed in the cool house. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 Mama is not pissed her car is out side and she gets wet running to it? I waited until she'd done her grocery run for the day before taking over the garage. I'll probably catch some heat tomorrow, though, unless it stops raining before we leave for church. But only a little heat - she's a tolerant and understanding gal. She has friends whose husbands drink too much, or run around on them, or can't seem to hold a job. Me...I occasionally hog the garage for a couple days at a time. I try hard not to take too much advantage of her good nature, and we do just fine. Now...the test will come in a year or two - in a bid to keep the payments on her needed new car down, I made a deal with her a few years ago to trade in my '09 Infiniti that I didn't drive much, and keep driving her old (but still solid) Lexus...with the understanding that when her new car (the Highlander in the photo) was paid off I would then get to buy and fix up my dream project car. There's less than a year to go on the Highlander and she's caught me browsing cars on eBay, and has just started questioning me on how we're going to manage four vehicles. Dominic will eventually take the Lexus to college with him, but that's still four years away. It's going to look like a used car lot out there for a while, but I'm sure she'll eventually come to terms with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsai Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 If the truck is not dry enough just put them lights in it it will dry out LOL As it happens, my basement dehumidifier can dry a truck out like nobody's business: I could probably start painting after dinner if I wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 If the truck is not dry enough just put them lights in it it will dry out LOL As it happens, my basement dehumidifier can dry a truck out like nobody's business: I could probably start painting after dinner if I wanted to. Only four vehicles! Heck I have four project vehicles, 2 in my 3 bay garage, 1 on the trailer outside my garage and 1 in the house garage. We each have our own everyday cars, mine an 02 Durango with 225K on it hers an 2013 Subaru. LOL I guess that dehumidifier would dry it out like nobody's business LOL Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts