[tcb] Re: installing new bed strips
- From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 06:34:43 -0800 (PST)
Something I just thought of is going to a sheetrock supply place and rent some
of those stilts that sheetrockers walk around on. I think they are about 18
inches tall.
Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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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>
>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.
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