First attempt at replacing metal

[Bad_Carp]

Looks great!

 

[phil2968]

Great lookin' job! What brand is the paint?

 

[Katahdin]

Thanks guys. The paint is Gillespie 24087 reduced with Xylene and mixed with Valspar Restoration Series Tractor & Implement Hardener from Tractor Supply.

 

[natem]

Looks great! Just a tip or two, cut your patch first then use that to size your cutout on panel to be patched. Also leave a gap aprox. the dia. of your weld wire. The best for last, use copper as a backer the weld will not stick and is a heat sink.

Nate

 

[DieselBob]

Very nice job Katahdin. I have been torn weather to repaint mine in the 3 color camo or the single color 24087. The more I see of the 24087 the more I like it.

 

[BIG_RED]

I too have a shed full of scrap metal, and a welder, and some "practicing" to do on the M1009 this year. Thanks for the thread! Also, I really like the idea of a flanging tool..... Ohh the things i could do with that

 

[Katahdin]

DieselBob, I had a real hard time wrangling over the 24087 decision as well. I wanted something historically accurate for a 66' Army truck but wasn't sure about the color for myself. I had my wife pick up the paint cans at ArmyJeepParts when she passed through Philly last year, but I sat on them a good six months as I hemmed and hawwed over the paint choice. Now that I'm implementing it I really like the results, I think its a classy color for a M35/M109.

 

[waayfast]

Looked to me the fender skin was 18 gauge, but the structure material was 16 gauge.

I used 18 gauge scrap metal from an old desk my Mom had me haul out of her basement last year. I figured it would come in handy when I started to toy with welding. I couldn't find 18 gauge at Tractor Supply, Lowes, or Home Depot, so having the scrap metal on hand worked out great. It sometimes pays to be a pack rat.

I have used old appliance skins for sheet metal replacement for years.They are really easy to come by and fairly thick metal.Old dryers are a better choice simply because they are not as heavy as the washer for loading unloading and movin' around.


Jim

 

[jasonjc]

For what you spend at a big box store for steel you are way better off to go to a steel/metal supplier.

Nice work on the truck.