Looks great, RED trucks rule. You have the pop top up there, or is it a safari wagon ride back to the coast to install it?
Builds The "Red Rocket" Troopy (6 Viewers)
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theglobb
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After looking at my paint more and more, it kinda got on my nerves. Had a rhino liner like texture in some places, smoother in others, etc. I decided to sand it down a little bit and repaint it properly. I didn't mix the enamel thinner enough last time so the paint came out poorly as it wasn't atomizing correctly. Since I've never painted before, I had no real clue on what was going wrong or what I could be doing better, then I painted my doors on a separate day at the proper ratios and it came out so much better.
Here is an example of all of the orange peel it had before, felt rough on the hands.
and here is it after!
@Felde was infact correct, the messed-up side of my troopy is now even more noticeable. I'm not gonna lose sleep over it as it still looks much better than it did previously haha.
for painting in the dark it came out pretty well!
Threw all the panels in my house for the night so they would dry a bit better
also check out this old 70s fridge I got for $20. Bought new by the PO in the late 60's plugged in and has never been unplugged until the other day. The only time it was shut off was during power outages. Fridge and freezer work VERY well.
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I'm going to California for roughly 2 weeks. Mainly for a wedding at first but then will have a week or so of extra time out there to do whatever, will be driving up the coast with my mom and dad @Shyrock. If anyone reading this is out there shoot me a message, maybe we can meet up. Will be driving my dads Toyota Dyna back up to Boone with me with the pop top on the flatbed and then installing it. I guess that'll be the next update this thread gets! Progress!
Here is an example of all of the orange peel it had before, felt rough on the hands.
and here is it after!
@Felde was infact correct, the messed-up side of my troopy is now even more noticeable. I'm not gonna lose sleep over it as it still looks much better than it did previously haha.
for painting in the dark it came out pretty well!
Threw all the panels in my house for the night so they would dry a bit better
also check out this old 70s fridge I got for $20. Bought new by the PO in the late 60's plugged in and has never been unplugged until the other day. The only time it was shut off was during power outages. Fridge and freezer work VERY well.
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I'm going to California for roughly 2 weeks. Mainly for a wedding at first but then will have a week or so of extra time out there to do whatever, will be driving up the coast with my mom and dad @Shyrock. If anyone reading this is out there shoot me a message, maybe we can meet up. Will be driving my dads Toyota Dyna back up to Boone with me with the pop top on the flatbed and then installing it. I guess that'll be the next update this thread gets! Progress!
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Sometimes you have to learn by doing !
More importantly is that you’re willing to try
Looking great overall.
Love that bumper sticker on the rear bumper !
More importantly is that you’re willing to try
Looking great overall.
Love that bumper sticker on the rear bumper !
Time to think about a cool sticker to go on that dent ... maybe a bandage.
I once saw a truck with a heavy messed up rear tailgate, where he had incorporated the creases into a piece of artwork of a manikin p***ing down a cliff... can't find the pic
.Our just outline the creases to give it some character. You may use Gemini AI (works better than chatGPT with pics) to create a preview from a photo.
Here is a first, unspecified attempt
Have fun on your trip!
Cheers Ralf
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