A poll on color for WDX-WM300 Power Wagons - Page 4

Desoto61 · 09-03-2008, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc Dave

I know she has good taste in trucks...but Norm as a husband??? haha
BTW my '52 is over at the body and paint shop now. I hope to duplicate the look of the truck that Tina is in.
PPG mixed it up for me, they call it "Surf Blue" .
I did all the metal finishing and priming, etc., myself. A long job.

Darn, I was hoping they'd call it "Smurf Blue", would have been cooler. But then maybe I'm just showing my age (or lack thereof).

In any event that is a great color and a beautiful truck. I keep using it as the poster child for my project. Might have to find that Smurf blue color so we don't have too many of them running around though.

towagon · 10-10-2008, 11:48 PM

Chevron blue. What else?

I really need to take a picture of her by the beach somewhere.

I don't know of too many powerwagons in Hawaii.

OLD DODGE · 10-13-2008, 09:19 AM

How about this one? Is it still around?

http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/PowerWagon-01.html

Doc Dave · 10-15-2008, 07:39 PM

I just got the sheet metal back from the painter. I am very pleased with my decision to "outsource" the topcoating.
Here is the Dodge truck blue that PPG formulated for me.

Bruce · 10-15-2008, 08:48 PM

Nice Doc Dave, Now I'm feeling inadequate.

Doc Dave · 10-16-2008, 07:54 PM

Thanks Bruce,
Here is the cab. I am trying to finish all the sheet metal before it gets cold. THen I will finish the brake bleeding and install the cab and body.

Bruce · 10-16-2008, 08:01 PM

Doing the same thing here, weather has just about run out! I will try & take some foto's tomorrow.

towagon · 10-20-2008, 12:21 AM

Kevin

That powerwagon is on the Island of Hawaii I believe, I have never seen it here on Oahu. It sure is a nice retro job.

MoparNorm · 10-31-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce

Doing the same thing here, weather has just about run out! I will try & take some foto's tomorrow.

I know what you mean, it's just now getting cool enough to paint out here.....= )

Bruce · 10-31-2008, 04:33 PM

Today was perfect, but I wasn't ready, welding some patch panels in/on the bed. I have the wkend plus Monday, one out of three should be ok/good.
I guess I could increase the reducer, what do you think Norm?

Doc Dave · 10-31-2008, 04:38 PM

Bruce,
I know with my PPG paints and supplies, they have different reducers depending on the temperature. They have a "fast" reducer to use when it is between 60 and 70. They also have a fast hardener for the same temp range.
I painted the other day when it was about 59 degrees with such products.

Bruce · 10-31-2008, 04:42 PM

I'm also using Martin Seniour's products aka; NAPA hardener & reducer, sounds like a plan, thanks DD!

Hill, Bill E. · 02-14-2010, 01:15 PM

Draggin it back! It popped up as a 'new post', so someone else must have voted too.

That's OK, as I hadn't seen this thread yet. Our PW was red in '68 when my dad bought it, then he painted it a 'glossy' OD w/black trim.

I really like the dark blue, and think it looks great on the old PW's.

She needs a bath! My dad dug out some old pics, of when he fixed it up and painted last. (This pic from last summer) I'm still working on scanning them, so I can post some of them up.

Bruce · 02-14-2010, 03:32 PM

Hey Hill, Bill E.,
Good looking rig, looks like she's still working hard? Looking forward to more pic's.

Hill, Bill E. · 02-15-2010, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce

Hey Hill, Bill E.,
Good looking rig, looks like she's still working hard? Looking forward to more pic's.

Thanks! We 'retired' it from plow duty in the mid '80's. Still have the 9' wide blade for it. The blade weighs 600 pounds! And has steel casters, instead of 'skids'.

We keep it in the barn at the cabin, it's been stored inside since my dad built his polebarn at home, back in '72 or '73.

We pull it out at least once a year, and fire it up. Drive it to the end of the cabin driveway and back, about 3/4 mile total.

Hoping to get to the restore soon, but we have a couple of CJ2A's that we're working on right now.

But it has under 60K original miles on it, and everything works good, except for the brakes. So other than finding a nice box and the back running boards, and the interior 'trim', it should be a fairly straight forward restore.

View Poll Results: What color would you choose for your WDX-WM300 Power Wagon
Red	49	23.56%
Dark blue	18	8.65%
Dark green	63	30.29%
Seawolf submarine green	18	8.65%
Yellow	15	7.21%
Black	4	1.92%
Granite gray	16	7.69%
White	4	1.92%
Omaha orange	15	7.21%
Turquoise	6	2.88%
Voters: 208. You may not vote on this poll

10-15-2008, 08:48 PM	#50
Bruce Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Stanford Hill Farm, Midlothian, VA, Posts: 1,748	Nice Doc Dave, Now I'm feeling inadequate. __________________ Bruce aka;M-37Bruce 1953 Dodge M-37 W/oW Dept. of the Navy 1/23/53 1949 8N 2005 Dodge Ram "Big Red" Last edited by Bruce; 10-15-2008 at 08:49 PM. Reason: more cyphering

10-16-2008, 08:01 PM	#52
Bruce Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Stanford Hill Farm, Midlothian, VA, Posts: 1,748	Paint'n My Butt Off Doing the same thing here, weather has just about run out! I will try & take some foto's tomorrow. __________________ Bruce aka;M-37Bruce 1953 Dodge M-37 W/oW Dept. of the Navy 1/23/53 1949 8N 2005 Dodge Ram "Big Red"

10-20-2008, 12:21 AM	#53
towagon Subscriber Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 22	Kevin That powerwagon is on the Island of Hawaii I believe, I have never seen it here on Oahu. It sure is a nice retro job. __________________ Here's to mud in your eye! Barney

10-31-2008, 04:33 PM	#55
Bruce Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Stanford Hill Farm, Midlothian, VA, Posts: 1,748	Paint Scheme? Today was perfect, but I wasn't ready, welding some patch panels in/on the bed. I have the wkend plus Monday, one out of three should be ok/good. I guess I could increase the reducer, what do you think Norm? __________________ Bruce aka;M-37Bruce 1953 Dodge M-37 W/oW Dept. of the Navy 1/23/53 1949 8N 2005 Dodge Ram "Big Red"

10-10-2008, 11:48 PM	#47
towagon Subscriber Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 22	Chevron blue. What else? I really need to take a picture of her by the beach somewhere. I don't know of too many powerwagons in Hawaii.

10-31-2008, 04:38 PM	#56
Doc Dave Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hollywood, Md Posts: 823	Bruce, I know with my PPG paints and supplies, they have different reducers depending on the temperature. They have a "fast" reducer to use when it is between 60 and 70. They also have a fast hardener for the same temp range. I painted the other day when it was about 59 degrees with such products. __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain 1952 B-3 PW (nearly complete restoration) 1953 M-37 (project truck) 2001 Ram 2500 H.O. Cummins 4X4 with 6 speed S.A.R. member (sar.org)

10-31-2008, 04:42 PM	#57
Bruce Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Stanford Hill Farm, Midlothian, VA, Posts: 1,748	Gilespie Coatings I'm also using Martin Seniour's products aka; NAPA hardener & reducer, sounds like a plan, thanks DD! __________________ Bruce aka;M-37Bruce 1953 Dodge M-37 W/oW Dept. of the Navy 1/23/53 1949 8N 2005 Dodge Ram "Big Red"

02-14-2010, 01:15 PM	#58
Hill, Bill E. Registered Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 6	Draggin it back! It popped up as a 'new post', so someone else must have voted too. That's OK, as I hadn't seen this thread yet. Our PW was red in '68 when my dad bought it, then he painted it a 'glossy' OD w/black trim. I really like the dark blue, and think it looks great on the old PW's. She needs a bath! My dad dug out some old pics, of when he fixed it up and painted last. (This pic from last summer) I'm still working on scanning them, so I can post some of them up.

02-14-2010, 03:32 PM	#59
Bruce Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Stanford Hill Farm, Midlothian, VA, Posts: 1,748	Paint Scheme Hey Hill, Bill E., Good looking rig, looks like she's still working hard? Looking forward to more pic's. __________________ Bruce aka;M-37Bruce 1953 Dodge M-37 W/oW Dept. of the Navy 1/23/53 1949 8N 2005 Dodge Ram "Big Red"

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