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Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:35 am

After owning this May of 1959 DC for about 15 years, the resto was "ON"! I finally had it painted Friday afternoon and it looks "freakin" awesome! I'm happy to share a few of many photos shot yesterday...

At 8am:

At 5:30 pm

I'm deleriously happy :D , it already has a mirror-finish and it hasn't even been wet-sanded and rubbed out yet! Awesome body and paint guy! Now for a year or so of slow and meticulous re-assembly!

Bill Bowman

Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:59 am

Very nice job on the dc

Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:09 am

now that's a beautiful sight - cant wait to watch the build!

Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:08 am

ditto ^^^^^

Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:14 am

Nice!!!

Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:19 am

Very nice.*EDIT* Looking at the pictures again you are correct, your painter is AWESOME. A lot of nook and cranies on a D Cab and all of them look to be nicely covered with paint.

Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:18 am

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Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:26 am

very very nice job- do you have any more "before" pics on what it took to get to that condition??

Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:36 am

velvetgreen wrote: very very nice job- do you have any more "before" pics on what it took to get to that condition??

Very nice! "Bully" job indeed.

Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:01 am

Looks AWESOME Bill! Can't wait to see it start coming together now.

Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:37 am

What type of paint did you use? Did they use a color code, or paint match something? That looks really really nice, let the fun begin!

Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:50 am

make my want to fix my double cab haha
double cab's are so cool \:D/

Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:56 am

My body and paint guy is Jeff Burke, here in the St. Louis, MO area. He prefers to work within the Dupont product line, and used a single-stage polyurethane paint. He used a etching primer, two different types of high-build primers, and then a final coat of 2K primer (all block sanded down in 80, 180, and 400 grit). After the rest of the removed parts are painted on Monday, he'll eventually wet-sand and rub out the outer finish. I provided both a NOS 1957 center brake light deck lid as well as an NOS 1959 hooded deck-lid to be painted. I also supplied both a stock overhead air vent door as well as an Ambulance fan cover to get the Dove Blue treatment.

I have most everything here already waiting for the re-assembly process including the second and third grey upholstered bench seat kits that Matt Miller ever produced (the first one is in my 1959 Double-Door Panel). Hell, I should open up a Matt Miller upholstery museum! A new wiring harness, NOS trip speedo, vintage AM/FM radio, every piece of rubber, new Nexen 195R15" 8 ply radials, etc., etc. The later model trans and 1641 motor are being removed and a new split-case trans is being built for this, and a VW factory rebuilt "crate" 36hp longblock engine will push it nicely but slowly down the road. About the only thing I'm still looking around for is one "correct" logo'ed vent wing glass.

I can't wait to head to the shop and see it again on Monday!

Bill

Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:24 pm

Bullet DC!!!!!!! =P~ It looks beautiful.. Keep us posted.

Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:44 pm

BulliBill wrote: My body and paint guy is Jeff Burke, here in the St. Louis, MO area. He prefers to work within the Dupont product line, and used a single-stage polyurethane paint. He used a etching primer, two different types of high-build primers, and then a final coat of 2K primer (all block sanded down in 80, 180, and 400 grit). After the rest of the removed parts are painted on Monday, he'll eventually wet-sand and rub out the outer finish. I provided both a NOS 1957 center brake light deck lid as well as an NOS 1959 hooded deck-lid to be painted. I also supplied both a stock overhead air vent door as well as an Ambulance fan cover to get the Dove Blue treatment.

I have most everything here already waiting for the re-assembly process including the second and third grey upholstered bench seat kits that Matt Miller ever produced (the first one is in my 1959 Double-Door Panel). Hell, I should open up a Matt Miller upholstery museum! A new wiring harness, NOS trip speedo, vintage AM/FM radio, every piece of rubber, new Nexen 195R15" 8 ply radials, etc., etc. The later model trans and 1641 motor are being removed and a new split-case trans is being built for this, and a VW factory rebuilt "crate" 36hp longblock engine will push it nicely but slowly down the road. About the only thing I'm still looking around for is one "correct" logo'ed vent wing glass.

I can't wait to head to the shop and see it again on Monday!

Bill

Looks great Bill. Are you looking for perfect og sigla glass? I might have a not so perfect piece if you like, but that may not do for this truck.

Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:54 pm

i have a nice 58 one you are welcome to

Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:56 am

CORRECTION to the above: Man! The paint fumes must be getting to me! The glass I really need is not so much a vent window, but one pop-out window glass! I have one correct and one later (incorrect logo) pop-out glass. Although if someone does have vent glass, one of mine has a few scratches that can not be buffed out, so I could use one vent window too. I can run the scratched one if necessary, but...

Thank you guys for the glass offers, but if anyone out there has lots of Sekurit "pop-out" or "vent" window glass lying about, please check out my ads for the WTB ad for a decent piece with a particular Sekurit logo. There is a photo in the ad of the exact logo I need to match all of the other glass for this old (but now pretty) Double-Cab. Thanks in advance for any assistance!

This is the exact logo I need on a pop-out glass and on a vent window glass...

I'll try to add some more photos tomorrow afternoon of the other DC parts being painted...

Bill Bowman

Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:55 am

Gotta love tha Dove Blue job. Looks top-notch.

Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:22 am

BulliBill wrote: Man! The paint fumes must be getting to me!

I was wondering about that when you guys get so close to a fresh squirt. Some of those one-part paints off-gas for weeks not to mention the possibility of imprinting the soft coating.

Such a pretty job on my screen!