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hey matt im likin the paint bud, cant wait to see that truck put together and all the shiny chrome on it. are you gonna put some chicken lights on it? as far as the frame goes, how about kobalt or teal blue? lookin good dennis

lol yeah i thought i was looking at a picture of the real thing until i noticed the wood decking!! great job on the "antiqing" thanks for sharing that with us dennis

nice coice for paint on the single drive ken, sweet stripes. and i like the stove pipes for stacks!! what do those come out in scale, 8 inch? are ya gonna biuld a set of doubles for it? good job dennis

thats fantastic!!hey mackattack where do i preorder at?? lol thats gonna bring prices way down on "evil bay" for the kw cab overs. dennis OH YEAH BABY THATS WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT!!!! yeeeee haaaaaaw its back!! lol i found it, and its only $37 dollers. to bad its on back order . thanks for the info mackattack thats awesome!!

that will definately do the job, what color ya gonna paint it jim?

now ya need to biuld a cat949 or 40 yarder to put on for the ultimate heavy load. nice design for a trailer, good one for that truck to haul. dennis

you should absolutely post some pics!! i cant wait till i learn how to, gotta wait for my brother in law to come show me. lol then i can show off the junk im biuldin hee hee. i like watchin biulds, learnin new tricks from folks on here is great. dennis

aahhww i see, a rollin refinery!! what kit ya gonna use, the amt or revell? id love to get my hands a revell chrome kit but OUCH are they pricy! gonna be nice when its all done, good job. dennis

wow nice job on the dash!! i think im just gonna send all my dashes to you for paint from now on, lol. i have a real hard time with those small lil places for paint, got these big beet up brick layer hands and well lil patience with paint , lol. great job, are ya gonna make a chicken hauler out of it? dennis

sweet trailer, great choice for the big black beuty. what color ya gonna paint it?

in the words of ol emerald whats his face " BAAAAMMMM!!!!" lol, the hood is now back to bare clean plastic and ready for a shot of the good primer tomorow. that super clean trick works very well!! thanks alot for all the help with this problem guys, i was in a bind and losing my patience. ive been working on this truck since december, i got the chasis, engine, and interior done. have just been trying to get this paint thing figured out, that is my weak spot in biulding. but with help from yall im excited to use my new airbrush set up and see what my stripes come out like. hee hee hee dennis

hey jamie, eric at ppvintage is a great guy to deal with, and if he doesnt have the parts made he can make in no time. good luck with parts search dennis

well ive got the hood on the soak with super clean, i figured i would buy both plasticote and duplicolor primer but i couldnt find any plasticote, nearest michaels is in fenton about an hour away and i just wasnt up for the trip today ( in my lazy been on road for 6 weaks mood) lol. so ill let her soak over night and see what happens, thanks alot for all the help guys i really appreciate it! dennis

oky doky ill be headin to wallmart in the morning, ill be grabbing some superclean. thanks yall for all the help in this matter, man what a bummer startin all over!! lol guess its good for practice though dennis

wow, now that is old school truckin right there, blocks of ice for a reefer system lol. great job on a nice piece of american history!! dennis

well matt i can see your delima..... but will you be happy with out the mirage paint? you have done a lot of work to this rig, and i mean alot! id definately think it over before you spray anything, ive done that before and was dissapointed know what i mean. P.S. ; measure, measure, measure my friend!! hee hee lol < inside joke for those that are reading this, he knows! dennis

lol i thought i was loosing it, i know i didnt put it on to thick. sorry you had same problems, but kinda glad somebody else knows what im talkin bout. i will definately be using duplicolor for all my painting needs from now on. dennis

ok ill try overnight, and its just primer no paint= was brand new out of box plastic, srubed with warm soapy water let it dry over night then primed it with that junk. lol

im just not sure why it came out like it did, the primer i used both times was from same can. i shook it very well and did it outside at about 80 degrees warm. all i know is i cant get an even surface anywhere, its almost like it foamed up and it wasnt like this when i left. i will most definately go get some duplicolor and never use model masters again! wow what a pain in the but, some places its about 1/16" thick. thanks alot for the help guys. as soon as i figure out how to put pics on here i will post progress on my three biulds ; 2 glue bombs turned into 1 day cab 4070b int. and 1 double bunk 4070b int ( never seen 1 before so i made 1) and 1 new from box 4300 transtar. thanks again im off to find some brake fluid or super clean if i got any!! ok i dont have enouph super clean, apparently the wife found my jug, lol. so dave how long do i let the brake fluid soak , does it have to be submerged or can i just brush it on and leave it?? thanks dennis

whats the best way, lol and most painless way to strip the primer off { my patience pretty thin with this } thanks

all right fellas, i messed up somewhere with my priming. im using model master primer, i sprayed a light coat on cab and hood then 4 days later i sanded lightly , cleaned off all the dust then put a heavier coat on. i have been gone for 6 weaks and now im trying to sand primer, well its all cracked up and looks like it grew thicker while i was gone if you can imagine that. now im sanding my but off tryin to get this primer smoothed out. i live in s e mo. and its a lil humid here but not bad yet. any suggestions are greatly appreciated and wanted!!! thanks dennis

i researched it on google cause i have a detroit in 377 kit also, tim as usual is right on the money. detroit blue duplicolor part # DE1683. are you gonna show this biuld to us here in the forum? id like to see how it turns out dennis

its kinda olive green with a lil grey in it, lol hope this helps dennis

is this a scratch biuld? lookin good so far dennis

hey paul although im not a big fan of macks there is something bout this truck. looks great, a clean simple "company fleet" look to it. is the paint scheme from keeene heavy hauling or just your own vision? lookin forward to seeing it hooked up to a trailer dennis