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thanks everyone! and yea its goin back to green, i really like the chevy green when its all polished up. i didnt clear it yet it needs another coat of black, my dog chewed thro my air hose so i gatta get another hose befor i continue.

and those wheels are the ltz wheels off the newer chevys,

and btw im not happy with these wheels they dont last and start to flake thats why i sanded and painted them,

thanks again more pic's commn soon.
 

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looks good man. i like the fact you are doing it on your own.

are you spraying clear over the flat black?
 
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looks good man. i like the fact you are doing it on your own.

are you spraying clear over the flat black?

yeah when the whole trucks done i will be spraying clear, just to seal it.
 
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alright here it is well almost done everything and shot my first coat of clear i think i did pretty well for being my first time, i just gatta finsish the roof and the hood. and i also shot some clear on one rim and i dont like it to glossy tell me what u guys think!!

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heres the rim with clear i dont kno if i like it to shinny
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non glossed
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No clear on the wheels man. Everything else lookin' great so far. Keep up the good work.
 
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yea that clear looks bad im gunna sand it down and shoot, new paint. maybe find some new type of clear and make it still look flat but seal them
 
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yea i need to find a good clear that will still keep the flat look, now to strip that wheel back down and re-paint! ugh
 

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If that is just primer, your gonna want clear on it. Look for satin clear, It'll look badass.
 
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hmm thanks guys im going to day to look for some good clear
 
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so i went to my paint guy and he said the flat i used had clear already mixed into it, and i should be good to go!! heres some pics i will get more tomarrow when the suns out, but here it is
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and i did the door jams
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ugh it got dark out
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jams
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thanks guys!! i want to get into the painting industry now i really like body work! i mite go back to wyotech for auto body, but idk the real money's in the diesel industry witch im in now but yea i like the way it came out now i just gatta sand down that wheel i glossed and re-do it!

thanks again guys!!
 

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