The Building Of Bucky

[92tanMJ]

Wow! I am sorry to hear about your experience with your body shop guy. The poor communication is inexcusable  :shake: Don't fret too much, my '92 has been at the body shop for two years, but I know exactly what is going on with it.

 

TWO YEAR?!

 

 

When I started reading that and I knew exactly where that was going...you gotta hate people like that :fs2:

[buffalob]

A long overdue update is in order...To make a long involved story short (and bearable)Parts of Bucky iare now in paint a clearcoat. I brought the bed home in its present condition on Thursday night. still bolted to the trailer frame. This also is making room to get the sealer and paint on the cab and doors (still at the painters). Once the cab is in paint and clear. I will haul the bed back over to cut buff and polish the clear. The U-Pol Raptor has been Shot in the bed, but can't go on the lower bed sides until the clear is wet sanded and buffed and the bushwackers re-installed.
Shooting the bushwackers, sliders, bumpers, bed rail caps with the stuff too.
 

 

Guess I will be adding the photos after I figure out the "new improved updated" photobucket.........GRRRRRR!

why when I get some nuance of computer la la land finally figured out enough to make it work..is it inevitably changed modified updated and "improved"..? generally to  the point where whatever I have learned in order to make it function...is then useless.....

This getting old sh*t sucks.

 

 

[buffalob]

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Today I started prepping the other bed ( had been on the trailer frame) for primer sealer paint etc...Painter was down sick today...tried to stay upbeat and productive.

[350cjmass]

That sir, is a thing of beauty! Sorry to hear of all your delays and other BS. I have been patiently waiting in the wings; looking forward to any/all updates with your project... Cheers to you :-)

[buffalob]

more shots of the work on the second bed today. obviously it will be painted to match and U-Pol Raptor etc. as well, the bed that comes out the best will be the one on the truck the other will go back on the trailer frame.

Will have to do a SOA on the trailer to bring it up to the same height as Bucky. Also pictured are two of the trusty wrenching partners.

[earl*t]

It's good to see the progress. :thumbsup: Good lookin pooches too!

[yellaheep]

Finally, steps in the right direction!  :thumbup:

[buffalob]

Thursday Afternoon got some more time in on the trailer bed and its tailgate...

[buffalob]

Friday back to the painters place for the afternoon. prepped and shot the upol raptor bed liner on the sliders bumpers roll bar and bed rail plates.

I had originally considered going with the tintable version of the upol raptor, and go with a dark grey rather than the straight black. However after more thought the fact that future touchups would be needed, I did not want a hassle with getting the color to match....

[buffalob]

This morning I decided that after following the thread on having your tail lights stand out from the crowd, that I would try my hand at it as well.

I started by pulling all four pairs I have (2 trucks a trailer and a spare set that are really jacked up)together to figure out where to start

Decided that the set that was on the red 87' was the best set to try...no chips or breaks all the mount points good, just really scratched and oxided

I started by cleaning with dish detergent and a toothbrush, then started on the lenses with 1800 grit paper followed with 3200, 3600 and finally 4000 grit.

Here they are following a second cleaning with dish soap followed by a wipe down with alcohol

[buffalob]

Next they were masked off and the trim edges shot with duplicolor rattle can auto lacquer Chrysler charcoal grey metallic.

[buffalob]

I probably put about four good coats on with about ten minutes in between. This is lacquer so mist on the first coat so it does not react bad with the plastic.

lacquer dries pretty quick so within an hour I misted the first of four coats of Krylon chrystal clear acrylic enamel.

The last coat went on as heavy as possible without having it start to run.

[buffalob]

this is one light pre-clear and one light post-clear to show how all the fine scratches etc are gone ...shazam!

[buffalob]

The duplicolor I used for the trim on the tail lights was a pretty close match for the color shot on the truck bed. I is a factory Mercedes color that has been "doctored up" by the painter to match the color on the wheels.

[buffalob]

when I take the bed back over on Monday it will bolt back on the truck and the clearcoat wet sanded and polished.

[buffalob]

I am really liking the u-pol raptor stuff. I mean for such a cheesy name (and the package with the dinosaur on it...come on) the $#!& is really awesome.

[buffalob]

The paint color match with the wheels is far closer than I would have thought it would be...Man I love it when a plan comes together.

The paint will go on the cab tomorrow....yippee!

[yellaheep]

Love it! Hard to believe that's the same old 2wd truck I sold ya from a Craigslist ad.....

[COFFMAN]

Noice, looking Gooood !!!

[dscowell]

Man this just keeps getting better and better!

[92tanMJ]

Wow that looks great!!

[RynoMJ]

Coming along great! How do you like the U pol Raptor so far?