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Last winter I picked up a couple of rebuilt 3as for my Cig project. Unfortunatly, they were painted red. Preparation being essential to any good paint job, I proceeded to sand off as much of the red paint as possible, split the upper and lower housings, remove the front and back covers to prep them for the best paint job that I could possibly apply. I finnished shooting the color on the pieces last night at about 11:00 pm. I took a few pictures throughout the process that I would like to share with my OSO brothers and sisters.

Roger

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A few more showing the stand that I made to hold the pieces.

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A few more that I took this morning.

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The last of them. Now. I have to wait for the paint to set up real well so I can re-assemble them and apply the new decals.

Roger

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Looks Nice Rog :D

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Looks good

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did you use ppg concept paint?

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Looks great....Whats left? Motors?
Maybe an 07 Poker Run in her future? :drink:

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I'm kinda sick of seeing all these do-it-yourselfers cutting corners all the time.

:evilb: :evilb: :evilb:
:drink: :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:

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Thanks guys. I used PPG DP 90 epoxy primer followed by three coats of PPG Delstar acrylic enamel with DXR 80 catalist.

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great job roger those stands are the chit for doing it right! for some reason enamel seems to hold up really well in salt water even though i would never use it on a car.

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Roger

It's gettin there & lookin good !

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Awesome Roger. As usual keep up the good work!

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First class as always Roger. I can't wait to see the whole project come together.

Fred

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Roger, I kind of liked the color of the grean tape. Black would've been my second choice.
Looks good.

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Looks good Rog.

I just use that Wal-mart paint and a piece of cardboard. It all looks the same. :p

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looks good!

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Thanks for the kind words guys.

Payton; I know what you mean about the green tape, It's kind of a nice
touch. Hated to get paint on it..... :D

Just for the record, the stand that the upper sits on is bolted to the metal frame of the lower stand by a 9/16 bolt through the center. In the picture it looks like it might just be sitting on top of the plywood top, when in fact, it is very sturdy.

Roger

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Quality work from a quality guy.........Best of luck with the project........m.m.

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Looks great Rog, like we would all expect of you. :D It's been a while since that hull seen a pair of drives.

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Thanks guys. Yeah, it's been a long time since it's seen drives or the water. One step at a time.......

Roger

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It's been a while since I finnished painting the pieces for my drives and now I have them all together. Here are a few pictures of them on the stands.

Roger

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Looks great. How is the rest of the project coming along?

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Thanks. Slow but making a little progress. I have all my new panels and rebuilt and new gauges now. Next project is to finnish up the motor plates and mounts. I am going to have to wait untill spring to work on the boat itself because the shop where it is stored is'nt heated.

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Looks outstanding Roger.

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Roger, as always your work is flawless! You are in the wrong business!

Nice job.

Kurt

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Merc is damn proud of those stickers aren't they. :(

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Damn nice job Roger!

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They look great Roger. Too bad that you have to put them in that dirty old lake water. :rolleyes: But I bet when the time comes, you'll be able to get over it. :D

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Thanks Guys! You're right Roger, I'll find a way. :D

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Yes they are Joe. Pretty proud of most of their stuff as a matter of fact. T-shirts are pretty reasonable though. :D

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Hey Roger, those stands look awesome as well. Did you make those? Also are the drives on the stand backwards? Wouldn't the slot go towards the boat or am I missing something?

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Yes, I made them and thanks for the compliment. The opening is to the rear so when you pick the drive up with a cherry picker you can pull the stand away.
Here is a link to the thread about the stands.

Roger

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...2&page=1&pp=20

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Look great Roger. Can't wait to see them on the boat again. What's the next project on your agenda?

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Those look killer. Mine are on the way :evilb: :evilb:

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Very nice Roger. I had my #5's sand blasted before they went to TNT. There back home now and ready for paint. Need to paint my extention boxes to. When can I bring her up ?

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Thanks Frank. Finnishing up the motor plates and mounts.

How have you been Doug? long time no see.

Roger

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Looks excellent Rog. I'll call you soon. Sorry for the phone tag.

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Thanks Brandon. No problem. Looking forward to talking with you.

Roger

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Great work!!

These are my most enjoyable threads on OSO.