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Doc Weaver 10-12-2011 09:04 PM

In the paint booth
 
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Well Grande Rojo is finally sanded. Tomorrow begins the miles of masking. Probably shoot the paint next week. I can't wait. I have done the functional things first, so its about time my truck finally looks good.

I'll post pics when its done.

Bob86ZZ4 10-12-2011 09:08 PM

That's a huge job. You keeping it rojo?

Doc Weaver 10-12-2011 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob86ZZ4 (Post 37529)
That's a huge job. You keeping it rojo?

oddly enough the name of the paint is "Salsa Red".

how appropriate huh

Doc Weaver 10-14-2011 09:48 PM

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Well, its all taped up and the trim colors are done. The rear door is gray and the bumper and steps are glossy black. We have to let that cure before we can put tape on the new paint and paint the rest. Actually it has to have red primer before the red paint. This is turning out to be a lot of work. All I wanted was for it to be one color of red. yeeesh!

check out how orange it is after sanding

Doc Weaver 10-19-2011 04:25 PM

painted .... waiting on it to do some curing.

Doc Weaver 10-21-2011 12:28 PM

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Grande Rojo in Salsa Red

The white down the side is a reflection not flaws

Dragonslayer140 10-21-2011 02:34 PM

Wow, thats a lot of shinny red paint, should not have to worry about people not seeing you comming..lol. Very nice job, congratulations.

Dave

Doc Weaver 10-21-2011 08:58 PM

Thanks Dragonslayer. I am pleased with it. although, so much for going un-noticed :)

blizzardND 10-21-2011 11:13 PM

looks great! thanks for sharing the pictures!
-blizz

Doc Weaver 10-22-2011 05:14 PM

It looks so good I had to polish the wheels today. painting was supposed to be the finish. guess it never ends. :)

Eskimo 10-24-2011 01:41 PM

Looks GREAT!

bushpilot 10-24-2011 02:45 PM

looks nice - the upside is that no one will think its a coach !

Doc Weaver 10-24-2011 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bushpilot (Post 37586)
looks nice - the upside is that no one will think its a coach !

Actually, with the matching basement doors, I think it looks a little more RV than it use to

bushpilot 10-24-2011 06:04 PM

its got a certain "stealthy-ness" to it - very unsuspecting and there for <potentially> less interesting to prying eyes ! I wonder how this maybe recv'd by RV parks.

Doc Weaver 10-24-2011 06:27 PM

I haven't had any problems before.... and it was ugly. It was faded red with white rv and basement doors.

Its funny to me how most bus conversions are not white, while most truck conversions are white. I wonder why.

bushpilot 10-24-2011 07:15 PM

well i say WHITE will never go out of style and it ages LESS than some tarted up graphics or "last years" color

Doc Weaver 10-24-2011 09:34 PM

just in case my posts read brash, I have nothing against white. I was just curious why the two similar vehicles are treated different. actually if my truck had started out white, I probably wouldn't have had to paint it.

bushpilot 10-24-2011 10:43 PM

no offense taken or meant here !

Doc Weaver 10-25-2011 05:28 AM

text, emails, and forums have a tendency to read different than they were said (typed). Just being cautious. This has always been a friendly forum and I sure don't want to be the one to ruin that.

bushpilot 10-25-2011 11:04 AM

doc i meant nothing about the color of your truck - just that its more truck "looking"...
who knows why some of these camp grounds do what they do <in saying no conversion or class8 pullers>.


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