Well I finally got the time and money to paint her, then I decided that if I was going to put large vinyls down the side, they would look better on a smooth surface. So I shaved the body lines down the side of the truck.



Heres the vinyl that will be going down the sides..


Then I finally got rid of that 3rd brake light. I will be installing 6 leds in the space just above the rear window and the roof.

Some pics of her getting primed...


If you look close, you can see the holes for the leds..



Well here she is after first coat.... ah love that Blue...

 

Thats a nice color. It should look awesome after it's all finished.

 

very nice color! wish i knew how to paint what color is that?

 

It's called true blue. It's from the Duplicolor Shop Products. Premixed and ready to spray!!!!!!

 

looks nice, im still digging my blue. cant go wrong with blue !

 

nice blue man, I'm debating on painting mine WR Blue, the same color as my WRX was... I'm dangerous with a sprayer tho.

 

Nice color. I've been wondering how that stuff looks. Are you gonna spray their clear coat on it too? How did you shave your body lines? Did you make filler plates and weld them in of just pack them full of bondo?

 

I felt that the body lines weren't that deep to warrant welding a filler plate. I first stripped off the paint, to bare metal. I then filled a portion of it with fiberglass, then bondo on top.


Yes. i'm going to use their clear coat as well.

 

I love that blue. have anymore pictures of your ride w/ the color blue???

 

Here you go east1la.....







And yes, the center of the hood is going to be white. The Air Force logo is going in the center...

 

man i just left a message on you minitruckin page on how you shaved the bodylines, then i come here and find the answer. i should have known to check here first.

 

Congrats & goodluck with the paint and the decals, thats gonna look totally unique and will be totally different from most other rides. . .

 

good job man......

thanks. keep up the good work man. 2 question, is it going to take only 1 bottle of color blue, to paint your truck?? How many layers of paint did u put on your truck???

 

I using Duplicolor Paintshop. The color is true blue, a metal flake.

The paint comes in quarts, took close to 4 qts for me for 1 coat, planning on doing 2 coats and doing at least 3 coats of clear. Each qt is $20.
Check out this site, this what I'm doing in my garage.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/paintshop.html

 

thanks man. i'll check out the web page right now.

 

Well got 2nd coat on and the hood done the way I want.
Tomorrow I can start putting on the clear.
Air Force logo to go in the center!

 

looking good!!

 

You know . . . LOL, you so goota find something else to do besides working on that badazz ride man . . . LOL gotcha back man ! Trucks' looking beautifull !

 

hell ya looks really good. when can i send my truck over

 

Thanks...you know...We both have the same problem..not enough money and always wanting to do more on the truck!!

Let's see what she looks like when she's done, then will talk