The beauty and the beast

[DTB]

Wow that is really shiny black. What is it.

i think its called paint

[unclejpl4x4]

Now DTB play nice

that is some really uber  goss black paint tho

[Colt]

i think its called paint

that is a normal fresh black paint. nothing special... 

[Colt]

If you don`t want to heat up the whole garage:

Make a tent and heat it with a fan burner...


todays work:
painted the inside

and the underside of the hood

[unclejpl4x4]

dam thats a lot of black   looks good

[ninja turtle]

looking good

[Yota87Truck]

that black looks really thick, or is it just cause its a picture?

[Colt]

Thanks! I like black...

That paint is thick. If you want to spray it you have to add a lot of thinner (about 25-30%).

[Colt]

The second door:

with damaged treads and a big dent

fixed with fresh sheet steel and weld-in nuts


lots of rust holes






welded the back


nearly perfect






Look what santa brought to me

A nice stainless steel exhaust and a power steering

Tomorrow I will smoothen out the rest with body filler and Sunday I will paint the outside.

[twistedtoy92]

damn lots of work but its lookin good!!

[DeadlyPeace]

Looks good. Very nice job body repair on the doors.

That paint is thick. If you want to spray it you have to add a lot of thinner (about 25-30%).

Just wondering.......Did you spray it?

[Colt]

Just wondering.......Did you spray it?

The floor I made with brush because of the thicker coating, the rest is sprayed.

[Colt]

update:

that`s from one door:


filling and sanding the doors


and even more sanding


painting


and the result:

[unclejpl4x4]

are you going all black    or do you have plans for another color/fancy  and or decals

[fatt_matt]

wow... that's awesome, great transformation!

[skipnrocks]

Lookin good!  I like that black!

[Colt]

are you going all black    or do you have plans for another color/fancy  and or decals

yes and yes the outside is matt-finished black, the inside and the flat is/will be shiny black.

I will have to do some parts again because it got wrinkles

[Doof]

very nice... lookin good dude

[DeadlyPeace]

Looking good

[Colt]

Thanks guys!

the red is gone  (on most parts... )


welding the exhaust:





the tailpipe is in the wrong side...

took the angle grinder and tack welded it back together:



tomorrow I will finish the exhaust 

[twistedtoy92]

nice!

[Colt]

Sorry for the time without any update. I had to work overtime...   

After drying the paint turned out real bad.



yet another coating with another mat lacquer (OT: is this the right expression for a not shiny varnish?)





the new paintshop turned out really well!

I hope I will find some time to work on the beast this week... 

[unclejpl4x4]

did i mention i hate exhaust     atleast u got a lift.



sorry 2 here about the paint 

[ninja turtle]

i think the paint looks kinda cool. are you going to try to fix it or just go with it?

[skipnrocks]

Yea I kinda like that paint too, it looks like the hammered rustoleom paint.

[Colt]

I already painted it a second time. Now I`m really pleased...  It looks hammered, so you don`t see the scratches 

@unclejpl4x4
why do you hate exhaust?  did I miss something? 

[DTB]

@unclejpl4x4
why do you hate exhaust? 

he just hates doing exhaust work, Colt

[Colt]

he just hates doing exhaust work, Colt

i see...

[70 Cam Guy]

yet another coating with another mat lacquer (OT: is this the right expression for a not shiny varnish?)

close enough, matte is how its spelled here.  I knew what you meant to say.

This build is coming out great!  I also thought your other build was cool

I like following these international builds and seeing the different styles, scenery and trails

[Colt]

mount for the exhaust:







and painted


installed the gas tank and connected to the fuel lines



next weekend a few buddies come by to help with the flat and rollbar