disconovaman Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 6:08 PM, landman said: brown/beige Yes please...?
landman Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Got paint on the bottom half. Sorry Anthony, my can of beige acted up. The masking tape took some of the primer with it. Now I am scared of masking the bottom half.
Rusty92 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, landman said: Got paint on the bottom half. Sorry Anthony, my can of beige acted up. The masking tape took some of the primer with it. Now I am scared of masking the bottom half. Oh no!! That is always a bummer.
landman Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rusty92 said: Oh no!! That is always a bummer. I'll let it harden and use low tack tape.
Rusty92 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, landman said: I'll let it harden and use low tack tape. I’m sure you know the trick, but if you take the tape and stick it on another clean surface first it will reduce its tack. That’s what I do if I have to tape over a nice paint job. It’s always worked for me!
Rusty92 Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 Hoping to get some bench time this weekend. Since classes have began it has been crazy. They said my Masters would be worth it though... Side note: anyone know a place who prints quality water slide decals? Custom ones that is.. or if someone would be willing to help me out, I wouldn’t mind helping them out!
disconovaman Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, Rusty92 said: Side note: anyone know a place who prints quality water slide decals? Custom ones that is.. or if someone would be willing to help me out I might be able to help. I print on clear decal paper mostly... but my printer doesn't print white ink. let me know what you are thinking about and I'll see if I can help... send me a pic of the image if you can... here are some decals I printed recently.
landman Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Painted the upper body. hopefully I won't peel the bottom with the tape. Edited February 7, 2019 by landman
landman Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Well.... I got some peel. In three locations. I'll let it really harden before I do anything else.
Jantrix Posted February 8, 2019 Author Posted February 8, 2019 A lot of this is how long the paint has had to cure and what tape you are using.
MeatMan Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 5:32 PM, Pat Minarick said: A little inspiration!? That would be some sweet project!
landman Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Jantrix said: A lot of this is how long the paint has had to cure and what tape you are using. Absolutely. Always in a rush.
oldcarfan Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 7:14 PM, landman said: The masking tape took some of the primer with it. Now I am scared of masking the bottom half. I feel your pain! I'm having the same issue. I washed the Westfalia before and after cleaning up mold marks and then primed it in white. When I masked to paint the window trim, guess what? The primer peeled off.
oldcarfan Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 7:58 PM, Rusty92 said: Side note: anyone know a place who prints quality water slide decals? Custom ones that is.. or if someone would be willing to help me out, I wouldn’t mind helping them out! If you don't find anyone to do them, try Kenny Terry Decals on Facebook. I had him do some Porsche decals for me and they came out really well. I think it was less than $20 for them.
oldcarfan Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 21 hours ago, MeatMan said: That would be some sweet project! I think I like it!
oldcarfan Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 8:08 AM, Ryansrust6 said: I’m going bare metal and black I love that look, are you doing a build thread? How did you get the effect?
MeatMan Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 9:08 AM, Ryansrust6 said: I’m going bare metal and black Nice! That's a killer combo!
MeatMan Posted February 9, 2019 Posted February 9, 2019 On 1/29/2019 at 10:37 AM, landman said: The 460 is a very tight fit. Added exhaust and driveshaft. Had no choice but making them come out in front of the wheels à la AAR. Straightened out the panhard rod. Nice chassis work Pat!!
Rusty92 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Progress has been slow but tonight I came close to finalizing the cross member and coil spring mounts on the frame. Narrowed the Dana 30s a bit more. The interior is a bit bland. I plan on adding a projector so the co pilot can look at traffic updates and other news on a big screen on one side of the van. A cot, and probably a small fridge for food. Since this is a news van I plan on disguising some proprietary radar equipment on top as broadcasting equipment! The biggest win here is: it will sit at about what a stock V-Drive equipped van would have. A huge victory for me as I wanted this to look stock! I’m hoping to have the front end done this next weekend.
426 pack Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 I finally got some work done on my van today. This will be close to the final ride height. I ordered one of the mpc daunts monster truck kits for the Rockwell axle.
Jantrix Posted February 13, 2019 Author Posted February 13, 2019 Anyone going to GSL in Salt Lake this May? I'd like to shake hands with you guys after so many years.
landman Posted February 18, 2019 Posted February 18, 2019 Working on cargo floor. Touching up the touch ups. Decals are on
landman Posted February 19, 2019 Posted February 19, 2019 Mounted the body last night with great difficulty. it wouldn't sit down without pressure and kept springing back. still doesn't sit right at the rear.
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