riderdan
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Yesterday I started a project that I've meant to do since I bought the truck: repainting the brush guard. It was black and the paint was pretty bad, with rust and a good number of layers of paint that were flaking.
So I dragged out my rotary sanding tool and started to sand. There were at least three layers of black paint, which I'd expected. Under these was a layer of green, probably from when the NG had it just prior to it being sold. Under that layer of green was a layer of tan, likely from the GWOT period when everything got sprayed tan even in temperate theaters. Under the tan was another layer of green, probably the original. Under that was the primer and then metal.
I forgot to take a picture, but it amused me quite a bit to think of the many paint jobs this thing has gone through. I suppose I could have just sprayed another layer of black, but the thickness of the paint and the thickness of the metal were approaching parity.
So I dragged out my rotary sanding tool and started to sand. There were at least three layers of black paint, which I'd expected. Under these was a layer of green, probably from when the NG had it just prior to it being sold. Under that layer of green was a layer of tan, likely from the GWOT period when everything got sprayed tan even in temperate theaters. Under the tan was another layer of green, probably the original. Under that was the primer and then metal.
I forgot to take a picture, but it amused me quite a bit to think of the many paint jobs this thing has gone through. I suppose I could have just sprayed another layer of black, but the thickness of the paint and the thickness of the metal were approaching parity.
