Thanks Steve,
Yeah I know that Paint is the past step for most people. But let me explain my situation.
As I said, I teach High School Agricultural Mechanics students. We have about 20 kids in each class, and I have 3 classes each day. The administration allows me to use these projects to supplement the teaching all of the related curriculum objectives.
I spend a considerable amount of time to explain what the project is, why it is important, what I want us to do with it, how, why, etc. They all smile and nod and even answer my questions,......BUT......they cannot wait to get their hands on it.
In a classroom of 20, I will have 5-6 that really want to get into the "Meat" of the project. They help with the engine, carb,tans, etc. Who will actually keep up with the parts, and have the ability to reassemble it with some supervision.
I will have 5-6 that just want to take the thing apart but could care less where they put the bolts, nuts, or even the part when it is off.
Then I have 5-6 that will do what I ask them to but ONLY when I ask them to, and then that will be ALL they do until I find them something else to do.
That leaves the final 2-4 that if breathing required work, I'd have to kick them to keep the alive. On occasion, rarely, but on occasion you get one that will even intentionally "Lose" parts, but that is another story.
What I am getting at, is that in order for my shop to run like a productive classroom and not just a "Hangout, text, chat, sleep" garage, I have to keep them all busy. I assign parts or sections to groups and give them responsibility over each washer, nut etc. It it easier to let kids take small parts to the sand blaster, and larger straight solid parts outside with the wire cup brush on a grinder, than to just have them standing around.
I will be having little various and sundry parts and pieces cleaned and painted lond before it is ever ready to reassemble.
I hope that makes sense.
As far as the color goes, I have already found as the base color, what looks like the same light OD green that My '43 Willys had on it. Over that is the darker OD, then white/gray primer then red, then a middle color green again. I have even found what appears to be a dark blue in one place.
I know that there are partial numbers on the bumper as I can see them through the paint, but they have a bumper sticker over part of them, and multiple layers of paint.
This will definately be a motor pool/DRMO redo, as it will be done mostly by 14-17 year old students with me looking over their shoulders.
But hey, it will be the best M37 they have ever seen or worked on!
