Darn! I knew some of you guys would have ideas. I have never ever thought
of pulling off the wheels.
At 10:24 AM 3/2/2006, you wrote:
This may sound crazy,but a friend & I painted a van once,we got or borrowed some extra hyd. jax & pulled the whls off, lowered down on some 1*6 boards dropped down 8 inches & homemade scafolding it worked for us....
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Behalf Of Sammie Smith
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:19 PM
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Subject: [tcb] Re: installing new bed strips
Hey Paul, I'm currently working like crazy trying to finish the 60 DD panel van in time for Fredricksburg and I have flashbacks to every problem I've ever seen on a Type II about 20 times a day. You can't believe the problems I have encountered. Thought this was going to be an easy job when I started. But every time I start one thing it leads to about 4 more problems. Which brings up another question: any of you guys out there who have ever painted a Type II; got any good suggestions on how to paint the entire top? I've done a single cab (easy-you just stand in the bed and lean over the top) and I've done a pop top Westy (easy-you just stand on a step stool or something similar to do the front and back and you stand up through the roof-the pop top is off-and shoot the rest of the top. But, looking at all of that metal up there at once with no breaks and no seams and getting up high enough with enough reach to thoroughly reach all of the top is providing mental anguish. Have thought of building a scaffold around the entire truck and some other dumb ideas, like parking it next to the house and walking up and down the edge of the roof while shooting the paint on the roof of the truck. Anyone out there with any experience (Ronnie?), suggestions are welcome. Heck, I'd even take suggestions from Denis. Also thought going to my local friendly body shop guy and ask him how in the hell he repaints the top of a suburban, however he does that sure ought to work on the panel van.
At 08:35 PM 3/1/2006, you wrote: >I,m installing new bed strips in The Zone, by myself , >I clamp a vice grip on the nut and screw in the bolt >from the top , lots of getting in an out of the jewel >box , I removed the gas tank so that made it alittle >easier , I'M going to por 15 the floor where the gas >tank goes , the wheel wells and sides and under the >bed are dry , IT has been really good exorcises >getting up and down . Sammy if you read this at night >don't have flash backs or night mares thinking about >when you did your singlecab Bugtoberfest in next issue >of hot vw it got pulled at last minute in this issue.
