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I’ve been sanding away and body working, in between report cards for the students, parenting, hockey watching, etc! It is coming slowly as one always finds imperfections that the eye can’t see. Today I managed to seam seal the cab fully. I used a 3m heavy duty on the inner door jambs, but used SEM sealer for the drip cap and various outer seams. The SEM stuff sure seems good. I used the trailer tongue jack to lift the back of the cab, so the 2nd coat of sealer would self level. I applied a base filler coat to dam up gaps and holes, to fill the seam initially, and provide a smooth working base, let it set, and then on went the liquid sealer. It turned out ok for a first time. I will need to do a little razor work to get it where I’m happy. If I were to do it again, it would come out better as I was using a new product for the first time. Slowly plugging away here, but I’m oh so close to laying down a couple more coats of primer. I might go buy the topcoat paint this week.

Hours: 587

PS: I also included a picture of the clock I’m building out of an original hubcap of Grandpa’s. I threw the other 3 out as they were destroyed. This one wasn’t far off, but I have hung onto it for years, never really knowing why. A truck friend suggested the idea. I am glad I kept the hubcap. It will be special indeed alongside the tailgate bench. The minute hand looks silver, but is actually black as well.