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Yeah, I used the Camouflage Painting Of Military Vehicles (TB 43-0209, OCT 1990) TM for the 3 color camo pattern.Looks awesome Matt! What a difference paint can make......It does not even look like the same trailer you picked up here!
Nice job on the paint....is the camo pattern in accordance with the TM I assume?
Soni
I like the Gillespie paint for the ease of painting and the matching cans as well.Excellent paint- they have worked hard at getting a good color match between both their spray cans and their gallon cans. Makes it easy to do quick little jobs and touch-ups with the spray, and have it blend in well with the existing paint. I've been using a HVLP gun on a turbine (TIP) for years and their paint just flows on.
Your trailer is looking great, I'm doing well with a M172A1, but that long deck would certainly allow multiple vehicle loads. Still thinking about your aluminum ramps, checked the Discount Ramps web site and wonder if you have the part number for the model you are using.
John
The OEM wood is not ship lapped and my boards were so banana shaped that I'm not sure I would've been able to do it correctly anyhow. I put a 45 degree bevel around all the outside edges in an effort to keep the wood from splintering on the edge. The OEM wood is beveled quite a bit where the wood meets the deck in the front to back direction, but I'm not really equipped to make cuts like that.Looks good Matt, makes me want to finish the deck on my trailer.
White Oak, but same process. If anything it's been drying in the garage and should be read to Mill.
I'm thinking of skipping the ship-lap on mine (M871) looks like you didn't ship lap your's either. But did bevel the edge, any thoughts you'd like to share on that?