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AKA BEHR PAINT TRUCK..haha
Well it was a matter of time before this week would come. I've been pondering how I would restore my 1968 JK M35A2 I recovered 3 years ago. Vietnam era truck, desert storm truck, 3 color CARC truck, and MERDC truck were all the ideas I had on her. Recently I repainted my M109A3 and was well pleased with the BEHR brand of paint from Home Depot. I DO NOT like the Gillespie Paint as it has way too much shine for my liking (well when it comes to the CARC substitute type paint). It just doesn't look right to me to have a truck with a smooth shiny finish. Enter Behr paint.
I shot about 2 gallons of Behr 383 Green as the base coat. I was just going to touch up each color individually but the camo pattern on the bed was random. It didn't match any of the camo covers I have seen. So I figured I'd do it right to begin with. Well, since the bed was green it was only appropriate to do the entire truck
. I am very pleased with how it turned out. It has a nice CARC-like texture to it. I attained this texture by not diluting the paint. I just shot it straight onto the truck using the gun shown below. Albiet it took about 3 coats to attain the appearance I wanted but well worth it. Well, once the exterior was done I had to keep going and do the interior as well...right? I was originally going to keep it as is but with the contrasting new paint vs old sun faded (yes I said sun faded for a Washington State truck..haha) didn't look right. I wanted to keep the original Tooele Depot rebuild decals on her so I just taped them off accordingly. At present, I am going to let the 383 green cure for a few days before applying the 383 Behr CARC Substitute (color matched, formula to follow when I shoot it on), and Behr Flat Black (formula to follow as well).
I went ahead and installed the VIC-1 system while I was at it as well as the MT-1029 and MT-1898 radio mounts. I have a R-442 and RT-524 for this truck. I also bought a MOD-2 gun mount to put it on my ring mountless support legs. It's not a gun ring by any stretch of the imagination but it'll serve as my pacifier for the time being. The MOD-2 mount allows for either the M249 or M240. I do have plans of buying a airsoft M240 but being that they're $750 I'll have to wait on that. I would like to have the real thing but parade organizers, LEO's, and my pocket book wouldn't like it
The thread on this truck's rescovery is here:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/milita...ful-m35a2-recovery-ft-lewis-4-recovery-2.html
Haha now I have 3 project trucks going at the same time....not good
. That means nothing's going to be complete for awhile
. I need a second job
Well it was a matter of time before this week would come. I've been pondering how I would restore my 1968 JK M35A2 I recovered 3 years ago. Vietnam era truck, desert storm truck, 3 color CARC truck, and MERDC truck were all the ideas I had on her. Recently I repainted my M109A3 and was well pleased with the BEHR brand of paint from Home Depot. I DO NOT like the Gillespie Paint as it has way too much shine for my liking (well when it comes to the CARC substitute type paint). It just doesn't look right to me to have a truck with a smooth shiny finish. Enter Behr paint.
I shot about 2 gallons of Behr 383 Green as the base coat. I was just going to touch up each color individually but the camo pattern on the bed was random. It didn't match any of the camo covers I have seen. So I figured I'd do it right to begin with. Well, since the bed was green it was only appropriate to do the entire truck
. I am very pleased with how it turned out. It has a nice CARC-like texture to it. I attained this texture by not diluting the paint. I just shot it straight onto the truck using the gun shown below. Albiet it took about 3 coats to attain the appearance I wanted but well worth it. Well, once the exterior was done I had to keep going and do the interior as well...right? I was originally going to keep it as is but with the contrasting new paint vs old sun faded (yes I said sun faded for a Washington State truck..haha) didn't look right. I wanted to keep the original Tooele Depot rebuild decals on her so I just taped them off accordingly. At present, I am going to let the 383 green cure for a few days before applying the 383 Behr CARC Substitute (color matched, formula to follow when I shoot it on), and Behr Flat Black (formula to follow as well).I went ahead and installed the VIC-1 system while I was at it as well as the MT-1029 and MT-1898 radio mounts. I have a R-442 and RT-524 for this truck. I also bought a MOD-2 gun mount to put it on my ring mountless support legs. It's not a gun ring by any stretch of the imagination but it'll serve as my pacifier for the time being. The MOD-2 mount allows for either the M249 or M240. I do have plans of buying a airsoft M240 but being that they're $750 I'll have to wait on that. I would like to have the real thing but parade organizers, LEO's, and my pocket book wouldn't like it
The thread on this truck's rescovery is here:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/milita...ful-m35a2-recovery-ft-lewis-4-recovery-2.html
Haha now I have 3 project trucks going at the same time....not good
. That means nothing's going to be complete for awhile. I need a second jobAttachments
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