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14-09-10, 16:56
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There was no standard. The radios were never left in the vehicles to prevent theft. But anything left bolted in the vehicle would get sprayed over. This included trays, cables, remote speakers, cockpit map lights. Of the 30 vehicles I got from shilo in the late 80s, they all sufferred from the overspray. They would paint the rollbars, but just to the point where the tarp was left on the roof. Remember that the vehicles I bought were primarily artillery, and they were nuts about making things look spiffy, with no regard to the long term effects of the paint on vinyl, plastic or rubber.
On the bases I worked on, painting was usually done at the unit level, by the combat arms guys themselves. If they managed to get a hold of a paint gun, then away they would go. If there was a paint party going on (ie, a change of command parade coming up) then the vehicles would go through an assembly line process, with some guys greasing the lenses and headlamps, then one guy painting the black, one the light green, and one the dark green. They would overspray the seat cushions, the turn signal controller, and just about anything else in the way. When I got to the artillery in 96, they actually had a section in transport that was supposed to paint vehicles. But by then the CARC warnings were coming in so they became redundant. I remember getting flack from them for painting my M113, cause that was supposed to be their job. 
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14-09-10, 18:58
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23-10-10, 20:47
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any updates?
Hello Scott
How is the project going? It looks fantastic. No doubt a project you can be proud of. Its come a long way since i last saw it. Eric
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Collecting data on the WW2 Canadian jeep and trailer. Serial, WD Numbers etc.
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27-01-11, 18:42
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Well, after another huge delay, I got going on the MUTT again.
This is what 4 hours in the Sandblasting Booth nets you:      I'm super pleased with how it all turned out. I chose to go with Gloss Black on the Suspension Parts. Although they were originally either Semi-Gloss Black or OD, my Painter suggested going with the Gloss as its superior to Semi-Gloss of Flat for corrosion resistance etc.
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Gone but never forgotten: Sgt Shane Stachnik, Killed in Action on 3 Sept 2006, Panjwaii Afghanistan Last edited by Scott Bentley; 29-01-11 at 04:42.
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27-01-11, 21:02
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M151 a2
looking good.
Good idea on the gloss. On each of the tops of my rear fenders mine had an anti slip surface in black. Eric
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Collecting data on the WW2 Canadian jeep and trailer. Serial, WD Numbers etc.
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28-01-11, 16:35
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