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Re: Project: Mistress
AHHHHH....the irony!!!
![]() So I think I have finished up installing the new spark plug wires....here's the before and after.......next up....polish up some valve covers and air cleaner cover....I need some help with that....I'll post up a thread over in the forum....
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So I spent Sunday afternoon wet sanding this valve cover....it came out pretty good....I wet sanded starting with 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, and finally 2000 grit wetordry 3M paper....
I still have the other one as shown what it looked like before....and the air cleaner cover to do....I also picked up the Ryobi 8 piece buffing kit from Home depot for $10 (as suggested by Heath 'my67chevytruck'...thanks)... Once complete....I need to paint the finned area.... Now here's my dilemma....My truck is a sunburst Orange Metallic, and my engine block is painted Chevy Orange (I know it looks weird, but I guess if I ever take it out I'll paint it the body color).... So should I leave the finned area black? Should I go ahead and paint it the body color? OR should I paint it Chevy Orange?
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Re: Project: Mistress
Shucks Geoff, now you gonna make me wet sand my son's and rebuff... Those are gonna look good.
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Heath...sounds like a better job for your son!!!....He'll appreciate them more....cuz I know I really like mine more now that i got some "sweat" equity in them!!!LOL...
Heck, I sat outside Sunday in the shade, and STILL got sunburnt!!
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yeah, i will make him sand them..... It will go as follows im sure: sand, text, text, text, sand, sand, text text.....so i am sure it will be an all day event.... keep up the good work.
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So I stumbled on your build thread yesterday and I read the entire thing....very entertaining. And what color did you decide on for the V/Cs or have you decided yet? My vote is for black...it would set the orange off a little no matter if it was body colored block or Chevy orange block. JMHO.
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Quick update....sanded and polished the air cleaner cover....just gotta paint the finned area it black.....looks cool!!!...i'll post up the finished product soon!!
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Looks good...nice when a little elbow grease makes a big difference...I vote black as well...
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Polishin' up one of the valve covers tonight.....the one on bottom is complete, just gotta paint the finned area....Pics didn't turn out all that great, sorry!!
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oh how time consuming, one thing i have to say to polishing, but besides that looks great.
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Geoff, pm me your addy , I have another set for you to practice on
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![]() Pictures don't show it, but there are a few areas that are blemished....I sanded the heck out of a few areas to no avail!!!...Oh well....thanks for the compliments!!!
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I joined around a week ago and decided to look thru the build threads and happened to pull yours up first and I really enjoyed all of the posts and updates and photos. The color and truck turned out fantastic. I am leaning towards the same color as a two-tone with the top the sunburst and bottom a gun metal grey or close. Great job and it was a joy reading your entire build. Thank You.
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yes we have some blemishes too, thats why i was looking for my benchtop buffer to see if that would buff out.... errrr.. Hate when i lose stuff....
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great build and nice truck! I was wondering what they dinged you for the frame work, I have the same issue with my frame and need to get it fixed. thanks Rich
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Lookin' good Geoff!
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Welcome aboard highperf4x4!!!....
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Yup, sorry it took me so long to get in here
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AMEN!!!....But learning my lesson on these things and who to deal with has made it worth the experience!!!
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Re: Project: Mistress
So I finished up polishing and painting these VC and air cleaner parts...looks pretty good...still a few flaws, but turned out pretty good....Now I got to get VC gaskets and new air filter for install....will post up that hopefully this weekend!!!
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That looks sharp!!!
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