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I brought Everett along today and he and I went to the shop to grab the cab. Shuffled things around and pulled the paint trailer and cab out into the sunshine. We hooked onto it with my diesel and idled it home across the highway and into town to my home shop. We removed the masking and my wife came to inspect. She pointed out one little area that wasn’t perfect, but she has a VERY keen eye. No one else today noticed what she saw, so I’ll keep that to myself! Bahaha! After viewing it in full sunlight, I am very pleased with the end result. The paint really has dual personalities. Man, it looked dark outside, but sure lightens up inside. Very nice paint.

My dad came over and helped me guide it down to the frame. No issues at all. The lifting bars I built worked beautifully. No binds, no scratches, even lift, perfect. Later on, I installed the ignition label (acc off on start), sun visor clips, and rubber door bumpers. It was a fun time. After supper, dad and I lifted the truck’s box onto my other utility trailer and hauled it to the paint booth. She’s almost ready to rock some green too. A couple minor things to address, then PPPPFFFFFFFTTTTTTTTTT…goes the paint gun.

Things are moving quickly in the paint department now, boy howdy.

Hours: 639