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That color catches my eye every time I see one of those Yotas. It is going to look great.
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I spent a couple hours last night just laying mud, probably 15 batches. I have my work cut out for me. Clean Sheets are awesome for mixing filler, I just wish I didn't have to clean the spreader off every time.
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I bought a decent amount of cheapie spreaders so I could keep the work going, then clean them up later.
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I found it super easy to clean them off with a rough cotton rag and some thinner/pre-prep spray. And if you wait like 2 minutes after your done, it's not brick hard, and its not sloppy still either, take another scraper and just knock it right off, then use the thinner for excess. Takes like 5 seconds the whole process.
If you wait too long and its brick hard, it's not that easy to clean off, but it's still not bad. The material those scrapers are made of the mud doesn't soak in so they are to clean. And yeah, good progress there man, you will be sanding and sanding, then more mud, then more sanding. We will see you in a month lol. :chevy: |
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Haha I'll be pretty frustrated if I'm still sanding on this cab in a month. Famous last words!
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I bought a pack of 3 different size stainless steel spreaders with plastic handles, and I like them better than the plastic. For one, they are more rigid which I found made it easier to lay down a thin uniform skim coat and also because they clean up real fast by pressing them against my bench grinder with a 7' wire wheel, and don't get damaged in the process. |
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This is what 5 hours of sanding looks like. I've got almost all of my first round of filler sanded down. I got sick of sanding the other day and decided to work on brake lines for a bit and then got stumped so I'm stalled on that too.
It's a little harder to find time to work on it nowadays with my fiancee taking classes and a new puppy at home, but we're figuring it out. My dreams of having the cab, doors, and fenders painted before winter aren't realistic anymore so I'm just working to get the cab painted. Sometimes life gets in the way of our hobbies and that's okay. I'll just be happy when the cab is done as it is by far the biggest chunk of bodywork. Attachment 1935479 Attachment 1935480 Attachment 1935481 |
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Hang in there. It's hard to stay motivated through sanding. I too was hoping for paint, but opted to just leave it in primer for the remaining 80 percent of the build. Once I can actually start, put in gear, and role in either direction I will then take it apart and block and paint. I'm tired of sanding :)
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Yeah I agree, hang in there man. Looking good. And I like that 64 in the background. Are you daily driving that?
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Thanks guys. I'm starting to see the light on the filler. Now that most of that first application is blocked down, things are close so the 2nd and 3rd coats should be less.
The 64 is my dad's, we finished it last winter and he does daily drive it. I drove it for a couple days this weekend and it's fun. Even though the AC isn't working right now and it's loud compared to my 2016, it's a good kind of loud because you can hear the engine and really be in tune with the truck. There's something about cruising down the road in this vintage of truck that can't be beat. |
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Seeing your build has given me a boost of motivation on mine. Keep pressing forward, it's looking really good.
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Not great pictures, but just a quick update. I've been sanding on the cab every chance I get and I think I'm finally done with filler. I'm taking tomorrow off so I can finish prepping the cab, doors, and fenders fo a coat of epoxy so that I can shoot some high build on Thursday and block sand on Saturday. I'm on a mission to have these parts turned blue by the end of the month.
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Looks great! I thought I was about 90 percent there until I shot another coat of primer...so many spots to still fill and clean up. I can't wait for paint, but I still have so many things to test fit etc. I need to hold off. Can't wait to see her in blue.
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Well my day off yesterday was successful, I got everything done that I wanted to. Theoretically, filler work on the cab, doors, fenders, and cowl should be done now. I sprayed a coat of epoxy on everything in preparation for high build primer tomorrow so I can move on. I'm worried about the sand scratches that I can see through the epoxy though. On the plus side, the seam sealer came out well.
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Self leveling seam sealer gives me the warm and fuzzy's ;) You know it just seeps into cracks that traditional seam sealers couldn't do. Looks great man!
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I finally got a chance to check out your project. It's looking good for sure and I am excited to see the blue on it. You planning to two-tone it or stick with the single color?
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I wasn't happy with the way the panels looked after I shot one coat of epoxy on them so after getting some advice from the guys on the SPI forum, I sprayed two more coats of epoxy and everything looks great now. More of the scratches are filled and there is no more mapping of the filler. I can't recommend SPI enough, their products are great, pricing is very reasonable, and they have unmatched technical support. I was afraid of epoxy after using it once because I didn't know how to spray it without getting craters, but I don't get so much anymore. What's great about this epoxy is that it has a 7 day recoat window, meaning you can apply filler or more epoxy over it within 7 days of spraying without having to sand first.
I'm actually a little surprised at how straight everything looks and don't think I'll do any blocking. I just need to take care of some cratering and scratches and should be able to seal and base/clear next weekend! Attachment 1940533 Attachment 1940534 Attachment 1940535 Attachment 1940536 Attachment 1940537 |
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Looks great! Come and finish mine :)
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