First custom details

[TheMaddog]

sweet deal, gonna be a PITA.

 

[schroederMP]

That grill looks great!!

Thank you

sweet deal, gonna be a PITA.

Shouldn't be to bad. I guess we'll see

 

[TheMaddog]

yeah, how are you gonna get rid of those damn circles that used to be where the bars are? after you cut them.

 

[schroederMP]

yeah, how are you gonna get rid of those damn circles that used to be where the bars are? after you cut them.

Kinda do the same thing I did with the bumper I build...weld some caps into it, and grind it smooth

 

[TheMaddog]

sweet, speaking of which. i need a bumper too, do you do replicas?
haha

 

[schroederMP]

Nah I wish I could man... dont have the time to do it. Lat bumper took forever to finish!

 

[EJM05]

awesome! what was the prep for paint?

 

[schroederMP]

awesome! what was the prep for paint?

Sand the **** out of it with 60 grit sand paper, hit it with some self etching primer. Then hit with with the paint

 

[truckin151]

That turned out looking real good!! did you do the grill with a spray can? hows the finish? last time I did a spray can paint on something fairly large it turned out like crap.

 

[schroederMP]

That turned out looking real good!! did you do the grill with a spray can? hows the finish? last time I did a spray can paint on something fairly large it turned out like crap.

Thanks... and yes its rattle can. It tunred out great. Not blemish or dark spots. I still need to sand the clear coat with 2000 grit and polish it. But the clear coat came out good.

Trick to using rattle cans is to make long even sprays. A lot of people want to just go back and forth and move from spot to spot...that creats high spots, resulting in a bad finish. Start 4-6" in front of your start point, do one solid pass across the surface untill the end, and continue past it for another 4-6". That will give even coats!

Hope this helps or makes sense lol

 

[schroederMP]

Another pic I find of the final clear coat...still needs a good sanding but turned out alright (dunno what the specs are on it lol)

 

[0212353]

Ryan - one thing to keep in mind, a GREAT clear will do you wonders. From a can, the best I have found is stuff called 2K Spray Max clear. It has an activator built in (you release it when you get ready to spray). It only has a 24 hour pot life, so you have to use the entire can at once. It runs about $20 for a can too...........

But...........its some GREAT looking ****! MUCH better than the Duplicolor clear (all 3-4 they make that I have tried!)

 

[HKkid]

Braydon, it looks great man! Can't wait to see the direction this truck takes.

 

[Stangshcky12]

Man I'm back to trying to find an extra grille shell and painting it again haha

 

[schroederMP]

Braydon, it looks great man! Can't wait to see the direction this truck takes.

Thanks man...I cant wait either

Man I'm back to trying to find an extra grille shell and painting it again haha

I found an 06-08 grill for another member for $20...they are out there.

 

[big_red06]

looking good

 

[shikityshack]

Storm Troopers!!! FTW!!!

Looks good man, need some more shots now of this beast standing back away from it....