is the body gonna stay orange?
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Yeah, staying with the orange for body paint too.
Axles & leafs will be staying black, no other crazyness beside the frame color.
Might be a bit to much though, dunno, haven't fully decided yet.
Gray could win the day for this one...
The fumes! The fumes! Somebody go roll up Kurt's garage door!!! 
I've got mixed emotions about orange for the frame... it might end up looking cool, but it could also be a bit too "show truck" looking.
Either way, I would avoid painting items like the body mount hangers in a different accent color. I guess it's just a pet-peeve of mine when I see a truck with a bunch of miscellaneous parts "highlighted" underneath for no apparent reason.
On a different note, it is impressive how smooth that frame appears to be in the photographs...does the POR flow-out well and fill in the small voids and pockmarks?
I've got mixed emotions about orange for the frame... it might end up looking cool, but it could also be a bit too "show truck" looking.
Either way, I would avoid painting items like the body mount hangers in a different accent color. I guess it's just a pet-peeve of mine when I see a truck with a bunch of miscellaneous parts "highlighted" underneath for no apparent reason.
On a different note, it is impressive how smooth that frame appears to be in the photographs...does the POR flow-out well and fill in the small voids and pockmarks?
To late, he's down for the count, passed out.
Kidding...
The door between the house/garage seals really well and the only smell that got in was ME, on my clothes.
Kept the small overhead door going out to the wood pile open about 1ft and the pass through door cracked open some too.
The experiment is over.
Interesting sure but having an orange frame just doesn't work for this build.
Interesting sure but having an orange frame just doesn't work for this build.
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bp71k5
3/4 ton status
I didn't dislike the orange, but I do like the grey better. It might make finding the grease buildup easier than straight black.
I like the grey paint scheme better... 
bigbadchev84
1/2 ton status
Yeah the grey frame is alot nicer, Orange was a bit to 90s show truck to me, Keep with the grey, nice and clean
I said to myself when I saw the orange frame..."Hmmm...that's a bad decision".
But just before that I was saying to myself, " Hugger Orange is THE best looking color on these trucks!"
Now I'm saying to myself " WOW...I talk to myself allot!"
No, good choice.
I'd go Satin Black myself,but that's me
But just before that I was saying to myself, " Hugger Orange is THE best looking color on these trucks!"
Now I'm saying to myself " WOW...I talk to myself allot!"
No, good choice.
I'd go Satin Black myself,but that's me
Yukon Jack
1/2 ton status
I have frame-envy 
Week of zero work done to the blazer but I did sell a 70 SWB 4x4 project and the entire week was all about packing it up and getting it ready for transport.
Getting a furnace installed in the garage this coming week so I can have heat without the fumes.
With any luck metal prices will be coming down, could be time to order some tubing.
Getting a furnace installed in the garage this coming week so I can have heat without the fumes.
With any luck metal prices will be coming down, could be time to order some tubing.
Moody
1/2 ton status
My furnace for the house is in the garage and I'm always nervous to use something with flammable fumes (i.e. laquer thinner)so that when the pilot light goes on the house with go boom! The good thing is the garage is usually pretty warm without additional heat.....until my wife opens the garage door to leave, then it takes a couple of hours to warm back up. But it's better that working outside!
Isn't the pilot light "always" on?
Code mandates that they be installed 18 inches off the floor surface for that exact reason.
Moody
1/2 ton status
I guess I should have said "heating element" rather than pilot light. It's not on all the time per se, it just heats up and glows before the furnace kicks on ingniting the gas. Either way it makes me nervous.......
Frame's drying...
Set the t-stat @ 60 degrees for a couple hours to help set up the paint.
Set the t-stat @ 60 degrees for a couple hours to help set up the paint.
NEK5
3/4 ton status
i like it 
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Moody
1/2 ton status
Did you end up using a flip and 56's?
Frame/tub together to stay.
Got some room to work in the garage back again.
Got some room to work in the garage back again.
