In the works

Lookin' great so far. How's that Mack coming along.

The Mack has been pulled apart changed to R/H drive and going back together with a more Aussie flavour.

The paint on those guards came up sweet!! Well done!!

Thanks mopar68 it's all two pack,Its the only way to get a nice finish without a lot of work (except when you have dust land on the clear)

Sweet paint.
I've been having trouble with my two pack clears, any chance you might give me a suggestion as to the settings you use? and how you mix the paint? Cheers.

Kane wrote:Sweet paint.
I've been having trouble with my two pack clears, any chance you might give me a suggestion as to the settings you use? and how you mix the paint? Cheers.

I thin the clear to the normal ratio 2 part clear to 1 part hardiner with only a small amount of reducer about 10 % then and put it on wet but not wet enough to run,on the second I reduce it by about another 10% and put a heavy coat on.
Hope this helps.
For the small stuff I use an air brush but when I do the cab and trailer I'll use a touch up gun.

Cool, thanks for that.
What sort of compressor do you have, small or large, I'm guessing large, and what kind of psi do you spray at?

Kane wrote:Cool, thanks for that.
What sort of compressor do you have, small or large, I'm guessing large, and what kind of psi do you spray at?

I just use my large 3 cyl compressor,its normally on about 80 psi but I do regulate that depending on the gun.
I always spray something else first to check spray pattern and also to make sure I'm happy with the thickness/thinness of the clear.
The base coat is a no brainer.

Nice job on the Mack mate. It looks like a nice ol' work horse. Have you got plans on the trailer?

Thank's ProBee,It will be a B double,I have the Auslowe A trailer just got to get the B trailer then I'll start the trailer's.

What sort of trailers are they going to be?

Flatside van,you can check them out on Auslowe's website.
Bit like this I think

New rear gaurd's on and the new sleeper box (ready for paint)

Lookin good mate, I don't know alot about trucks but I'm enjoying this build

The Mack is looking great - I'm lovin' the Aussie flavour.

Getting there,paint the sleeper,finish the exhaust and then just a few finishing off bit's.

Hope to paint the Pete on the weekend.

Awesome Mack, done to perfection and not over the top. A real workhorse. It will look fantastic when finished. Can't wait to see the Pete too.

Paint done,now for assembly




Cab sitting on,still got to do the interior

Excellent

G,day , the macks lookin brilliant the paint job just like thompson bros from dubbo , i see ya blacked out the bonnett top a big part of the ozzie way that people leave off . I'll be watchin the mack .

Nearly there

Now it's time to get into the Mack

Getting there,just some detail work on the truck and finish the Auslowe trailer.