98 SAS Tacoma progress pics (Beginning hydro assist)

[kiyul4130]

right on. that turned out great. i bet you cant even tell the bed was bobbed now? makes me want to paint my truck a new color. your truck looks familar to this one. 

[Reynolds]

What paint is that? Is it the pictures or what but it looks smooth like it was sprayed on?!? Good job!

The paint is called Interlux Brightside paint. Lots of boaters use it on boats and yachts because its quick, easy, is tough against weather, turns out looking pretty good without polishing and is fairly cheap ($22 a quart, I didn't even use 2 quarts to get the results you see in the pictures). Thanks!

[Reynolds]

right on. that turned out great. i bet you cant even tell the bed was bobbed now? makes me want to paint my truck a new color. your truck looks familar to this one. 

You can still tell it was bobbed if you look hard enough. The passenger side bondo job came out slightly better than the driver side, oh well

[Reynolds]

Looks like the black paint wasn't a popular choice 

[eightyfive]

i think it looks awesome bro.  thanks for the info on the paint

[Panama85]

Is this paint similar to the Tremclad where you roll a coat, then sand it down a bit, then roll on another? How many coats did you use? Do you need to thin down the pain with mineral spirits? I think the black looks great. I'm debating driving up to Canada and buying some Tremclad or going this route. Ill see if my local boat shop/dealer carrys this and what colors are available. Any plans for an exo or more body protection?

[rude86]

looks sick but the army green looked sweet to.

[zeke jr.]

dont second guess your self brian the black paint is way cooler! i got paid yesterday i have money for the add-a-leafs hit me up.

[Reynolds]

Is this paint similar to the Tremclad where you roll a coat, then sand it down a bit, then roll on another? How many coats did you use? Do you need to thin down the pain with mineral spirits? I think the black looks great. I'm debating driving up to Canada and buying some Tremclad or going this route. Ill see if my local boat shop/dealer carrys this and what colors are available. Any plans for an exo or more body protection?

Very similar. Except with Tremclad, people aren't getting results HALF as good as these. Even after doing 3 or 4 coats, this is how it turns out. One guy on the huge Mopar forum did like 16 coats of Tremclad red, wet sanding in between coats and ended up switching to Brightside. So far, it's coming out WAY better after 4 coats. At first I didn't thin out the paint but I probably should have. Thinning out the paint gives you much less orange peel. Once you get the technique down, it's not a problem coating a whole truck/car in one night.

I don't really care much for sheet metal, if I get body damage, I get body damage and that's that. My ORS interior cage should be here anytime now though

[Reynolds]

dont second guess your self brian the black paint is way cooler! i got paid yesterday i have money for the add-a-leafs hit me up.

Word up, I'll be at work today. I'll text you or something

[Reynolds]

Just in the mock up stage of installing my OffRoad Solutions cage Can't wait to fully weld this thing in

[gonepostal]

sweet ride, I wasn't sure of my opinion of the newer trucks like yours until I saw this thread.  Now I'm sold, atleast on whatever year your truck is.  The paint rocks either way but I think it looked better drab.  It still rocks though

[Rainer]

I live right down the street from ORS. They are a bunch of crazy guys. There fab skills are some of the best ive seen. Good choice on the cage.

Mark

[Reynolds]

sweet ride, I wasn't sure of my opinion of the newer trucks like yours until I saw this thread.  Now I'm sold, atleast on whatever year your truck is.  The paint rocks either way but I think it looked better drab.  It still rocks though

1998 Thanks man

[Reynolds]

I live right down the street from ORS. They are a bunch of crazy guys. There fab skills are some of the best ive seen. Good choice on the cage.

Mark

They do great work! The quality and fit of this cage is unmatched. I can't wait to get it finished

[kiyul4130]

ya i enjoy bmx from time to time.......... 
(my backyard ramp)

pooooooooooop   butt ha cages are cool if you last name is reynolds sucka

[Reynolds]

Got a lot done on the cage lastnight 

[gotrocks]

Thats going to be fun putting the interior back in once you weld everything up and paint it.

[rocktoy83]

that is one bad roll cage

[Reynolds]

Thats going to be fun putting the interior back in once you weld everything up and paint it.

Wasn't that bad actually



Paint...

Installed...





Not bad, it only took me like 24 hours from start to finish

[Talon84x4]

nice and clean, looks great

really want to get mine truck caged soon too 

[gotrocks]

the reason I said have fun was because I thought it was all welded together and you couldn't take it apart.  Being able to take it apart makes it WAY easier.  The cage I was building until I decided to part out my 4Runner was going to be right where I wanted it and there wasn't any way it was going to come out unless I cut it apart

[unclejpl4x4]

wow thats nice    but im not a fan of the inside cage 2 tight for my phat

[TacoStewie]

did you get rid of your bed cage or do you still have it??

[Reynolds]

did you get rid of your bed cage or do you still have it??

Got rid of it

[Yota87Truck]

Sweet Truck, the interior roll cage looks sweet!

[Reynolds]

The time has come, I am most likely selling the truck to someone in Hawaii. Time to start over with a Double cab

[slabcs]

bummer, want to give me that cage super cheap?  i can pick it up

[Reynolds]

bummer, want to give me that cage super cheap?  i can pick it up

If by "super cheap" you mean $1000, then yes, you can buy it. 

[slabcs]

that's how much it costs new, blah. wasn't the screaming deal i was hoping you'd throw out.

what are you going to do on the new double cab build?