John was at the doctor's this week with a double ear infection. When the doctor mentioned seeing some green stuff in there that didn't look good, we couldn't help but wonder whether it was '55 Studebaker paint? Hmm...decided that we'd better take a rest from sanding. An ARMrest, that is. John painted these over using a special car interior paint. They look brand new! It's pretty amazing.
We've decided that we'd stay true to the belief that the 1955 was commonly used as a work truck. Many ended us on a farm or being used in a trade that required some travel. Since John Deere green had already been vetoed, we chose to develop the look of our truck based on the trade we are most familiar with. Since most work trucks rarely stay in pristine, "just off the showroom floor" condition, this makes our job a little easier for now. It's okay for the old guy to look a little old (Take John, for example: Those wrinkles around the eyes give him that rugged, "vintage" look). That doesn't mean we don't reserve the right to eventually give him (the truck, that is) a complete overhaul and go back to step one... For now, the most paint he's getting is in the form of a plumbing company logo that will be painted on each door. After a little research, we decided that it was a little ridiculous to pay someone $125.00+ to create a stencil for us. Custom paint jobs were even worse. Wife labor is SO much cheaper (and comes with benefits!). Tracy got to work creating her own little masterpiece that John and she designed.
Freshly painted on the side of the truck door, this is the result. But it looks too new. We can't have new...
Sand on, sand off...John sanded the lettering out by hand to give it a more weathered appearance. Now it looks more authentic.
Not too bad for homemade! (For the record...$3.96 for the paint, $5.99 for the X-acto knife, $5.49 for the stencils, and $2.00 for the poster board. It was a pretty good investment). Should we be worried that Tracy was last seen with a copy of Pinstriping For Dummies?
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I not usre if that sentence about being seen with dummies was written correctly.
Was this a reference to SQ and JS or the real thing.
The doors (not my favorite band) look awesome. Now if you can get the driver into a t-shirt with a pack if PM rooled up in the sleeve. Enginer boots on his hoofs, and some pegged levis with the cuffs in a 1/2 inch roll and a greasy pompidor. Your close to home free.
Oh yeah and the seatcover must also be in marilyn shorts and a cashmere sweater, booby socks and saddle shoes with a virgin pin on the left ahem front shoulder>
ask any of the female relatives over fifty for fashion advice on this.
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