Welding is harder than it looks
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:45 am ] |
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351, it's gonna be a copy of Phil's with aluminum heads. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:42 pm ] |
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I picked this up today in Milliken. The guy bought it 8 years ago but never mounted it he said it came from a guy who was down by Chatfield. Anyone recognize it? |
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| Author: | mickphatmac [ Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:36 pm ] |
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That's a cool looking hood, I've never seen one like that before. Nice score! |
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| Author: | Jesus_man [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:02 am ] |
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Never seen one like that either! |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:07 pm ] |
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Air craft stripper. 2 applications. |
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| Author: | Justin [ Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:43 pm ] |
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You said stripper..... |
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| Author: | Kinder [ Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:29 pm ] |
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Wow, that stuff is no joke, I bet the storm drain is running good. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:11 am ] |
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Well I screwed up somewhere and had to strip it all over again. I don't think I let the primer dry for long enough. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:17 am ] |
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I think that the original powder blue paint is the strongest substance known to man. That paint eats aircraft stripper and shits wire wheels. |
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| Author: | Rox Crusher [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 6:23 am ] |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:03 am ] |
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I thought about that, but I pressure washed it for 20 minutes. You could be right though so I'll use mineral spirits or something like that before painting. |
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| Author: | Gunnibronco [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:28 am ] |
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Rinsing the stripper with water should have been ok. I would expect stripper to maybe hide in the nooks, crannies, and seams and maybe show up there, but not in the middle of a rinsed panel. What kind of primer? Rattle can or spray gun? |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:27 pm ] |
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Rattle can. |
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| Author: | Gunnibronco [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:36 pm ] |
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I'd guess it wasn't cured. I'd strip it all again, unfortunately. Mist some etch prime on the bare metal, & reprime. I wouldn't use a 'high build' or 'sandable' primer, just regular primer. One, maybe 2 coats. Then blast with color. We have had bad luck with rattle can high build/sandable primers at the shop. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:53 pm ] |
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I will try it thanks. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:19 pm ] |
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Welding is harder than it looks
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:21 pm ] |
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Looks better in primer. I did a lot more prep this time around and it came out nice. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:28 pm ] |
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Update. |
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| Author: | Jesus_man [ Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:32 am ] |
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Looks great! |
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| Author: | Justin [ Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:40 am ] |
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Coming along! I'm about 50 lbs of wire into my welding career and have only been getting really nice welds in the past year or so. Making a strong weld isn't super hard, but making a pretty one can be. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Mon May 02, 2016 7:37 pm ] |
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I decided to bed liner the Bronco. Here are some before and after pictures. |
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| Author: | Justin [ Mon May 02, 2016 8:06 pm ] |
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Looks good! Which liner did you use? |
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| Author: | BroncoRaider [ Mon May 02, 2016 8:35 pm ] |
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That looks great! I'm looking forward to that myself. |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Mon May 02, 2016 8:51 pm ] |
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I used duplicolor bed armor, but I sprayed it with a gun. I wire wheeled the whole thing first then washed with soap and water. It came out looking nice. |
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| Author: | mickphatmac [ Mon May 02, 2016 9:51 pm ] |
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Engine bay and Bed turned out really, Really nice! Keep the pictures coming! Good job man! |
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| Author: | Rox Crusher [ Tue May 03, 2016 2:25 am ] |
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That looks great ! |
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| Author: | cpldavis37 [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:30 pm ] |
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What have I done to myself? |
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| Author: | Kinder [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:15 pm ] |
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Wiring is fun! |
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| Author: | Gunnibronco [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:05 pm ] |
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| Author: | ZOSO [ Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:09 pm ] |
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