Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[adventurenali92]

Damn that’s a lot of work! Lol

 

[Tonyrodz]

nothing to see here, just a bunch of prep/sanding pics

my 43 year old body and arms are sore as hell, haha

i just laid on the roof and took my time laying in the water as i sanded away

took off all the black plastics on the bumper.

just in case anyone is wondering how to remove these...

don't just try and yank them off. lay on the ground and look up, you will see they are held in by these thick squeeze notches. i just squeezed them with a pliers and pushed them through until the two left and right top bumper plastics released.

the lower bumper plastics are the same but they have the basic circle clip on the lowest bottom edge as well

all off. gettin uglier by the hour sanded the back tailgate/bumpers

and finally.. the whole drivers side has been wet-sanded

threw a couple plugs/attachments on my Gun so i could test the CFM,, and these puppies throw out a mass amount of air and the compressor seems like she will keep up with me... So that was relieving. Yes, thats a beer. I think i drank 12 for everyone

So tomorrow i gotta remove the front lip. And then the final stage of bodywork which will be the scratches and imperfections on the front bumper and i gotta deep scratch / groove on the right rear i need to fill with bondo/glaze, prime the area's, then sand and sand some more.

I don't envy you Pete. I used to do bumper covers, and they suck to repair scratches, gouges etc.

 

[Sevenevez]

Damn that’s a lot of work! Lol

haha, it sure is. this is why people rarely paint vehicles and why it costs so much to get a paint job. it's just all this pain in the a$$ prepping. The spraying part is fun as hell. The rest just sucks. Half of this stuff i was like, meh, i'll just tape it off. but if it came off easily enough, it'll pay off in a better result later.. i hope

I don't envy you Pete. I used to do bumper covers, and they suck to repair scratches, gouges etc.

eggsactly! not looking forward to it haha. luckily it's not too much

 

[Sevenevez]

slapped on a quick tape line just to get a visual in person

these are my latest photoshop/mockups of where it's going.


Not sure how i am going to do the split line just yet, but everything else is pretty much set in stone. The top looks flat in these mockups, but it will be clear coated and shiny

 

[Tonyrodz]

slapped on a quick tape line just to get a visual in person

these are my latest photoshop/mockups of where it's going.


Not sure how i am going to do the split line just yet, but everything else is pretty much set in stone. The top looks flat in these mockups, but it will be clear coated and shiny

I like them all!

 

[about20ninj45]

Pete, I'ma fly you out to do mine lol I wish, it's to cold to paint here now. Killer mock-ups!

 

[Sevenevez]

I like them all!

i can't do them all Tony! haha. luckily it's the last step of all the painting (doing the custom line) and i may even airbrush it. still not sure if i want orange in it or not either

Pete, I'ma fly you out to do mine lol I wish, it's to cold to paint here now. Killer mock-ups!

haha, get some beer in your fridge then! jk
heck it's almost too cold to paint HERE right now. Imma have to pick a warm day that i am not working. tricky. i shoulda done this when it was hot but i was too busy doing other upgrades.
and thanks, man

 

[kwOH]

I like the first one, with no orange.

 

[kwOH]

Wait wait wait....can I change my choice? I like the second but with no orange. No blue ziz zag just black on top separated by the silver line with blue on bottom. So technically the first one without the blue ziz zag lol

 

[Sevenevez]

Wait wait wait....can I change my choice? I like the second but with no orange. No blue ziz zag just black on top separated by the silver line with blue on bottom. So technically the first one without the blue ziz zag lol

ha, timewise that would probably be the easiest of them all to do

 

[kwOH]

ha, timewise that would probably be the easiest of them all to do

Thats what I was thinking lol probably only need 2-3 12 packs for that....

 

[Sevenevez]

Thats what I was thinking lol probably only need 2-3 12 packs for that....

hahaha, high volume low pressure beer consumption

 

[05Single]

Theres no way i would've been able to take those pads off with my bumper on. Those clips were almost impossible to take off. But I think it was die to its life up here and the weather.
I choose pic #3.
Are you gonna add color to the wheels?

 

[adventurenali92]

I like them all
Too but like like the one without orange the most haha.

 

[05Single]

Page 100! You have to have it painted and put back together before page 101
That's the rules

 

[Sevenevez]

Theres no way i would've been able to take those pads off with my bumper on. Those clips were almost impossible to take off. But I think it was die to its life up here and the weather.
I choose pic #3.
Are you gonna add color to the wheels?

a couple were tough to get too with pliers but, they werent too bad. only one broke.yeah, still plan on painting the faces of the wheels but not right away.

I like them all
Too but like like the one without orange the most haha.

2 votes for the simple one

Page 100! You have to have it painted and put back together before page 101
That's the rules

haha, that is not possible.unless i delete about 3 pages worth of posts

 

[Cattivo]

Nice job you old **** lol...are you wet sanding the entire truck by hand or are you using some type of orbital sander? I know what a pain in the ass it is wet sanding by hand, you definitely get better results because you can feel every rough/high spot and keep sanding until its as smooth as a babies ass

I know this aint your first rodeo painting a car or truck but after you finish spraying on the clear, I found using an orbital polisher and menzerna to get rid of the extra orange peel then doing 3 step paint correction made the paint job shine like it just rolled off the showroom

Flex XC3401VRG Positive-Drive Rotary-Orbital Polisher - Power Polishing Tools - Amazon.com

Amazon.com: Menzerna Maximum Shine Kit: Automotive

 

[05Single]

Then would I pick the last pic if you incorporate the orange onto the wheels. Small detail like lug nuts or a pin stripe on lip.

 

[PG01]

Looks good pete. Couple moar beers and you can have any zigzag line or color combo you want....lol

 

[Sevenevez]

Nice job you old **** lol...are you wet sanding the entire truck by hand or are you using some type of orbital sander? I know what a pain in the ass it is wet sanding by hand, you definitely get better results because you can feel every rough/high spot and keep sanding until its as smooth as a babies ass

I know this aint your first rodeo painting a car or truck but after you finish spraying on the clear, I found using an orbital polisher and menzerna to get rid of the extra orange peel then doing 3 step paint correction made the paint job shine like it just rolled off the showroom

Flex XC3401VRG Positive-Drive Rotary-Orbital Polisher - Power Polishing Tools - Amazon.com

Amazon.com: Menzerna Maximum Shine Kit: Automotive

yeah, doing it by hand. when it is completely sprayed and cured after about a week or more i will asses the reflection and if it needs it, i will probably wet sand it by hand using the rectangle rubber blocks wrapped in wet paper. then i will use the Griot's Garage random orbital and do the 3-step. I use that thing all the time and it works great.

used it on my Lexus when i did the whole car was badly scratched/swirled

before

after

Then would I pick the last pic if you incorporate the orange onto the wheels. Small detail like lug nuts or a pin stripe on lip.

i doubt i will work any orange into the wheels. but who knows. havent quite decided on that yet. thanks

Looks good pete. Couple moar beers and you can have any zigzag line or color combo you want....lol

haha, moar beers and i guarantee the lines wont be straight. might be more zig zags by accident