WC-51 Restoration or Bust!!

[zout]

I bet that fella would paint a log cabin as well

 

[EMD567]

I think you should paint every other board.....That way, everyone is happy. You could say that the private in charge made a mistake.

 

[papabear]

I think you should paint every other board.....That way, everyone is happy. You could say that the private in charge made a mistake.

Now THAT'S thinking with yer dipstick Timmy!!!

 

[Superdave]

Any thing new opcorn:opcorn:opcorn:

 

[Tinwoodsman]

I am the tortise, Zout is the hare. Plugging away on the cargo bed. Got two coats of OD on the bed metal and some spot painting on the front panel and tailgate. Cleaned, prepped and primered the wheel well plates, the rear bed box strips, the battery cover and a host of fasteners for the wheel well plates and battery cover. Also, milled the fuel sender access hole in the center bed board which will be covered by a metal plate.

The pain in the butt part is cleaning and prepping all the fasterners which I believe total somewhere above 1,000 pieces. Or at least it feels that way. However, I am drinking an ice cold Stella Artois and feel much better.

 

[poppop]

I am the Tortise because you are making progress and I am not. I don't think we should use Zout as a comparison because he will make anybody look bad. Work looks great as always.

 

[zout]

Ole Zout is just a pain in the butt anyhow - TWM - now THAT is why I gave you that special little tool kit last year for all them little pieces and that tool makes it FUN (remember - if your NOT having fun its not worth doing) (but don;t have so much fun ruining that perfectly awesome outstanding woodwork).

HEY - how do you keep your garage so clean - PM me for the answer - na I will tell everyone - DON:T work on your truck every day and make a mess like this knucklehead does.

 

[papabear]

I only counted 39 fasteners on that board! I'm sure it SEEMS like a thousand when you're laying them out and flipping them to make sure they get painted uniformly though.

Things should go more quickly for you now Bro since most of the tedious stuff is behind you.

I care barely keep from hopping in my truck and coming down/over there one weekend and helping assemble that beauty just so I can say I helped!!

Oh...BTW: and

 

[zout]

When your KC is done - just drive down there and snatch that baby up and tow it back to Columbus. I see he stuck tow hooks on the front.
Whatever is not done yet just toss it in the box. Oh - bring that Ben Hur trailer back with you - he'll probably want to paint the bed of that as well.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

I only counted 39 fasteners on that board! I'm sure it SEEMS like a thousand when you're laying them out and flipping them to make sure they get painted uniformly though.

Things should go more quickly for you now Bro since most of the tedious stuff is behind you.

I care barely keep from hopping in my truck and coming down/over there one weekend and helping assemble that beauty just so I can say I helped!!

Oh...BTW: and

Thanks PB. That board holds just the first group of fastners. There will be many, many more but it will get done. If you come, don't bring that rascal Zout. He will try to steal the WC and haul it off to the scrapper.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Fortunately the Ben Hur trailer has a metal bed so I won't have to hear about that!!!!! Unless of course you want me to paint it to look like wood.

 

[zout]

 

[papabear]

Fortunately the Ben Hur trailer has a metal bed so I won't have to hear about that!!!!! Unless of course you want me to paint it to look like wood.

I meant to mention that...have you seen the newer hardwood flooring they are installing in kitchens?

 

[Tinwoodsman]

 

[Tin Medic]

I was leaning more toward the fake wood linoleum.

 

[papabear]

OK...I gotta confess. I support TWM in painting the wood...that's just how it was and probably what he should do.

BUT!!!....

There is always the ole : "This vehicle was assigned to Colonel Whatshisname and when the wood on his trucks got replaced he was too cheap to pay for paint so it was left natural" excuse!!

 

[zout]

PB has fallen to politically correct !!!!!!!! Folded under pressure !!!!!!!

 

[Tin Medic]

Say it aint so.

 

[papabear]

PB has fallen to politically correct !!!!!!!! Folded under pressure !!!!!!!

No....wait....I DID offer the Colonel Whatshisname option....which I would have used!

 

[Tinwoodsman]

PB, glad to see you came over to the dark side. Good thing because I put primer/sealer on the passenger side panel today. In the interest of self preservation, I do not think I will post any pictures until the bed is finished.