Restoration of my M35A2

[Lonewolf879]

Well i have been working on my baby all summer just finished up painting her with a nice semi gloss USMC forest green from rapco. Got my bow set from Troy down in SD and allot of other things from him with promt service and shipping!!! All i need now is the cargo cover which i am having a heck of a time finding a green or 3 color one all i seem to find online is tan which i do not want. I am trying to make my M35A2 as close as i can to what the USMC used in vietnam to be used by our Marine Corps League in parades. Here are a few pics of the truck after i finished up painting today. But if anyone knows where i can get a decent green cargo cover please help me out i would really appreciate it!

 

[DieselBob]

Nice looking work on the paint. Here is a link to IPS and they have OD green covers listed.
Integrated Parts Systems - MS51323-28 - Cover,Vinyl Cargo 12' O D Green

 

[Lonewolf879]

Nice looking work on the paint. Here is a link to IPS and they have OD green covers listed.
Integrated Parts Systems - MS51323-28 - Cover,Vinyl Cargo 12' O D Green

Thanks allot! I need to take better pictures in full sunlight however. I was cloudy today and made the paint job look muddled. It took 2 coats of red oxide primer, then i sanded lightly then put on 2 coats of the paint, and tomorrow i plan to put on a clear coat over everything.

 

[John S-B]

A Vietnam truck would almost certainly have a canvas cargo cover, not the vinyl ones. I'm pretty sure they didn't have any 3 color ones unless it was a field expedient job. I may be wrong, but I don't recall seeing any pics showing that kind of cover. I have a 3 color cover that needs some minor repairs, but I don't think that's what you need. The canvas ones pop up from time to time, you just have to check around.

 

[Deucenut]

That is a good looking truck. Nice job.

 

[onegmjack]

Great looking paint,I need to paint mine.

 

[lawdog1623]

outstanding

 

[mhassett]

NIce job.

 

[vtdeucedriver]

Canvas cover for VN, Definatly no 3 color camo

 

[Lonewolf879]

Here are some new pics, Finished putting the bed liner coating on and i bed lined the cab floor as well. And i clear coated the interior dash.

 

[caliber1]

Truck looks awesome man!! Just curious, what kind of liner did you use on the bed and cab floor?

 

[whatadeuce]

Youve done alot of good work on your truck.

 

[Lonewolf879]

Truck looks awesome man!! Just curious, what kind of liner did you use on the bed and cab floor?

I used Dupli-Color spray bed liner from o'reilly's and i did 2 nice thick coats of it.

 

[Lonewolf879]

Youve done alot of good work on your truck.

Yes i have 3 months worth lol. Considering this is what it looked like when i first got it.

 

[whatadeuce]

Hey Lonewolf, and is it that the whole truck is painted with this product, or just the bed? Who is O'reilly's and how can I get some? Pete

 

[Lonewolf879]

Hey Lonewolf, and is it that the whole truck is painted with this product, or just the bed? Who is O'reilly's and how can I get some? Pete

Bed liner: Dupli-Color :: Truck Bed Coating

I ordered the USMC Semi Gloss dark forest green paint from here: Single Gallon of Paint is $35.00 + $23.00 HazMat + $2.00 Extra Shipping

O'reilly's is a chain parts store we have in our area its like NAPA.

 

[whatadeuce]

Thank You

 

[anthonyamato4]

How many gallons total did you need to paint the truck?

 

[Lonewolf879]

How many gallons total did you need to paint the truck?

1 gallon did the entire truck inside and out as its a 4 to 1 mix ratio 1 part xylene to 3 parts paint as its very thick.. That and you want to put a nice thick coating of pure red oxide primer on first as i did.

 

[hawkeyepoole]

here's a quick clue for the top. buy a 5 ton top and have an upholstery shop cut it down. A 5 ton bed is a 2.5 ton bed extended. I bought a 5 ton CANVAS top from SaturnSurplus.com for $200 and paid $80 to have it cut down. It looks awesome and gives me the Vietnam era look I'm looking for. I'll attach a picture. I couldn't find any more tops at Saturn Surplus, but call him and ask.