Six Hour Saturday Project Completed !!

[IRQVET]

I have a few projects I didn't have time to complete until, so although it took six hours, it's nice to check it off the list:

1.) Paint Frame Rails
2.) Paint Wheel Wells
3.) Coat Brush Guard w/ Spray-on Bed Liner
4.) Mount Brush Guard

 

[big'un]

looks good

but why did you take the whole front end off?!

 

[IRQVET]

I had too in order to mount the brush guard with the hardware it came with. In hindsight, I could have just removed the grill and left the bumper on, but that didn't dawn on me until after everything was removed. (Hindsight 20/20)

 

[big'un]

did it not just bolt to the bumper?

 

[IRQVET]

did it not just bolt to the bumper?

It did in deed, but I am not a mechanic, so I removed the entire thing and THEN realized that didn't need to happen.

You live and you learn, lol.

 

[puckhead]

Very nice!

 

[Sp1nn3y]

Awesome work, looks good! Actually 1, 3 and 4 is what i plan on getting done next week also.

Was the brush guard chrome before mounting? did you do any prep work beforehand? [sanding etc?]

 

[Kolt-46]

Looks great! It's (almost) always fun to disassemble / reassemble for no reason anyway.

 

[bowtiefreak]

looks good. I should bedliner my gaurd

 

[EastTXYukon]

Good job. I've got to do some of the same things. What paint did you use for your frame and wheel wells?

 

[IRQVET]

Was the brush guard chrome before mounting? did you do any prep work beforehand? [sanding etc?]

Although I am not a mechanic, I was an aircraft painter in a previous life. The push bumper came black. I just hit it with 120 grit to take the shine off and then I just sprayed it with bed liner. The product is very forgiving and you don't need to primer the surface before you apply it.

My one and only suggestion, as a first time user bed liner wise, is to spray it in pieces and not as a unit; and let it dry for a several days before touching it.

I let it dry for a day in a half thinking that was enough (in 75-78 California degree heat) and it was NOT enough time. So I have some finger prints that I will have to touch us later.

But again, you live and you learn . . .

---------- Post added at 11:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:03 PM ----------

looks good. I should bedliner my gaurd

I'm glad you approve, I have always admired your taste and the way you have customized your vehicles.

 

[Sp1nn3y]

^ Thanks!

 

[norcalpilot]

Humm ironic... I just completed the same thing. I was thinking it's time to get ready for snow (in Tahoe). The worst part was scrubbing the frame before paint! That was terrible. I had black boogers all day