Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
A Painter's tip for W.Brown :
When re painting with the backlight and windshield in place , , raise up the outer lip of the old rubber & tuck some electrical wire or 1/4" nylon rope underneath it ~ this will hold it up so your sanding , blocking & so on , will " feather " and remove that nasty old lip of built up paint etc. , leave it there when you paint too and remove it (CAREFULLY !) a few days after you paint it , this makes the edge looks nice and smooth , even with nasty old dried up rubber , helps prevent leaks and makes it easier to replace the rubber later when you get sufficient $ to buy new rubber and glass.....
This is one old Used Car Lot trick I learned to make turds look much better....
Removing the door handles , always is another simple thing that will pay HUGE dividends later when the new paint doesn't chip/peel 'round then handles in a year .......
Your truck is looking good .
10 Ring ~ you're truck is actually rather rust free ~ the core support & inner fender rust is common due to battery leakage even here in the Desert , keep at it .
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-Nate
Geezer
'49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD
'69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH
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