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Old 08-12-2015, 01:50 PM
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Thanks! And I rattle canned it
LOL I know a lot of people talk down about doing it that way but it can be done good that way. My son wants his flat black and that is one way I thought about doing it.
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Old 08-12-2015, 02:31 PM
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LOL I know a lot of people talk down about doing it that way but it can be done good that way. My son wants his flat black and that is one way I thought about doing it.
Ain't that the truth!! Most people don't even know it's rattled canned!! You want em to talk even more, rhino line your whole truck... Did that with the old truck haha
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Old 08-12-2015, 02:34 PM
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Got her out the garage to enjoy the sunshine and get some bondo work done!! Getting close now
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Lookin good. Your welds look like mine
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Lookin good. Your welds look like mine
They look a lot better in person... I just haven't cleaned the flux off of it yet haha!
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Works almost done!! Flip up hatch
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Your taillights are inspiring me. What gauge steel did you use?
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I'm liking the chop so far, lets see it finished
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Your taillights are inspiring me. What gauge steel did you use?
I believe it was 16 gauge.... But it was just scrap I had laying around so I don't remember exact
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All bondo work from here on out! Getting paid for the 35s I sold to a buddy today, so the other 2 wheels will be on the way!
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What's the mesh you have on there?
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What's the mesh you have on there?
It's just drywall tape haha. Works wonders when you gotta bondo some decent gaps
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Cool, never thought of that.
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Read somewhere about the body flexing weird after a back chop. So I tested it out. I'd have to say I don't notice it
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I've read about bondo cracking when flexing too
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