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MARTINSR · 09-12-2018, 11:29 PM

As I finished doing something on the truck I walked away feeling like I did nothing because I don't know what to do. First, I sand blasted the striker and components on the hood only to wonder, ok, what the heck do I do now with it? They were zinc plated I assume, which was long gone. So what the heck, paint them so they get all scratched? I am thinking just priming with with an etch zinc primer and a thin coat of paint.

I then removed all the hub cap clips on the 50ish Chevy wheels I have to have them sand blasted. But it hits me, do I really want these? They are only 5" wide, they were gotten when I was building a super accurate Motorama truck, now it's going to be a daily driver so maybe I need to be thinking 6"? I do want to run white walls and all that, but may be I should be going 6" with a little wider tire for day to day use?

Geeez

Brian

09-12-2018, 11:29 PM	#1806
MARTINSR Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 6,003	Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3 As I finished doing something on the truck I walked away feeling like I did nothing because I don't know what to do. First, I sand blasted the striker and components on the hood only to wonder, ok, what the heck do I do now with it? They were zinc plated I assume, which was long gone. So what the heck, paint them so they get all scratched? I am thinking just priming with with an etch zinc primer and a thin coat of paint. I then removed all the hub cap clips on the 50ish Chevy wheels I have to have them sand blasted. But it hits me, do I really want these? They are only 5" wide, they were gotten when I was building a super accurate Motorama truck, now it's going to be a daily driver so maybe I need to be thinking 6"? I do want to run white walls and all that, but may be I should be going 6" with a little wider tire for day to day use? Geeez Brian Attached Images __________________ 1948 Chevy pickup Chopped, Sectioned, 1953 Corvette 235 powered. Once was even 401 Buick mid engined with the carburetor right between the seats! Bought with paper route money in 1973 when I was 15. "Fan of most anything that moves human beings"