Painting project update

[bobgreco]

You may recall that a few weeks ago I said I was going to start to repaint the truck from yellow to gunmetal blue. Well, after about 12 hours of working, my son and I have the truck disassembled. Luckily, we did not find any real surprises of the bad kind. Here are some photo's:

 

[1931 flamingo]

WAIT, STOP!!! I like the yellow..............

Paul in CT

 

[Gary WA]

Looks like a fun Job Good Luck!!! Be nice to see other color!Plus the son and dad project. dosen't get any better than that!!!!!

 

[ratamahata]

Hey Bob and son: the truck is really in a good shape, no rust, awesome!! What is the next step? Do you think sanding the car with a higher grit sandpaper?

 

[Mike]

bob,
truck looks great, may I ask why did you not paint the fenders & running boards black ?

mike

 

[48Ratfink]

Love the tennis balls on the running board mounts!
Truck looks great.

 

[HoarseWhisperer]

Hey Bob,

Here's the truck prior to your acquisition. St Patricks Day Parade 2009, Milwaukee.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Can't wait to see the truck in GUNMETAL BLUE. That should look much nicer than canary yellow.

 

[WTSHNN]

WAIT, STOP!!! I like the yellow..............

Paul in CT

Actually the yellow indicates prepare to stop...

 

[jdpalmer]

Hey did you paint Laquer over laquer and did you sand it down?

 

[bobgreco]

The yellow is the old color and it is an acrylic enamel. It is in great shape, other than the color. I am going to scuff it with scrotch brite pads and then paint over it with gunmetal blue.

 

[William Canedo]

Thanks for sharing your work on this wonderful pickup!!

 

[glenn in camino]

For a repaint you should wet sand all surfaces with #400 wet or dry.