19 owns you (gonna be in truckin too!) worklog!

*BBQ_HotDogs* · 04-18-2004, 03:12 PM

I'm always wrong. I should have known. LOL. Anyway, when are ya doing mine? LOL

brandonloserkid · 04-18-2004, 03:47 PM

what paint did you use? or should i just mail my tails to ya? lol

draft · 04-18-2004, 04:40 PM

I'm pretty sure just some Testor's Candy Apple spray paint from a hobby store will do the job. Whether he used that or not, same results.

mknott4 · 04-18-2004, 04:51 PM

its mike not matt and yea my tails are the ones that are tinted with vht nightshades i guess its personal opinion which you like better red tint or black i personally like black especially now that i have my wheels on somehow they look good together... also i think drew dyed his yellow lens red not painted it

draft · 04-18-2004, 07:02 PM

Sorry Mike.

*expo5.0* · 04-18-2004, 07:12 PM

nah, i just used the testor's paint that i got at walmart. i have about 3 cans in my garage.

i know a lot of other people have done it before with mixed results. IF you do a good job of taping it off and a GREAT job of doing the right number of very thin coats AND prepare the tails very carefully it will come out good as stock. If you fail in any of those things all hell will break loose when it rains or something (i've seen it many times)

*expo5.0* · 04-18-2004, 07:13 PM

oh, i'll do em whenever anyone wants to send em. charge you like $15

brandonloserkid · 04-18-2004, 10:10 PM

I wasnt sure if you used testors or the japanese spray. I think I will do mine tomorrow. What kinds of solvents did you use to clean the tail lights. Also what other preparation did you use. You think that painters tape will be sufficient for taping it off?

also which testors paint did you use?

draft · 04-18-2004, 11:38 PM

Yes, any masking tape will do. When I smoked my tails with the Japanese stuff, I just used packaging tape to razor around my white area (obviously you just need to tape off the top amber).

I suppose just a nice warm soap/water cleansing will get most of the rubbish off. Might also want some degreaser.. other than that you should be fine.

*expo5.0* · 04-19-2004, 03:34 PM

just got back from the fabric store- got some black suede. I will be covering the front and rear of my box with it (the top is glass and painted), my center console lids, and the perforated parts on the doors.

so now i can say i have a CLAIBORNE custom suede/fiberglass interior lol

*Hartman* · 04-19-2004, 03:49 PM

Don't you hate it when you have to go to the fabric store for supplies? All the middle aged women that shop there look at me funny when I go get fleece.

*BBQ_HotDogs* · 04-19-2004, 04:34 PM

It will be interesting to me to see how your doors and console lid turn out. Make sure to take plenty of pictures. Also I amy be taking you up on that tailight gig. How long will it take to do it? If I 2nd day shipped them to you, how soon would I get them back?

*expo5.0* · 04-19-2004, 04:48 PM

this suede is fricking sweet! i don't care where i had to go to get it. too bad it was $20 a yard.

i can turn them around in 2-3 days max for the tail lights.

*hydroxy* · 04-19-2004, 11:26 PM

did you get the stretchy kind of suede?

*BBQ_HotDogs* · 04-20-2004, 05:51 AM

What color of suede is it?

*Hartman* · 04-20-2004, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by expo5.0

just got back from the fabric store- got some black suede.

C'mon now!

*BBQ_HotDogs* · 04-20-2004, 07:32 AM

LOL, hey when you get old, tell me you can still read. ROFL

*expo5.0* · 04-20-2004, 09:59 AM

it is absolutely not stretchy, i'm talking about real suede.

*expo5.0* · 04-20-2004, 10:20 AM

update- teaser of the truck a little closer to being ready for paint.

clarkkent · 04-20-2004, 11:24 AM

oooohhh. is that primer!!!

i can't wait till its done bro. later.

04-18-2004, 03:47 PM	#222
brandonloserkid Wannabe Elite Explorer spring hill, fl '97 Explorer Sport Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 202 Vehicle Specs	what paint did you use? or should i just mail my tails to ya? lol __________________ i love cars..... and gambling..

04-18-2004, 04:40 PM	#223
draft Wannabe Elite Explorer Los Angeles, CA Mounty Sport Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,477 Vehicle Specs	I'm pretty sure just some Testor's Candy Apple spray paint from a hobby store will do the job. Whether he used that or not, same results. __________________ 98 Mountaineer Sport

04-18-2004, 07:02 PM	#225
draft Wannabe Elite Explorer Los Angeles, CA Mounty Sport Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,477 Vehicle Specs	Sorry Mike. __________________ 98 Mountaineer Sport

04-18-2004, 07:12 PM	#226
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,306 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	nah, i just used the testor's paint that i got at walmart. i have about 3 cans in my garage. i know a lot of other people have done it before with mixed results. IF you do a good job of taping it off and a GREAT job of doing the right number of very thin coats AND prepare the tails very carefully it will come out good as stock. If you fail in any of those things all hell will break loose when it rains or something (i've seen it many times) __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

04-18-2004, 07:13 PM	#227
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,306 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	oh, i'll do em whenever anyone wants to send em. charge you like $15 __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

04-18-2004, 03:12 PM	#221
BBQ_HotDogs A Man Without Wheels Houston, Texas 98 Eddie Bauer (R.I.P.) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,084 Vehicle Specs	I'm always wrong. I should have known. LOL. Anyway, when are ya doing mine? LOL

04-18-2004, 04:51 PM	#224
mknott4 Wannabe Elite Explorer Maple Grove, Mn '95 X Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 129 Vehicle Specs	its mike not matt and yea my tails are the ones that are tinted with vht nightshades i guess its personal opinion which you like better red tint or black i personally like black especially now that i have my wheels on somehow they look good together... also i think drew dyed his yellow lens red not painted it

04-18-2004, 10:10 PM	#228
brandonloserkid Wannabe Elite Explorer spring hill, fl '97 Explorer Sport Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 202 Vehicle Specs	I wasnt sure if you used testors or the japanese spray. I think I will do mine tomorrow. What kinds of solvents did you use to clean the tail lights. Also what other preparation did you use. You think that painters tape will be sufficient for taping it off? also which testors paint did you use? __________________ i love cars..... and gambling..

04-18-2004, 11:38 PM	#229
draft Wannabe Elite Explorer Los Angeles, CA Mounty Sport Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,477 Vehicle Specs	Yes, any masking tape will do. When I smoked my tails with the Japanese stuff, I just used packaging tape to razor around my white area (obviously you just need to tape off the top amber). I suppose just a nice warm soap/water cleansing will get most of the rubbish off. Might also want some degreaser.. other than that you should be fine. __________________ 98 Mountaineer Sport

04-19-2004, 03:34 PM	#230
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,306 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	just got back from the fabric store- got some black suede. I will be covering the front and rear of my box with it (the top is glass and painted), my center console lids, and the perforated parts on the doors. so now i can say i have a CLAIBORNE custom suede/fiberglass interior lol __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

04-19-2004, 03:49 PM	#231
Hartman Elite Explorer Indianapolis, IN 1996 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,444 Vehicle Specs	Don't you hate it when you have to go to the fabric store for supplies? All the middle aged women that shop there look at me funny when I go get fleece. __________________ 1996 Explorer 5.0 V8 - TT/shackles, 31" BFG A/T - Registry thread 2005 Mustang GT - Sonic Blue

04-19-2004, 04:34 PM	#232
BBQ_HotDogs A Man Without Wheels Houston, Texas 98 Eddie Bauer (R.I.P.) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,084 Vehicle Specs	It will be interesting to me to see how your doors and console lid turn out. Make sure to take plenty of pictures. Also I amy be taking you up on that tailight gig. How long will it take to do it? If I 2nd day shipped them to you, how soon would I get them back?

04-19-2004, 04:48 PM	#233
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,306 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	this suede is fricking sweet! i don't care where i had to go to get it. too bad it was $20 a yard. i can turn them around in 2-3 days max for the tail lights. __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

04-19-2004, 11:26 PM	#234
hydroxy I like to fiddle... Fairfax, VA 1995 Limited v6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,320 Vehicle Specs	did you get the stretchy kind of suede? __________________ The more you try and fix rattling, the louder and more expensive it gets. "buy the best and only cry once..." Car Domain Page Virginia Tech '07

04-20-2004, 05:51 AM	#235
BBQ_HotDogs A Man Without Wheels Houston, Texas 98 Eddie Bauer (R.I.P.) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,084 Vehicle Specs	What color of suede is it?

04-20-2004, 07:32 AM	#237
BBQ_HotDogs A Man Without Wheels Houston, Texas 98 Eddie Bauer (R.I.P.) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,084 Vehicle Specs	LOL, hey when you get old, tell me you can still read. ROFL

04-20-2004, 09:59 AM	#238
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,306 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	it is absolutely not stretchy, i'm talking about real suede. __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

04-20-2004, 10:20 AM	#239
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,306 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	update- teaser of the truck a little closer to being ready for paint. Attached Images __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

04-20-2004, 11:24 AM	#240
clarkkent Wannabe Elite Explorer san luis obispo, CA McNeil Mountaineer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,585 Vehicle Specs	oooohhh. is that primer!!! i can't wait till its done bro. later. __________________ "Can I fit 44 inch tires on a body lift?"