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Re: Update: making progress on color change [Re: roe] #1602074
10/06/14 10:27 PM
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Hey nice work. It's great to see unique approaches to getting the job done.

Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602075
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A little later than I planned on, but here are the next updates.

This is as Im applying the first coat and after hours of sanding and prep work. I didn't try to fix any dents or anything. I did hammer out the wheel well humps where they were caved in.




This is after 2 coats. Im happy with the finish. It looks good and Im happy with my lines. The clean release painters tape with line lock performed as advertised.








Still need to paint my cowl vent. I tried pulling one at the j/y to paint but all of the ones with the mounting spot for the wiper sprayer were all dented up. So I will just pull and paint this one.

I also need to paint the rear bumper, the little flat pad in front of the tag. I was going to do gloss black, but now Im just gonna use some of the leftover bedliner. The j/y has a truck in now with a really nice set of bumpers on it. They want $90 for the set. Im thinking of pulling the trigger on that one. They also have lots of vans with much nicer door handles than mine. If they are cheap enough I'll get those too.



I also need to paint the grill insert and keep my eyes open for a grill that's not all dented up and some nice headlight surrounds. The j/y didn't have any good ones.

And finally some pics that you guys asked for of how she sits today. The sun came out for 5 mins today so I snapped these really quickly.






Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602076
10/12/14 11:13 PM
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Well done!

Re: Update: almost done [Re: 79powerwagon] #1602077
10/13/14 08:18 PM
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Thanks, heres a couple of pics after getting my badging back on, and after a coat of Nu Finish, no sanding of buffing.







And I saw this sitting at a tire shop here. I guess they just use it as a sign holder. Nothing saying it was for sale...just a banner hanging on the passenger side for used tires.







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Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602078
10/14/14 02:19 AM
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I've been lurking on this site for a long time and finally joined mostly spurred on by your thread. I have an 86, 90, 91 D-150 and a 1963 Utiline and the 91 is currently in my shop getting body work done (slow going but progressing). I'm going to do the same type of paint job you did on it except in IH red.

Great job and I have really enjoyed watching your progress and getting some tips. I haven't painted a car since HS and that was 37 years ago.

Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602079
10/14/14 09:32 PM
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You really need to ge some die cut letters done that say:
I painted it with a roller!
For the back window or bumper......

Great job!!


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Re: Update: almost done [Re: old_goat] #1602080
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Thanks guys. I will post some more pics after I tackle the interior. Cleaning, detailing and maybe dyeing some pieces. And I will likely pick up those nice bumpers from the j/y and some nicer door handles I saw too if they are cheap enough, and finally I want a solid rear glass.

Mopar Truck: thanks for the compliments. That's how I felt about some of the guys before me who painted theirs. If you really want some more tips on the painting use the Google feature in this site and look up "paintjob on a budget". There's three of them and they have thousands of posts on techniques and tips and progress/results pics. It's what I used as my guide.



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Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602081
10/15/14 02:45 AM
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I've read them all through and through Roe (by the way; is that for Rules of Engagement? I'm retired Army).

I bought a new front bumper (and other parts) from Autopartswarehouse.com (a bit less than $200)and they have been great. I bought a new grill from them for my 86 and it looked better than the original likely ever was.

I do have a question though, I noticed that you were missing one of the rear lower trim pieces in one pic but it was on in your last finished pics. Where did you get it and where did you get the clips? I am missing one piece from my 90 and I if I cant find it I am going to have to just delete them and grind off the mounting nubs.

Re: Update: almost done [Re: Mopar Trucks] #1602082
10/15/14 07:49 AM
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Ok, I wasn't sure if you had seen them or not. No Roe is just my last name, but my Drill SGT's had fun with it at basic. I've been in pushing 5 yrs now.

For the trim piece are you talking about the piece on the cab, the really small curved piece. If so I pulled it and all of the clips for the rest of my trim from the j/y. If you need one let me know and I can keep my eyes peeled the next time I go out there. I'd just need to know if it's driver or passenger side.

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Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602083
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I bet the DIs did have fun with your name! I will just keep looking in the junkyard for the trim and clips. So far what I have found clip wise are so brittle they break when you try and use them so I was hoping you found a source of new ones.

Re: Update: almost done [Re: Mopar Trucks] #1602084
10/17/14 12:37 AM
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I bet the DIs did have fun with your name! I will just keep looking in the junkyard for the trim and clips. So far what I have found clip wise are so brittle they break when you try and use them so I was hoping you found a source of new ones.




Yeah. It's funny too because at one point, three of us were in the same company at my current unit. Are names are ROE, ERB AND AKO. Anyone who's in now would find that pretty funny. We even took a pic together.

Someone here said that you can get the clips from the dealer still. They even posted the part#, I'll see if I can find it. They were so cheap at the j/y though that I just grabbed lots of them and sifted through to find the best ones and used them. But there are probably 6 or 7 of these trucks at my local yard and I can look for the piece for you and hook you up. Pay it forward, you know. Guys on here have helped me many times. Had a fuel pressure regulator show up in the mail when I didn't know what they were. A copy of Vanishing Point because I had never seen it. Now it's my turn. So just let me know if driver or passenger and I'll keep an eye out and help out a fellow MOPARTS member if I can.



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Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602085
10/17/14 10:29 AM
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MOPARTS = members helping members

way to pay it forward Roe.


Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602086
10/17/14 12:40 PM
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Nice paint job on your truck..Drive it and ENJOY it...You EARNED IT!!!


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Re: Update: almost done [Re: DusterJeff] #1602087
10/17/14 11:20 PM
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Damn that's nice!!


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Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602088
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Hey thanks Roe, I need the passenger side door trim piece and if you ever come across them I need a cargo light lens cover and an interior dome light cover. They are just cheap plastic but scarcer then hens teeth.

For some reason not too many 1st Gens are around here in the pick and pulls (Missouri Ozarks not too far from Ft Leonard Wood).

If you ever come across them I will send you the cost plus postage and some of the Mrs Blackberry jam.

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Hey thanks Roe, I need the passenger side door trim piece and if you ever come across them I need a cargo light lens cover and an interior dome light cover. They are just cheap plastic but scarcer then hens teeth.

For some reason not too many 1st Gens are around here in the pick and pulls (Missouri Ozarks not too far from Ft Leonard Wood).

If you ever come across them I will send you the cost plus postage and some of the Mrs Blackberry jam.




OK. I want to make sure I'm looking for the right piece. Is it the long straight piece that runs along the passenger door, or the short curved piece that is on the cab in that little section between the door and the bed?

And does your truck take the same cargo light lens cover as I have on my '89 in the pics? If so I already have one. Dome light I haven't seen but will keep my eyes peeled.

Don't worry about the cost.i think i paid $50 for a full set of trim with clips and the wheel well moldings. Ia also paid $50 for a very nice full sized tool box. They price for that part would be nil. I do love me some jam though.



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Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602090
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I have a dome lens you can have.

Re: Update: almost done [Re: roe] #1602091
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What can I say except what an awesome site and bunch of guys.

It is the long piece that goes along the bottom of the door of my 90 LB. This is a pic from when I first bought it:



The cargo and dome light is for my 86, I dont know if you can see it in this pic but I believe they are all the same:



I bought the 86 first when I first retired a few years ago as a project and dropped a rebuilt 318 in it then the 90 (blue one in the picture above) was supposed to be a parts truck but I got it running like new and its my DD for the past 2 years, then I ended up at an auction and picked up a cherry 91 SB for $1200 that I am going to paint using the roller method after some minor body work and then a few months ago I ended up with a 63 Utiline with a cherry body and a stuck engine for $800. I have a tolerant wife!

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I meant to tell you, if your going to redo your grill, Duplicolor graphite high performance wheel coating is an almost exact match for the argent color and looks pretty good on the inside of the grills and the headlight buckets.

Re: Update: almost done [Re: Mopar Trucks] #1602093
10/21/14 01:15 AM
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I meant to tell you, if your going to redo your grill, Duplicolor graphite high performance wheel coating is an almost exact match for the argent color and looks pretty good on the inside of the grills and the headlight buckets.




It sounds like you came across a few really good buys. I'll have to keep that it mind for the paint, thanks for the tip. I'm hoping to get that painted this wknd. And I'm also getting the cowl vent blasted this wknd so that I can paint it.

Do you have any pics of your 91. I really like the front ends on those.

That cargo light is the same. And I've seen many of those trim pieces in nice shape, including the truck I pulled my clips from. It should be in the bed still. I'm headed to the j/y this wknd so I'll see for ya.



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