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Thanks for the info!
Do you have any idea how long that the migration will take?
I'm kinda bummed right now...

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Sure don't, but I did a free account on Imageshack and have posted pix, super easy to do. PM me if you have any ?s
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I'm having a heck of a time trying to post pics.
I created an account on imageshack, but can't seem to figure out how to insert them into my post...frustrated!
I'll try again this evening, when I have more patience...

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When you go to "My Images" in Imageshack, select an image and there should be a set of small icons at the upper right of the image. Place cursor over top button and it should pop up "Share"
Copy the link and paste to your post. Any ?s PM me and I can walk u thru it...
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I may, or may not be figuring this photo posting thing out.
but just in case, what you are about to see may be disturbing by some, and was a very rare opportunity to have been caught on film, but what you are about to see are factory installed rocker panels that have never been subjected to RUST!

I hope that you can all endure this image. I know, it is quite breathtaking!

http://imageshack.us/a/img13/9615/0loy.jpg

Sorry I got this far, but don't know how to make the images smaller!
Here are some additional pics showing my progress!...I think that I am an idiot!!!...But big pics are better than no pics!
I'll get this sorted out!


http://imageshack.us/a/img5/1651/v1w6.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img12/108/jl15.jpg


http://imageshack.us/a/img845/8858/9k0f.jpg

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:metal:That color is Sweet!!!:metal:

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Are you sure that you can see it clearly?...Or should I post it BIGGER?:metal:

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Nice choice in color..
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:haha::haha::haha::bann:Bigger!!!
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like the others said im diggin that color!!! clean work man

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Your words are as big as my pics!
Outstanding!
Love ya man!

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Not sure if the pics are big enough but the work looks super clean:lol: Nice job!:metal:
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looks killer and thanks aton on those super killer billet knob kit you built I will be posting up some pics soon :metal:

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Thanks Don!
The entire inside & roof will be painted in this same color, I never thought that it would look this good, and it is laying-out so flat and really looks amazing!

Thanks man!

At least you can see it!

Dude, prep is 90% of how the paint job turns out!

Glad that you are happy!
and, Brotha! you better be posting those pics on my thread also!

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Gigantic photo's of a super sweet paint laid down. NICE NICE NICE.

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Thanks man, and thanks for lookin!

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Just another small update, but a bit of an important milestone for me.
I pretty-much have every non-exposed surface on the front half of the truck painted!
Now we get to start painting the exterior surfaces!
I have hung the doors on the cab & have them all aligned, finish sanded masked-off & washed down with wax & grease remover so that we can blow the roof silver tomorrow...hopefully!
Here is a few pics of some of the last items that we shot!
I didn't use any clear on the inside of the hood because it has some imperfections that I didn't want magnified, so we just used basecoat with hardener.
I ordered hood insulation from Soffseal to add to the inside anyway.

http://imageshack.us/a/img832/4856/xyt8.jpg

The insides of the fenders turned out really nice. Too bad they will never be seen by most!

http://imageshack.us/a/img43/7591/4hd5.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img94/7514/8oyk.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img818/9831/37di.jpg

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Silver and blue very nice combo to go with..

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Here are a few sneak-peeks of the cab, all prepped for painting the top-half.
I used foam tape to mask-off the door jambs. That stuff works awesome!
The cab feels sooooooo smooth!

http://imageshack.us/a/img560/9051/ydmb.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img29/5850/jyqv.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img827/622/2ywv.jpg

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That cab is Sweet!
Blue and Silver combo, I can't wait.

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When we shooting some paint can't wait...

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man that's slick!! congrats ... and I will post some for sure!

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Looking Good man! I used that foam tape for years. 3m makes a tape called transitional tape. You have to try it if you like the foam you will love this stuff makes nice and clean edges. Keep up the hard work...it's paying off!:metal:
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looks great... colors laying down nice.

all those places that nobody sees, you'll know. and so will we.
beautiful job partner...

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Thanks Bomp, I can't wait to see yours at this stage!

NOT SOON ENOUGH!

YOU HAD BETTER!, I know that your thread must take up all of your free-time, but you had better throw me a bone when the time comes!

Thanks, Your shtuff looks awesome too! I know it will be sweet when you finish!

Thanks Clem! The biggest bonus of posting all of this is for people to see that our builds are not just nice on the surface. Some of these builds get pretty deep!

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Finally!!!
Between weather conditions, and life getting in the way, we sprayed the roof!
And it looks AMAZING! I am so excited!
I know, I know. Now I have a whole bunch more work to prep the outside of the front-half of the truck. But seeing a shiny surface on the exterior makes me want to work twice as hard to get to the finish!

[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img825/4487/usep.jpg[/IMG]

http://imageshack.us/a/img401/3331/5l76.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img42/1892/di35.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img854/9599/f9a4.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img41/7896/lw84.jpg

And the clear laid-out pretty flat!....Not much to wheel here!

[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img19/9017/3iv3.jpg[/IMG]

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Wow

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Very nice......

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Thanks man! Looks beautiful as usual:metal: I've been patiently waiting for these paint pics. This is one of the first builds I've been following since I joined this site. It's nice to see this baby start to come together!
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Man that is just stinkin' Sweet.
Makes me so disgusted with myself that I can't even get near the Awesomeness of the Skillz Level you have.
That came out soooooooo nice.

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That is very nice :thumbs:

That makes all the work worth it when you can see some shininess that's smooth as glass.

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Patiently waiting for more Modge-Gyver painting magic. Looking really nice.. What brand of paint and clear are you using..and when you masked the foam tape in the door jambs is it laying flat or does it follow the contour.

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Very nice, love the color.

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I was interested how the foam tape worked also, nice paint..Vernski:metal:

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So Clean, that paintwork is:jdp:
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whoa and a few holy cows ! nice work dig the color

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beautiful job on the paintwork. i dig the foam tape too and it comes is several diameters for different gaps, really gives a soft edge.
driving this fall, maybe? its possible.

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What is the purpose of the foam tape?
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Thanks, man!

I'm trying real hard, Thanks!

Thanks, buddy!
I watch your build religiously, and can honestly say that you will probably out-do me on paint-work!
I don't paint, and it took me forever for me to prep this!
But hey, like I always say: Paint is 90% prep work, and almost anybody can blow it on!...JK!!!

I don't believe any of that CRAP for 1 minute!!!
I have spent well over a YEAR prepping this thing for paint!!!
Look at all of the stuff that you have done in that same year!!!
I have done absolutely everything leading up to paint, except actually holding onto the paint gun and spraying the paint.
I was kinda guestimating... you know, with calculus & stuff, and determined that I have well over 600 hours into getting the body to this stage!
I don't claim to be fast at this, but I am sure that if you put as much effort into this, as you do for everything else that you have done, all will be awesome!

Thanks, it is soooooo shiny!

Thanks, man!
You know, a few of my buddies refer to me as Modge-Gyver, that's funny!!!
All Dupont Chromabase on exterior surfaces!
The foam tape is like a rope with adhesive on about a quarter of the diameter, it locks off the jamb from overspray, and doesn't leave a definitive tape line.

Thanks, dude!

I haven't opened the doors yet, but I can see that there is no tape line, and it will look really clean!

THANKS DON!

Many thanks! coming from the master himself!!!

Thanks, I got soooo much to do before I can drive this thing!
But I doubt that I will be driving this until next year!

The foam tape blocks off the gaps in the jambs for overspray, and divert the spray for a non-existent tape-line.