Cant wait to see it redone!
Cant wait to see it redone!
Well here it is as of today. 10 days past the deadline - still not painted. It is very good work, it is smooth, it will look great.... it's just late.
I am missing MOD this year, and I have cancelled the photo shoot because of the delay....
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yeah my neon was supposed to be done almost 3 months ago but i cant half ass putting it back together and if im going to do it ill do it right so ill deal with being delayed its worth it in the end to enjoy it more and longer without having to go back and do it all again looks like its coming along though!
I hired someone to do the.paint and body because I didn't have enough time to do it myself. I know this stuff can't be rushed, but then again, I hired someone so that it would be done on time (which it is late). It may be worth it in the end (a nice paint job), but right now I'm having a big problem with missing my scheduled events.
Welcome to hurry up and wate line. Mine was 3 months behind schedual. But what can you do
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Please don't take offense to this Merrill, but you are anal. That's what makes your build above some of the others in my opinion. It's what is going to bring out the perfection in your truck. It why your build is my favorite. Like you taking the windows out to tint them because you don't want the lines, or the why you are painting the truck matte. It all makes sense and its those little details that really take it to the next level. Your build seriously inspires me
^^^Not offended at all. I'm actually very complimented, thank you. It's good to know people enjoy this build and one day I hope someone takes what I have and does it better.
So here is the truck...
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It isn't terrible..... it is totally mission accomplished as you try to look at it during the day. It is so bright that it really is a void in reality. It is just straight up - there. The body work was decent, and it is pretty straight. You can only see the little stuff if you knew what you were looking for, or knew it where it was before.
The paint finish is pretty disappointing. I have a lot of work ahead of me. At night and with sunglasses on during the day, it is very dusty in some spots, some areas are heavily sprayed, there is an orange peel in a couple spots, and there is a bunch of over spray I'm not happy about.
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^^That really pissed me off. I have a lot of work ahead of me to get this where I want it.
I like white a lot...but darn when I get up in the morning and it's a bright day, I go blind trying to put the key in the door. My eyes will even start to water from the reflection. Your truck looks snow white compared to My MR2 which has a sorta off white color and it still kills my eyes.
Sorry to hear about the paint, I'm sure you'll get it figured out in time. Still looks real good!
The painter oversprayed your engine? It was bad enough to wait this long to get your truck back, but to get it back looking like this... It does look awesome in stark white though.
Man he made you wait and wait and it still didnt come back perfect or near perfect, and all that over spray. I would be PISSED to say the least and he would have got a lot of words said to him lol. Sorry to hear about the crappy work. Truck looks good though.
It looks good just sucks that some people are lazy. It's not that hard to paint a engine compartment and not make a mess. Tin foil, plastic and tape help a lot.
It looks good from far away. Up close it has spots that look like drywall.... a lot of the over spray has been covered up with rattle can to try and hide it from me (pissed me off even more), and I have a ton of work ahead of me to fix it all. I actually told him not to paint the engine bay at all since I will do that once I swap.
Newspaper and 3M tape must be expensive... Well, if you know anyone that needs a respray at least you know who not to recommend.
^^^exactly!
Looks like he hosed down your truck with a Wagner. Dogshit. Take it back.Originally Posted by Merrill
I'm not taking it back for it to take more time and still look like shit. I'll just fix it myself. It's the only way I'll really like it anyway.
...if he couldn't get it right the first time, I wouldn't be giving the moron a second chance to completely ruin your ride
That's why I'll just fix it myself and roll on. I don't need any more down time on this truck.
that sucks i hate spending money like that to get crap in return hence why my vehicles all have shitty paint jobs cause i wolnt pay for one lol
Doesn't do justice to the fabrication and attention to detail on the rear axle. Overspray on a battery and wire harness is just sloppy.
Hey, Merrill! Are you ready for an update or has life been too busy to work on your truck?
The greatest gift you have to give to the world is that of your own self~transformation.
It's SEMA season and my clients are definitely keeping me busy. Sadly, I haven't even washed the truck in a couple months haha. I just drive it.
I have been toying with a few different plans. I'll get back to work on it pretty soon.
Great that you're driving it, getting some use out of it. I'm sure the ideas wouldn't be popping up if it were just sitting.
The greatest gift you have to give to the world is that of your own self~transformation.
Yeah it serves it's purpose as a shop truck for sure. It just isn't a fast one yet
I'd make an "anonymous" call to the EPA and say that they're sprayin outside, dumping 'stuff' down the drain, yadda yadda....
Nice build man.
I picked up a mint 86 ram50 for my son and after I got it running, I took it 'around the block', and my battery didn't fit EXACTLY in the tray and it slid
over and the air pulley ground in and sprayed acid A L L O V E R under the whole bay.... SO, my nice shiny clean engine bay is now dull and crappy and some hood spots are corroding even after a baking soda bath..
Errol
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