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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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oh crap..... someone with the same silver as me look up the paint code.... i cant open my doors cuz there is plastic all over them... DOH!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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My Junk Pile
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Not sure if the same silver my truck is 2000XLT 4X4 4.6L with paint code YN
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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Look at truck colour in my album
 
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Yeah i knew it was Y something.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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tommorow morning going to pick up the frame!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 01:12 AM
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You mean this morning
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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there are three or four different ford silver paint codes, plus i thought yours was a H.O.C. silver color?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Well false alarm. it appears there was problems with powdercoating the frame. due date is pushed back to wed or thursday.

And pat.. what the hell is H.O.C?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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house of color
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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They spell color as "Kolor"
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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well mine isnt house of kolor anyways its Hot Hues.. DuPont.. but ive compared it to the stock sliver in the door jams and its the same. all you can see is a tape line.. no diffrence in color.


The problem with the frame was that apperently ford dips these frames in some sort of ruberized undercoating. I blasted off all that i could get too. Which apperently wasnt good enough.

The area where the frame is boxed i couldnt not get too. So, when he sprayed it and went to bake it, All that rubberized **** melted under the heat and got all over the powder. Therefore leaving streaks of black crap all over my powder, He said its fixable.. so thats what hes gonna do.

In the meanwhile i went and picked up some paint and stuff to paint the cab and bed. I think its gonna get some paint on it tommorow.


This project is starting to get to my nerves. But, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.... a long *** tunnel
 

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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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yah you should have seen that undercoating stuff dripping off my frame when i did my Cnotch last year, its messy
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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lets see some pics hehe i just refilled the popcorn and soda pop ready for more
 
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