giving my Scrapyard Drag Truck a makeover, but was it worth it?
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- While waiting for a few parts to show up for the 535 big block, I got a crazy idea to try and make the scrapyard drag truck look a little better.
Watch the assembly of the drag truck from scrapyard parts
• building a 1,700hp 4wd...
LT if you are sure you will paint this truck I would suggest to go ahead and paint the door jambs and door edges the blue color before you get the entire truck together. Will make the paint job easier later as you would only need to paint the exterior surfaces.
Solid advice
I also forgot to mention to order yourself some plastic razor blades from the jungle site for peeling decal or scraping delicate surfaces such as paint or aluminum. There are multiple durometer plastic blades order a box of low, mid, and stiff plastic blades.
Truck is perfect! No rust, Deferent colors, fast AF! From here in Maine that’s a sleeper!! Paint the frame and let her eat and go hurt some feelings!
I've used WD40 to remove adhesive from badges. It works for road tar and bugs too. You have to wash it down afterwards with dish soap to remove the WD40 though.
I use wd40 for tar and adhesives and I detail cars. It's proven to be not harsh for the paint and clear. Most don't know that it can be used as a cleaner.
im no detailing expert but i've figured out that sanding to 3000 grit gets the scratches small enough to be buffed out with the compound which is just a finer grit that's a paste and then you could use a polishing compound which i've heard is around 6000 grit to get the shine you're looking for
1200, 1500, 2000, 3000, buffing compound, and polish
Slow progress is still progress.
I want that Tracker!!! Swap in a Vortec 4.3 mated to a 5 speed and you've got yourself a very capable little truck!
Blue is nice we have a 03 reg cab fleet side I would paint it silver birch to match the paperwork of the cab and don’t have to paint the jams
I love your attention to detail. If I couldn't work on my vehicles they would definitely find their way to your shop.
The arrival blue is a great color. From what I heard you want to go up to at least 3000 - 5000 grit.
A job well done is just that. No cutting corners and doing it right. 😉
Hi LT, The clear is de -laminating It's possible you can blow some of it off with a pressure washer or compressed air,but it needs to be sanded. If the water turns black, blue or silver the clear is gone, stop! Then pick a color sand and jamb it and paint it! any bare spots!You can epoxy primer them or etch primer. I'm not a painter but this works for me!
It looks great it fits perfectly with your theme Scrapyard Racetruck. I’d say after the clean up and buffing leave it like it is I wouldn’t worry about painting it at all LT.
My 01 was Electric Blue. Awesome color!!!
WD40 and a plastic razor blade works amazing to get stubborn adhesive off.
If you want a quick trick to make the clear look even better on the hood where it’s faded, vice grip garage sells the wipe on clear coat. I’ve personally used it on a Corolla with faded clear coat. It looks absolutely fantastic now. If I didn’t tell you it was failed clear coat you’d never know. 10/10 recommend in this case
Also for the buffing, I’d get the green corse pad from harbor freight and the quick cut compound from Meguiars. The liquid is blue and that is made to remove 1200 grit scratches. Works fantastic!
Best thing i found for bad stickers is heat and goo gone then more heat. Use a heat gun to warm it up and get what you can then soak it in goo gone. Once soaked put a heat gun to it and warm it all up, should turn it into a gooey hot paste that you can wipe off. Repeat until clean. Doesn't hurt your paint and honestly not a lot of scrubbing. Since it's all level and buffed you have a good base for a wrap if you don't want to paint it.
The Suzuki is the best thing about this situation lol!
I bet a plastic razor blade would've worked or maybe the edge of an old hotel key for scraping with a little less risk. Came out damn nice man!
It does look a lot nicer after what you did and I am lime you, not a big fan of body worn and stuff like that. This truck is going to be nice when it is all done and nice work LT!
When it comes time to paint the truck, look around in your area for someone that does plastic media blasting. I recently had a truck bed in similar shape plastic media blasted, it came out beautiful. Perfect clean metal. It cost $350 to get it blasted inside and out, was worth every penny. Once blasted, have your painter immediately coat the bare metal with epoxy primer.
CO2 blasting leaves no media behind, it might cost more though
@@shadowopsairman1583 Never done that. Used plastic media in sheet metal many times. With perfect results.
@@v8packardthe issue is crevacies, plus it gets stuck. I do both plastic and glass at work (A&P)
@@shadowopsairman1583 On the pickup bed they had it blown out for the most part. Got a quick blow out, wipe with W&G remover, final vacuum then into primer. All standard prep work. No issues at all. Maybe with aircraft components that's different?
When the time comes to have it painted, see if you can get Robby Layton to paint it. Could be a good collaboration video(s).
unleaded petrol (gasoline) also works to remove glue and road tar
Add clear coat after buffing head lights will last long time even sun shining on it. Did that my old 07 Grand Prix. 2018-2023. I sold it last year. Still head lights are good. Thought to share.
It was getting a little painful to watch. I kinda like the Scrapyard vibe, like others. Can't wait to hear the 535 come to life 👍😁
Had 78 z28 ,put in a 383 borg warner 4speed 12 bolt rearend. Called it the Blue Beast. Make it blue man...
U need a wool pad cut compound and a buffer. Your using a polisher
You can use a wool pad on a polisher and he can use a foam pad too
Truth be told , the way the truck looks isn't that bad.
It kind of reminds me of racing liferies from the 70's.
For someone who has no idea of what they’re doing it turned out great and if anyone gets close enough to complain about your detail job tell them to take a hike!
Have you seen the 496 twin turbo direct injection BBC going in the C8? The build is wild. Ditching the LT5 for a BBC in a C8 is crazy. Can't wait to see the progress on the scrap yard truck build!
If the clear coat is damaged, not worth the effort trying to polish/buff. Need 2000 grit or higher wet sanding before buffing.
Rattle canning it one color is kinda the way. You do also have air tools and they do have real sprayers for them but they would be the cost of a rattle can one coat. If you do grab a sprayhandle best cash ever for any shaker can. Most clear paint stuff requires a sand down. At which point your back to putting down a new clear coat.
Love this guy keeps the 'Trucks!' and 'Horsepower TV' feel from TNN. I know he was on there later. But I grew up with those shows. Keep it up! 3M and Cerakote both make GREAT headlight kits.BTW. LOVE that blue color too.
It's your truck, what ever makes you happy!
Looks good so far. You should go up to 3,000.
3M makes a hook and loop wet dry pads for a DA sander in 3000 grit and 5,000 Grit one pad is green and the others Gray different colors for different grits their thick and soft, when finished you can go to your buffer with a wool pad and 3M buffing compound and it'll be slick as glass..
Lt go next door to canyon signs and for the good adhesive remover and you can platic razor blades on like specifically for this kinda stuff
Truck looks a lot better glad u spent some time on it and gave it some love 😎👍
Cant wait for the finished project.i think you should go ahead paint that truck blue that blue is fire.
The tracker is a great candidate for the 4.3 and 60e from the s10
Do a LS 4.8 swap in the Tracker !!!!!!!! Would be so light and fast
In my amateur opinion disregard the paint and let's go fast
Hear, hear!
you needed your old trucks Buddie Jeremey bumpus to help you out with that paint.
I used acetone to clean the glue residue off my Harley when I took off the stupid side reflectors.
Can’t wait to see it In the truck
Just a suggestion lol.....wash, clay mit/bar, wet sand 1000,1200,1500 course buff then polish...I think 🤔 😅......loving the content tho😂🎉
You asked, so I am telling you. Paint it two tone. Yes, shiny is good, but you're right. Pandora's Box at this point. The two tone paint. Blue top and bottom with that sliver inside like the old square body two tone.
Need start with 1500 grit, then 2000 grit, then buff. I would have buffer speed at 800 to 900 speed. Also start with rough compound first then a fine compound then any wax you like.
If I were you I'd get one of those dry sump oil tanks that goes under the hood with the window so you can see keep up with particulates in your oil.
Lawrence LT Tolman, Go with Arrival Blue or Go with Indigo Blue that was from 1999-2003.
LT, please do a paint and bodywork collab with Robby Layton!!
LT: this is a quality channel that has had some very interesting twists and turns.
Just one question: in however long this channel has been going (3 years now?) how many passes at the drag strip have you run?
Personally, I'd just like you to keep that in mind going forward into this summer.
Failing that, I'd rather see you working on mechanical shop stuff on customer cars than 15 minutes on "detailing" your truck. Even some stuff about the economics/management of your shop would be interesting.
Try brake fluid on the headlights, wipe on wipe off right away
Man everyone saying to go up to 3000 grit or all the way up to 5000 grits has way more time than I do lol.
Theres plenty of industrial type polishes (not the auto store types) that will garauntee removing all 1500 grit scratches.
I use juice q cut personally.
Only time I go past 2000 grit is for mirror polished aluminium but there's even new compounds and wheels for those that say 1200 will come out with them lol.
Looking good
Why not try poppys patina to fix all the clear coat peeling
🎉 tape off your flames 🔥 blue , rattle can flat black for the rest, and don't paint the door jams
Teasing it work is picking up though. LT keep up the good work. Ill be doing some of that half ass buffing on my tacoma soon. Start light figure it out from there i heard ❤
SILVERADO SS KIT!!!!
I understand the idea of what youre doing with it. Have you considered an inexpensive wrap on the truck to have it all one color? maybe even have your shop name on it for some advertising?
You forgot to say can of worms! 😂
Wipe that black plastic on front and rear bumpers down with purple power then put cerakote on them
Hey lt definitely loving the color blue. But just a suggestion I think you stack the footage and give us longer videos with getting more done in the video. You have other stuff we can watch until real progress is made. Like more ugly truck footage or shop content but I just think the cateye videos would be better 30-60 minutes long of progress in big steps still can do multiple videos on the build but just more in the videos than baby steps. Not ur videos but I lose interest in baby step videos.
Don’t paint it. Just wrap it. That way if it gets damaged its easy to repair
Gasoline on a rag got the worst adhesive I’ve had to deal with..it was on a plastic panel not sure with paint though
This is my dark horse channel he's very talented if Mcleetus/MrYeast/Polemegarage can this guy can do 1million views 🤔 let's get him there ❤❤❤
@LawrenceLTTolman - it is a low process but can't wait to see how it looks when it's done
Go blue.....silver for ss stripes AND rally rocker stripe.....inside that stripe have a bowtie with the cubic inch size of motor....myself, doors would be badging in sivler the shop name...just wat id do
Ugly is the name of the game
Is that a GEO tracker?? I love them so much
What u think about that blue but with a satin clear finish think it would be different but very cool and racy if that’s a word lol.
Bro, no! You need to sell the s10 and do an 8.1 in the geo. You could be a sleeper from hell.
How about putting the truck away and spend some quality time with your family. I am sure they would appreciate that.
Heat Gun and adhesive remover and plastic razor blades! Fleet Tech and removed alot of graphics and decals!!
What about using plastic razor blades. I’ve had good success with ‘em.
Goofoff and a heat gun, then peel. I'm surprised you don't vinyl wrap it but I know how Chevy guys like to wax their trucks.
Arrival blue but more metal flake
What did you use to shine the plastic on the front bumper?
Yeah it made no sense for GM to stop doing the Indigo Blue from 1999-2003 or Arrival Blue. Silver Birch is boring.
i like those trackers, how much?
Turbo vortec 4200 awd tracker ❤❤❤
Be carefull on the edges you buff righ through the paint
How much do you want for the tracker??
Brother never sand in a circular motion.
You’re trying to do “auto body” stuff in a mechanic shop, thinner on a paper towel & a filler spreader would scrape that shit right off!!
Polishing a turd lol. I'd just buff it and wait for paint
Blue with a ass ton of metal flake and pearl
I can help with paint
IMO you should remove those moldings on the bottom of the doors. Always look old and ugly.
Can I wrap ur truck
If u paint that truck... u can no longer call it junkyard truck lol
I would be more impressed if it was a obs ext cab personally there many of these trucks out here basically a copy and paste build if you think my lying come Texas 😂😂😂
should have just purchased a used hood in better condition.
Restore the Geo tracker
Why not just rough up the whole body and lay a new layer of paint. This buffing is a huge waste of time.
WD40.....and you do realize they make plastic razor blades just for that purpose.
I dig your channel. But can't think of a bigger waste of time buffing anything that's 4 different colors.. come on man.