Misc accessories paint color

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:03 am

So we are painting small stuff with that blue color and it occured to me that some of this may need to be black like the frame. Color opinions on the following"

tie down brackets
tail light brackets
cast rear shackle mounts (inside the rear bumperettes)

These are currently blue. Should they be black to match the frame? Shackles should be blue too though???

Or is this a personal preference type of thing?

M-Thrax · Post by **M-Thrax** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:14 am

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Lifer · Post by **Lifer** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:29 am

Per Air Force requirements of the day, they would be blue. Anything that could be seen from outside the vehicle would be blue except the engine, which would be painted gray and the frame which would remain factory black until it had to be repainted, at which time it would usually be painted blue, also.

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:20 am

M-Thrax wrote:YELLOW CADMIUM!!!

[img][img]http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/43861/1033159256033732824S600x600Q85.jpg[/img][/img]

Nice pic!

Mine's not gonna be that nice. Where'd you get that photo?

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:22 am

Lifer wrote:Per Air Force requirements of the day, they would be blue. Anything that could be seen from outside the vehicle would be blue except the engine, which would be painted gray and the frame which would remain factory black until it had to be repainted, at which time it would usually be painted blue, also.

Ok, they can stay blue then. It's amazing how MANY individual parts have to be painted...it's as if they are multiplying.....

I think I am going to buy spray cans for some of this stuff.

Lifer · Post by **Lifer** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:55 am

refit1701 wrote:
Lifer wrote:Per Air Force requirements of the day, they would be blue. Anything that could be seen from outside the vehicle would be blue except the engine, which would be painted gray and the frame which would remain factory black until it had to be repainted, at which time it would usually be painted blue, also.
Ok, they can stay blue then. It's amazing how MANY individual parts have to be painted...it's as if they are multiplying.....

I think I am going to buy spray cans for some of this stuff.

Do you really think the GI body shops actually removed those parts before painting? Prep usually consisted of a short attack with a pressure washer, if that much.

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:29 am

You're right. I'm attacking the paint as if the truck was post delivery but not been for repainting yet.

It looks like the fan shroud was grey too in the above pic. I wish there were more color shots of original trucks around.

M-Thrax · Post by **M-Thrax** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:29 am

"Mine's not gonna be that nice. Where'd you get that photo?"

Thats the engine in my (old) m-37, I got kinda carried away with the plating

[img][img]http://inlinethumb35.webshots.com/41122/1027375685033732824S600x600Q85.jpg[/img][/img]

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:33 am

Nice job!

Do you ever come to any local MV meets? Like the Battleship show in Mobile in two weeks?

M-Thrax · Post by **M-Thrax** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:17 pm

I still go to meets/Rallys but my 37 is long gone

vtdeucedriver · Post by **vtdeucedriver** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:42 pm

M-Thrax wrote:I still go to meets/Rallys but my 37 is long gone

That you Bill............as in used to live in FLL??? Would take the truck to towershops on friday night??????? If it is, somewhere I drooled on your truck

Yep you did have alot of cad, I never did see under the hood. Glad I diddent

M-Thrax · Post by **M-Thrax** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:57 am

Hey Jeff
Yeah thats me and my old flame

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:10 am

OMG I truly despise Webshots. I can't save any of the pics there unless I join the darned thing!!

cuz · Post by **cuz** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:33 am

Yes John Webshots is a big PITA. However you can download the photos without joining. Just right click on the photo you want to download and then in the scroll down list that pops up left click on "View Image Info". You will then get a popup window that will list all images on that web page. Scroll down the list clicking on any file name ending in "JPEG" until you open the one of the photo you want. Looking at the photo that appears in that popup window you will see a small clickable icon "SAVE" just above and right of the photo. Click it and save on your computer where you want it.

refit1701 · Post by **refit1701** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:00 am

That doesn't seem to work either. I have right clicked on everything there and never see a "image info" selection.

Could be a browser difference.