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post May 24 2021, 08:28 PM
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What is the best way to go about painting under the bucket, that the headlight sits in?
Hard to get access to.
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post May 24 2021, 08:48 PM
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Remove the headlight assembly. Be sure to mark everything before you take it off as well as pulling the fuses for the motors
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post May 24 2021, 08:58 PM
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Remove the headlight assembly. Be sure to mark everything before you take it off as well as pulling the fuses for the motors



I'm talking about the cavity clear down at the bottom, under the bucket.
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post May 24 2021, 09:12 PM
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Remove the headlight assembly. Be sure to mark everything before you take it off as well as pulling the fuses for the motors



I'm talking about the cavity clear down at the bottom, under the bucket.


Not a great spray gun but the paint pot that swivels it helps a lot in the hard to get to spaces. It does ok.

https://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-de...-gun-92126.html

I sprayed that area very well with

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-internal-...oz-aerosol.html
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post May 24 2021, 09:23 PM
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QUOTE(914e @ May 24 2021, 07:12 PM) *

QUOTE(partwerks @ May 24 2021, 07:58 PM) *

QUOTE(IronHillRestorations @ May 24 2021, 06:48 PM) *

Remove the headlight assembly. Be sure to mark everything before you take it off as well as pulling the fuses for the motors



I'm talking about the cavity clear down at the bottom, under the bucket.


Not a great spray gun but the paint pot that swivels it helps a lot in the hard to get to spaces. It does ok.

https://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-de...-gun-92126.html

I sprayed that area very well with

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-internal-...oz-aerosol.html



Bad part is I can't get my paws in far enough for a paint gun.

I do happen to have some eastwood's on hand.

Wonder what the factory did with that area?
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post May 24 2021, 09:43 PM
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QUOTE(914e @ May 24 2021, 07:12 PM) *

QUOTE(partwerks @ May 24 2021, 07:58 PM) *

QUOTE(IronHillRestorations @ May 24 2021, 06:48 PM) *

Remove the headlight assembly. Be sure to mark everything before you take it off as well as pulling the fuses for the motors



I'm talking about the cavity clear down at the bottom, under the bucket.


Not a great spray gun but the paint pot that swivels it helps a lot in the hard to get to spaces. It does ok.

https://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-de...-gun-92126.html

I sprayed that area very well with

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-internal-...oz-aerosol.html



Bad part is I can't get my paws in far enough for a paint gun.

I do happen to have some eastwood's on hand.

Wonder what the factory did with that area?


I sprayed it as well as I could with single stage paint. If look in with a flash light it is not perfect. Still better than when the rats or mice lived in there.
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post May 25 2021, 06:11 AM
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1” foam brush taped to a piece of welding rod. You can bend the rod to get in the hard to reach spots
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