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Old 03-27-2009 | 06:43 PM
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oh... and thanks for supplyin my truck with over half its body. it would be lookin pretty ugly without all that black sheet metal, probably be paintin next weekend or the one after. i might go to wildcat on next sunday with my buddy tyrel and his jeep. you and nicole should come. im bringin ash and my buddy id bringin his gf too.
Old 03-27-2009 | 06:52 PM
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haha put that crap on ZPs runner lol, not sure about wheelin next weekend though. my friend who had that red runner is getting a 87 xtended cab thats had a hack job sas done to it so were probably going to start redoing stuff on it sunday sence he works saterdays, we will see though thanks for the invite.
Old 03-27-2009 | 07:47 PM
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Ten. (Extra One's Fer Touchup.. Shaddup!)





Looks aight..
Old 03-27-2009 | 08:00 PM
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very nice.
Old 03-27-2009 | 08:36 PM
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murdered out.. the white rims are the only color on the truck huh..You guys got me thinking of painting mine..lol more pics gents..
Old 03-27-2009 | 08:47 PM
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murdered out indeed, more pics more pics
Old 03-27-2009 | 10:25 PM
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I was thinkin of blacking out the rims and DIY limo tint but IDK..
Old 03-28-2009 | 02:40 PM
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murdered out indeed, more pics more pics
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I think rattle can looks pretty good.. Well better then this anyways...

Old 03-30-2009 | 05:03 AM
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i used 4 or 5 cans of duplicolor truck bed coating, it turned out really good, i spent like 28 bucks on it
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Old 03-30-2009 | 06:15 AM
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this is what it looks like

damn that looks sweet! how much would it cost to send me one?
Old 03-30-2009 | 08:26 AM
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I'll only send ya one if ya got a straight axle
Old 03-30-2009 | 08:35 AM
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I'll only send ya one if ya got a straight axle

does it count if the rear is straight?
Old 03-30-2009 | 10:09 AM
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just print out a copy of the picture and take it to a decal shop. the first one i had made cost 12$
Old 03-30-2009 | 10:38 AM
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didn't even think of that!
Old 04-05-2009 | 02:08 PM
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14 cans and some extra for touchup down the road.
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Old 04-06-2009 | 11:43 AM
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Lookin dood Sertdawg!
Old 04-12-2009 | 10:22 AM
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well, i finally got around to painting the truck this weekend. took me about 4 hours friday night, and about 3 hours saturday. i started off with 12 cans, and still have 4 1/2 left.

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the supplies
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after half ass sanding.... I HATE SANDING!!
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the tailgate turned out the best
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i used 320 grit sand paper, and 180 on the decalsm then went over it with 320. i taped off all the windows, taped off the headlights, and took out the tail lights. i used a piece of cardboard to block the over spray when going around the bumpers.

the hood and the roof were deffinatly the hardest, most pain in the ass spots. those stupid stick on decals wouldn't sand off, so i just smoothed them out best i could and painted over them, it looks like some paint will peel in that area if i take it to a car wash. oh well, i got a couple extra cans left over that'll take care of that

all in all it doesn't look too bad. next time i'm going to take my time sanding it, and put a little more effort into painting it. maybe even use a spray gun instead of cans.

i still need to paint the bumper valance, i'm gunna use glossy black to match the wheels, and i need to redo the wheels, i'll probly do that saturday at work if it gets slow enough for me to pull the truck in the shop.

i guess my advice is take your time, don't be lazy like me. preperation is key.
Old 04-13-2009 | 11:28 AM
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got around to valance today. looks 100% better

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Old 04-13-2009 | 11:52 AM
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hey mattaway what kind of paint did you use for your valance? when i painted mine it didnt come close to being shiny
Old 04-13-2009 | 11:53 AM
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i used krylon glossy black. krylon makes the best spray paint!


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