The basket case

[Toasted Coastie]

Well, this will be my first truck:

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All of the truck parts are in good condition and I have started the cleaning process. Parts will be dyed black. Tons of dirt and grease build up. Chassis is "fairly" unmolested and is going to be cleaned and buffed out. Hot Trick braces in decent shape, so I am just going to clean them up. Six gear transmission stripped down and going to be rebuilt. Nose piece is a loss, so I will have to replace that.

Good stuff.

[Toasted Coastie]

so it is all stripped down, and the chassis could use a little loving. Anyone ever try dying a Hot Trick chassis? Not to change the color, but to get the red color back and more full?

[treehugger]

i think the gel coat would only take the dye where its scratches maybe making them more visible .
i thought about using some orange glow floor restorer but sold mine as i found it .

Paul

[Toasted Coastie]

i think the gel coat would only take the dye where its scratches maybe making them more visible .
i thought about using some orange glow floor restorer but sold mine as i found it .

Paul

WTF? Will it work? I was thinking of using the turtle wax red colored wax.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

i think the gel coat would only take the dye where its scratches maybe making them more visible .
i thought about using some orange glow floor restorer but sold mine as i found it .

Paul

WTF? Will it work? I was thinking of using the turtle wax red colored wax.

Follow that wax with a high quality chassis protector film and it will look very nice if the color matches up.

[Toasted Coastie]

Now if I could just find some around here..

[Toasted Coastie]

It has been an absolute whirwind of a month for me, and I have been unable to get any progress on any of my builds. I retired from the Coast Guard, and my ceremony is next week. A ton of planning has had to go into that. I gave my notice at my regular job today because I got "an offer I couldn't refuse" elsewhere. Also, we have been camping out of control this summer. I'll try and get updates up as soon as I get things accomplished.....

[mikedealer]

i gotta think red rit dye should penetrate, just use like 2-3 packages of it so its SUPER red with little water and heat that water up. let it soak for a few days. Ive dyed white fiberglass black with rit dye without any problems, takes the dye in no time and looks great when done.