That's another great idea: But that assumes you are in your athletic prime
and can walk around on stilts. But I love Adan's idea of taking off the
wheels.
At 08:34 AM 3/3/2006, you wrote:
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.... > >-----Original Message----- >From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On >Behalf Of Sammie Smith >Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:19 PM >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >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 met al 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 > &g t;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.