GMC coe

Thanks for you in put scummy,  as soon as I put paint on I bring it inside so no dust gets on it,have talked to a few auto painters and the say that its mostly the gas in the rattle can and old stock, As one does not know how old the rattle cans are, I am not going to let it beat me its just going to take a bit long to build  got cars two that I am work on, Silverfox always ask how are they going. Have to get them done so he will stop nagging

Got some colour on the cab of this one, its Bahama Beige, will wait a week or more before I put the blue on it.


 

Looking good Al , so - I nag you too much do I , you ain't seen nothing yet .

  Bugger

You're like an old married couple you two...

Allan you're your worst critic mate. Don't be so hard on yourself, not all paint jobs come out perfect.
To me it looks like the bumps are under the paint and not in the paint. Which means it's something to do with your prep stage. After you've sand back the primer, have you ever tried giving it a scrub with toothpaste and a toothbrush under water? I do it all the time, toothpaste is a very fine abrasive compound that does a great job at removing any little particles sitting on the surface. Just remember to rinse it off with fresh water and then I use a hair dryer to dry the body.

Clutch never heard of using toothpaste before will give it a try, this time before I used the rattle can I layed it on its side in the sun for 20 mins by before spraying colour on the cab also I put on four very light coats on cab, This time I held the can a bit more away from the cab,last time would of been 4" away this time about 6", going to give cab a light sand with 2000 W/D, before I put another coat of colour on it,  still going to add the metallic blue on cab too. One thing about this forum one always learn so thing new. Thank you for you help Clutch.

The secret is...

...satin clear. It hides a multitude of sins and you can claim you meant to do it all along.

Got the blue back on it, colour is called Galaxy.


 

Nice colour combination Allan.

Thanks zenrat, going to add a silver pinstrip  between the two colours.

Looking great Al.

Thanks checkmate.

Got back to this one have recoated the beige on the bottom of the cab.

Up date photo of cab.

So far so good Allan. Is the silver stripe between the colours going to be paint or decal?

Deaf as wrote:So far so good Allan. Is the silver stripe between the colours going to be paint or decal?

Deaf as will be airbrushing the silver strip on it as I have not found any silver decal striping.

Allan check this out on ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12-Laser-Color-Rolls-Striping-Tape-Line-Nail-Art-Decoration-Sticker-AU-Stock-/321289699751?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item4ace5bc1a7
They should do the job and come in lots of different colours

Got the silver strip on it.

Looks good Allan. The silver certainly lifted it. Are the flares along the bottom part of the cab sheet metal or a rubber flare?

Jezz you had to ask that, lol bugger if I know but will find out from a mate that knows a lot about trucks and has got a brochure on the GMC.

Metal I reckon Tim.

Been looking on google at the GMC Astro 95 and Deaf as might be right as most look like its rubber, if it is it will have to be painted flat black, would of never seen it or picked it up if Deaf as had not said it.

this is were I got the idea  to build the GMC as a cab chassis with a pan on the back the beer truck idea came second.

Sorry Allan didn't mean to make more work for you. Painting the flares will add extra detail to the cab ( if that's any help lol). I have one of these in my stash somewhere and am watching this with interest. Sheet metal like Rob said would have made it too easy.