What did you do to your GMT today?

[jrSS]

Originally Posted by Voymom<br />
He tripped me, so I kicked him...which screwed up my pedicure

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<font color="#800080">You're what 3'2"?</font> How in the Sam Hill did you trip on Phantom?

this outta be funny

 

[TexazReece]

It looks easy to put on, but how will it be to remove?

Did you look into the lebra cover for TB. I'm about to get one soon bugs & road debris are messing up my front end.

Oops wrong quote lol

 

[SBUBandit]

Did you look into the lebra cover for TB. I'm about to get one soon bugs & road debris are messing up my front end.

Oops wrong quote lol

I've never had a bra on the TB, however my past experience with several car bras has been that Colgan brand bras fit way better. I have been very impressed with Colgan

 

[TexazReece]

Thanx Bandit I'm going to have to look into that BTW I hope you bounce back from that disc injury bro

 

[Boricua SS]

well, one of my many surprises for the Midwest meet this Saturday fell through... so I'll post what i was doing today, or planned on doing for lack there of lol... with all the meets we have here in Ohio, everyone knows what my truck looks like, so i wanted to shake things up and surprise the fellow ohioans... but FAIL!!!

Smoke Plasti Dip finally came out in mid April... so i thought I'd give it a try since im looking for the gunmetal grey look... epic failure!!!.. that smoke color is so translucent, you can barely tell its on there, and it barely tints the surface the color you want.. it says that the more coats you apply,the darler the "smoke" color becomes.. all the way until you reach a charcol color... well they failed on that... i had 6 coats on one wheel, and you could still see my centercap bowtie through the Plasti Dip... on top of that, unless i had 3 defective cans, the smoke color comes out very blotchy, and drips from the tip due to build up... you'll see the spots on the one rim... you be the judge in the pix..

but no worries my midwest peeps.. there will still be surprises for the beaSSt when i show up

getting ready

first coat applied...

see the blotchyness...

and see the difference... i peeled some off so you can see that its not much different... this is 6 coats...

 

[mapanch]

and see the difference... i peeled some off so you can see that its not much different... this is 6 coats...

When you see it side-by-side, the wheels just look dirty with the "smoke" look.

 

[TexazReece]

I agree little difference

 

[Boricua SS]

yea, not impressed at all with it... oh well.. cheap experiement... wish i had a silver or black SS, then i Plasti Dip the wheels Black

 

[Voymom]

You're what 3'2"? How in the Sam Hill did you trip on Phantom?

I'm 4'9

My flip flop caught his tire, and I fell on my face. So when I got up and got my flip flop back I kicked him...not realizing through my rage and humiliation that I had flip flops on...I screwed up my pedicure when I kicked his rim.

I hurt my toe too....but the toe was free, I paid a lot of $$ for the pedicure

 

[ItsOnVoy]

yea, not impressed at all with it... oh well.. cheap experiement... wish i had a silver or black SS, then i Plasti Dip the wheels Black

I think black will looks really good with your truck! Some black rims I say try it out

 

[Boricua SS]

I think black will looks really good with your truck! Some black rims I say try it out

Hmmm.. I'm not so sure.. its a toss up tho... here's a friends off of ssowners... I just don't know..

 

[ItsOnVoy]

Hmmm.. I'm not so sure.. its a toss up tho... here's a friends off of ssowners... I just don't know..

It really is a toss up not gonna lie...to me it looks good both ways but if you do black I am the kind of person who looks for gloss you know, on ss rims the gloss really makes them pop when you do black also.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Dont like the blue with black wheels

 

[fadyasha]

Finally got my new running boards! Teaser pictures for now, will post more pix in my mods page after getting a wash

Yes without them looks way better but just can't for now. The new ones r much closer to the body which I like

 

[Short Bus]

well, one of my many surprises for the Midwest meet this Saturday fell through... so I'll post what i was doing today, or planned on doing for lack there of lol... with all the meets we have here in Ohio, everyone knows what my truck looks like, so i wanted to shake things up and surprise the fellow ohioans... but FAIL!!!

Smoke Plasti Dip finally came out in mid April... so i thought I'd give it a try since im looking for the gunmetal grey look... epic failure!!!.. that smoke color is so translucent, you can barely tell its on there, and it barely tints the surface the color you want.. it says that the more coats you apply,the darler the "smoke" color becomes.. all the way until you reach a charcol color... well they failed on that... i had 6 coats on one wheel, and you could still see my centercap bowtie through the Plasti Dip... on top of that, unless i had 3 defective cans, the smoke color comes out very blotchy, and drips from the tip due to build up... you'll see the spots on the one rim... you be the judge in the pix..

but no worries my midwest peeps.. there will still be surprises for the beaSSt when i show up

getting ready

first coat applied...

see the blotchyness...

and see the difference... i peeled some off so you can see that its not much different... this is 6 coats...

How long did you shake the can? Maybe it needed mixed better.

Dont like black wheels

I fixed your post Kyle

 

[JRTAHOE]

Plastidipping it might go a little bit faster though....

Now to figure out how to get everyone to talk Mike into attending out of state meets...

Pardon the thread hijack, but an offer of a good looking female hooker might help.

I hear Florida has some nice looking college girls, that might be enough motivation

 

[Blckshdw]

...but no worries my midwest peeps.. there will still be surprises for the beaSSt when i show up

You found some new locations for LEDs? Nice!!

I'm 4'9 ... and I fell on my face...

Look on the bright side, at least you didn't have far to fall!

I hear Florida has some nice looking college girls, that might be enough motivation

The beach does too. You make that drive, we'll make sure to get you plenty of eye candy. Might make you forget about having all that painter's tape on the front of your truck!

 

[Boricua SS]

How long did you shake the can? Maybe it needed mixed better.

Well, its a rubberized coating in a rattle can.. as my brother told me, rubberized undercoating and the like, doesn't optimize as well as paint does... so, out come blothces... really nothing you can do.. its just with the lighter colors and a grander scale, you see the blemishes more compared to the black Plasti dip..

 

[rppoit]

well had some extra time so I decided to paint all my exterior trim.
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Very happy with the rusults. I Used kraylon gloss black for plastic.

 

[SBUBandit]

well had some extra time so I decided to paint all my exterior trim.

Very nice work, big improvement over the gray rubbermaid look

 

[Blckshdw]

well had some extra time so I decided to paint all my exterior trim.

I need to do this to mine, these pics just reinforces that. Nice work!

 

[CdnGMan]

Very nice work, big improvement over the gray rubbermaid look

I totally agree... it makes a huge difference IMO...

I need to do this to mine, these pics just reinforces that. Nice work!

I wouldn't mind doing that to my running boards actually...
I'd just be concerned about how slippery they'd be when wet - the last thing I need is for the Missus to wipe out getting in / out of Canyonaro...

 

[Blckshdw]

I wouldn't mind doing that to my running boards actually...
I'd just be concerned about how slippery they'd be when wet - the last thing I need is for the Missus to wipe out getting in / out of Canyonaro...

I wouldn't think it would be much more slippery than they already are, since they are plastic, and not rubber. If anything, I think the paint would take more of a beating due to being stepped on and maybe be more prone to chipping or flaking off.

What you could do is take the boards off and coat them with bedliner instead of paint. Be more durable, and the texture of it would give a better foothold maybe?

 

[07ChevyTruck]

rppoit - Nice Job! When I painted some interior trim I used Kyrlon's fusion paint. So I was wondering what paint did you use?

 

[CdnGMan]

What you could do is take the boards off and coat them with bedliner instead of paint. Be more durable, and the texture of it would give a better foothold maybe?

That's actually not a bad idea... and seeing as how Stef will have the front end up installing the safari bar, taking the running boards off to coat them shouldn't be a problem...
I'm liking that idea! Now to price out that bedliner kit... LOL!

 

[SBUBandit]

That's actually not a bad idea... and seeing as how Stef will have the front end up installing the safari bar, taking the running boards off to coat them shouldn't be a problem...
I'm liking that idea! Now to price out that bedliner kit... LOL!

You can buy it in spray cans at Walmart. Can't remember exactly how much they were but no more than like 10-12 bucks a can. You'll probably need 3 cans or so to do a few coats on the running boards. Just be sure to go in several light coats, that allows the texture to build up better for better grip. Stuff is pretty durable, and if you chip it off, you just respray that area lightly.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

You can buy it in spray cans at Walmart. Can't remember exactly how much they were but no more than like 10-12 bucks a can. You'll probably need 3 cans or so to do a few coats on the running boards. Just be sure to go in several light coats, that allows the texture to build up better for better grip. Stuff is pretty durable, and if you chip it off, you just respray that area lightly.

Which stuff is durable? I have tried a couple kinds and none of the spray cans seem to be worth a shit. I definitely would not use it on somethng I stepped on. The duplicolor was ok for a little bit but on a bumper that was not stepped on or rubbed against it still did not really hold up. I know tons of jeep guys that would love a decent spray bedliner for fenders n such but even they have not found anything, but the Raptor kit that is 100 bucks, to be decent.

 

[SBUBandit]

Which stuff is durable? I have tried a couple kinds and none of the spray cans seem to be worth a shit. I definitely would not use it on somethng I stepped on. The duplicolor was ok for a little bit but on a bumper that was not stepped on or rubbed against it still did not really hold up. I know tons of jeep guys that would love a decent spray bedliner for fenders n such but even they have not found anything, but the Raptor kit that is 100 bucks, to be decent.

I think the Duplicolor is what I used. My use was on my dead pedal in the TB. Has held up well for me, but my foot just sets on it everywhere I go 6 months out of the year. The Husky liners cover it in the winter, but no wear at all on the dead pedals after 3 years. If I was going to pay 100+ to do it, I'd check with a place that does Rhino lining. Some of those places offer warranties where they'll respray it if it wears.

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

I think the Duplicolor is what I used. My use was on my dead pedal in the TB. Has held up well for me, but my foot just sets on it everywhere I go 6 months out of the year. The Husky liners cover it in the winter, but no wear at all on the dead pedals after 3 years. If I was going to pay 100+ to do it, I'd check with a place that does Rhino lining. Some of those places offer warranties where they'll respray it if it wears.

You had far better luck than me or any buddies. My one buddy bought a full case of Duplicolor to do his tube poison spyder tube fenders and after redoing them a couple times in 6 months, he sprung for powdercoating.

The Raptor is cheap at 100...will do a jeep tub, but Rhino lining or similar place is 500 plus to do it. A truck bed is about 500. Exterior of a TB sized vehicle, full cover, is 2000 or so. Shops are not cheap even with the usually limited warranties they offer.

 

[BayWolf]

I replaced a faulty temperature actuator on the rear AC in the EXT last night. One tooth on one of the gears inside the old one had broken off, causing the irritating clacking at startup.

 

[Voymom]

Well...Went dress shopping(having a wedding ceremony in October) then decided to drop by the ONLY car detailing shop in town to see what it would cost for an entire exterior work over. Well.....They won't touch my truck lol I guess the clear coat issues and paint issues scared them to much. They referred me to a guy here in town that does a lot of auto painting, and he basically assaulted my pocket book.

He wants over $10k to paint and clear coat the entire truck, and about $3k for 2 doors, 2 fenders and 2 bumpers.....

I left in a hurry, and have been thinking of picking up a few extra dozen cans of black spray paint and clear coat

 

[Short Bus]

...he basically assaulted my pocket book.

He wants over $10k to paint and clear coat the entire truck, and about $3k for 2 doors, 2 fenders and 2 bumpers.....

He did not assault your pocket book, he insulted your intelligence.

 

[07ChevyTruck]

He wants over $10k to paint and clear coat the entire truck, and about $3k for 2 doors, 2 fenders and 2 bumpers.....

I left in a hurry, and have been thinking of picking up a few extra dozen cans of black spray paint and clear coat

He did not assault your pocket book, he insulted your intelligence.

I think he did both.

I would have been running as if I was on fire.

 

[fr34kout]

Just wondering, what were you expecting to pay? One of my friends used to work at a body shop and now sprays cars at his house and told me he'd do my truck black with pearl for 3500 and that's deals. I talked to a shop down here that does good work and they told me just to respray my truck black, starting 5k and can go up depending on if I want extra clear, custom colors, etc. If your truck has clear peeling, they have to do a lot more work just to get the panels prepped for paint. I'm not saying this guy wasn't trying to rip you off, just wondering what you were expecting to pay.

 

[Voymom]

Just wondering, what were you expecting to pay? One of my friends used to work at a body shop and now sprays cars at his house and told me he'd do my truck black with pearl for 3500 and that's deals. I talked to a shop down here that does good work and they told me just to respray my truck black, starting 5k and can go up depending on if I want extra clear, custom colors, etc. If your truck has clear peeling, they have to do a lot more work just to get the panels prepped for paint. I'm not saying this guy wasn't trying to rip you off, just wondering what you were expecting to pay.

A buddy of mine went to a different paint shop, which I have a quote appointment for next week. But for his s-10 he paid $1100.00 for extensive body rust repair, and an entire new paint job(non stock color, and entire truck+hard bed cover). So, I was NOT expecting to pay 10k+ for a new paint job.

And yes, I ran as if my ass were on fire lmao

On a second note, does Phantom even deserve a new paint jo for tripping me yesterday??

 

[ConeKilrAutoX]

led switchbacks i put in. but unfortunately have to buy new ones. i did not realize these (when headlights/running lights are on stay white and blink amber) I wanted the Amber off amber off blinking led switchbacks
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[Blckshdw]

led switchbacks i put in. but unfortunately have to buy new ones. i did not realize these (when headlights/running lights are on stay white and blink amber) I wanted the Amber off amber off blinking led switchbacks

That sucks you got the wrong style, where'd you get em from? Can you exchange em? If not, you can probably sell em to another member down the road and make some of that money back.

 

[ConeKilrAutoX]

That sucks you got the wrong style, where'd you get em from? Can you exchange em? If not, you can probably sell em to another member down the road and make some of that money back.

I just got them from a buddy of a guy i worked with. Lol i might just give them back and order better ones

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Picked up rear bumper

 

[jrSS]

Washed and cleaned up the voy today for the big MIDWEST meet.