The Build
Build Day 9 – paint touch up and initial clear coat
Today… Paint touch ups and clear coat
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The Build
Build Day 8 – Paint!
Today… PAINT!
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- Base coat – Biarritz White
- Primary Accent – Anthracite
- Secondary Accent – Sunlit Sand
- Top – Maroon
We got to name our paint scheme today… We call it.. Vegas Envy!!!
Tomorrow, we get more stripes on the rear of the back slide, touch ups on the other stripes, and our first coat of CLEAR!
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Freebies
Free Museums
Welcome to #FridayFreebies. I intend to regularly share cool free stuff with you all. If you are like me and like to check out local museums when you travel you are going to love this freebie. If you are a Read more…
The Build
Build day 7 – Sanding station 1 through 4, mask / wipe down
Special thanks to Blue Ajay for the use of his music in this video. Check out all his tunes at: http://sanitycheck.net/
Today ….
- Sanding station 1 through 4
- Masking and wipe down before paint
Tomorrow, we’re in for base coat paint at 6am CDT and we should have all the stripes on by the end of the day!
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The Build
A change of color…
So, after being on site for a few weeks, and seeing lots of coaches near the finish line.. we’ve decided to change a couple of things on our exterior colors. We don’t care for the way the fade is coming Read more…
The Build
Build Day 6 – Welding, Undercoat, Mechanical & Alignment
Special thanks to Blue Ajay for the use of his music in this video. You can get all his music at: http://sanitycheck.net/
Today ….
- Started with a pressure leak test
- Some quick bracket welding for another air horn
- Under body sealing and Undercoating
- Under body lighting effects installation
- Headlight alignment and ride height check
- Front wheel alignment check
- Test Drive
- Alignment of the steering wheel to steering angle
- Trip to Belmont, MS paint center
- Exterior wash
Tomorrow, we start in the sanding booth!
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