bobss396 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Nice work! I just picked one up, plans are to do a wheel-lift type of wrecker out of it. I have had Duplicolor paint issues as of late too. I have been picking up cans of Mopar touch up paints on eBay, with much better results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Paint looks great and i may use it in the future to build a replica of my lat nephew’s truck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 On 2/14/2024 at 5:14 AM, bobss396 said: Nice work! I just picked one up, plans are to do a wheel-lift type of wrecker out of it. I have had Duplicolor paint issues as of late too. I have been picking up cans of Mopar touch up paints on eBay, with much better results. Thanks! Do you have a link for the mopar paints? Is it spray paint? On 2/14/2024 at 9:34 PM, slusher said: Paint looks great and i may use it in the future to build a replica of my lat nephew’s truck.. Thanks Carl! I got just the color shade I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Mopar touch-up paints on eBay, you can sort it by spray paint. I also select free shipping as a filter. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2332490.m570.l1312&_nkw=mopar+touch+up+spray+paint&_sacat=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 12 hours ago, bobss396 said: Mopar touch-up paints on eBay, you can sort it by spray paint. I also select free shipping as a filter. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2332490.m570.l1312&_nkw=mopar+touch+up+spray+paint&_sacat=0 Does it lay on thin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 28 minutes ago, av405 said: Does it lay on thin? I would say so. I warm it up first. I like it over duplicolor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 It's been a while since I've posted an update. Long story short, I laid the clear on too thick during my initial paint session so I had to strip and repaint. I only had enough clear left to do the hood and tailgate. Once I get more, I will finish clearing the rest of the body. This picture really shows the difference between the Tamiya Dull Red uncleared and cleared. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Awesome work on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 The TS-33 Dull Red is great. I just used some on an AWB Chevy II and cleared it with a Hobby Lobby matte clear. I bet that Tamiya TS-65 clear pearl would look great over it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 On 3/28/2024 at 4:24 PM, DaveB said: Awesome work on this! Thank you! 5 hours ago, bobss396 said: The TS-33 Dull Red is great. I just used some on an AWB Chevy II and cleared it with a Hobby Lobby matte clear. I bet that Tamiya TS-65 clear pearl would look great over it. I originally purchased TS-33 to do a red interior on a future OBS project. I ended up buying more because of how versatile it is, especially depending on what clear you use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 18 hours ago, av405 said: Thank you! I originally purchased TS-33 to do a red interior on a future OBS project. I ended up buying more because of how versatile it is, especially depending on what clear you use. Tamiya had a red primer I was considering. I made up a couple of samples and eyeballed them before opting for the Dull Red. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 (edited) Here she is all wet sanded and polished. I wet sanded with 4000, 6000, 8000, 10000, and 12000 grit pads. I then buffed it out with Meguiars Scratch X, Ultimate Compound, and Ultimate Polish. I'm still working on my polishing skills, but I figured the truck finish looks shiny but not perfect, just like on a real truck. I still have some detail painting to do on the cab, but the bed is just about done. Unfortunately, the rear bumper had a small chip on the otherwise great chrome finish. Not huge by any means, but enough to bother me: I decided this would be a great time to use this Gofer Racing bumper sticker decal set that I have: I went with something appropriate for the 90's and that still fits my overall theme: Edited April 5 by av405 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I like it a lot. I'm still not sure what I'm doing with mine. I have a later wrecker bed I got on eBay, but the quality is not there. I could go ramp truck with it. The paint on yours looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 13 hours ago, bobss396 said: I like it a lot. I'm still not sure what I'm doing with mine. I have a later wrecker bed I got on eBay, but the quality is not there. I could go ramp truck with it. The paint on yours looks amazing. Thanks! Ramp truck sounds good. I don't think I've seen someone make a model of one out of this particular truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Cool bumper! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre_tec Posted Monday at 03:00 AM Share Posted Monday at 03:00 AM Love the finish, look very close to oem. A that rear bumper look so nice, that now I will not finish mine with out some bumper stickers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted Monday at 08:01 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 08:01 AM 5 hours ago, Pierre_tec said: Love the finish, look very close to oem. A that rear bumper look so nice, that now I will not finish mine with out some bumper stickers! Thanks! It's very common to see these old trucks with some kind of bumper and/or rear window sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted Monday at 10:23 AM Share Posted Monday at 10:23 AM Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted Monday at 12:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:57 PM Fantastic build, looks about perfect to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted Monday at 02:23 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:23 PM beautiful Chevy daulie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted Monday at 06:33 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 06:33 PM 8 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! 5 hours ago, dino246gt said: Fantastic build, looks about perfect to me! 4 hours ago, slusher said: beautiful Chevy daulie! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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