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> Air Deflector, For my trailer
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post Mar 2 2010, 01:45 PM
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Does this mean we will see Randal and 222 at a GGR AX this year? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Wow that would be cool! Havent seen 222 forever!
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post Mar 2 2010, 02:10 PM
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QUOTE(ChrisNPDrider @ Mar 2 2010, 08:53 AM) *

Does this mean we will see Randal and 222 at a GGR AX this year? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Wow that would be cool! Havent seen 222 forever!

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post Mar 7 2010, 03:43 PM
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Well I have all the mechanicals worked out and test fitted the air deflector on the trailer. It's going to be cool looking and my aluminum box is accessible by just pulling two pins.

Now I'm fixing the body work stuff and will shortly paint it.

I had forgotten how resin smelled.

Can't decide which color to paint the deflector, i.e, white, silver or dark blue (like the letters 222).

Finished pictures sometime next week.
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post Mar 10 2010, 03:39 PM
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Uggg...

I sanded then primed my air deflector, after fixing the big holes I had to fill with fiberglass and resin and low and behold, hundred of little holes from miles on the road, a-top a semi.

I've just covered all the holes with puddy and will sand with 80 grit, then primer again to see if I missed any.

Wish I had some heavy (fill type) primer in the garage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

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post Mar 10 2010, 05:20 PM
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post Mar 26 2010, 12:12 PM
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post Mar 26 2010, 12:14 PM
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post Mar 26 2010, 12:17 PM
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What I learned.

I used Rustoleum from the local hardware store. A proper automotive paint would have been better.

To get the paint to flow out of the gun I had to thin it about 25%, which made it run very easily.

Between coats I let it dry for a day, then wet sanded out the runs.

I still have one small run, but it isn't bad. One more cycle and it'll good to go.
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post Mar 26 2010, 01:25 PM
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Looking good Randal. I looking at building something similar to this.

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post Mar 26 2010, 02:20 PM
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Looks good. BTW, don't call the "runs" call them "sags". The pro do and it makes you sound like you know what you're talking about, even....
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post Mar 26 2010, 09:20 PM
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Looks good. BTW, don't call the "runs" call them "sags". The pro do and it makes you sound like you know what you're talking about, even....



Actually I didn't "sag" as many as I thought. The one sag that did show up was a bad blocking job by me .

One more cycle and I think it'll look presentable.

Next I need to re-paint the trailer.
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post Apr 1 2010, 03:03 PM
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QUOTE(URY914 @ Mar 26 2010, 01:20 PM) *

Looks good. BTW, don't call the "runs" call them "sags". The pro do and it makes you sound like you know what you're talking about, even....



Actually I didn't "sag" as many as I thought. The one sag that did show up was a bad blocking job by me .

One more cycle and I think it'll look presentable.

Next I need to re-paint the trailer.




Finally got the final coats on, without any sags. I wasn't going to paint them today as it's cold for California and we had lots of clouds. But the clouds parted, my part got warm and I went ahead and shot it.

Didn't come out bad and I was using a paint (Rustoleum) that runs easily, especially when thinned to shoot out of a gun.

Learned a lot during this process.

Today:

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post Apr 1 2010, 04:12 PM
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post Apr 1 2010, 04:52 PM
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post Apr 8 2010, 11:21 AM
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Nice work Randal.



Thanks.

All done now.

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post Apr 8 2010, 11:23 AM
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post Apr 8 2010, 11:24 AM
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post Apr 8 2010, 12:16 PM
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Nice work ..but Ill bet you just created more drag then you started with ...JMO...you where going for better mileage correct!
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post Apr 8 2010, 02:58 PM
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You need three lights aross the top like the big rigs have. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Looks great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 8 2010, 04:07 PM
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Nice work ..but Ill bet you just created more drag then you started with ...JMO...you where going for better mileage correct!



That could very well be, but we'll find out when I tow the car next. Yes, mileage was the objective.
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