To mud or not to mud??

[fuzz]

I got my cab chopped. Tried to follow DMW56's directions but I'm not as skilled as you other guys so I may try to cover some of my work with bondo.

You can see in this picture that the roof caved in alittle so I'm gonna fill the the roof but I'm thinkin I'll leave the rest of the welds unfilled? What do you guys think?

I like the small back window but had to cut the upper section loose to get the opening to match up.

one moore

 

[Old Gold]

Looks great FUZZ. I think I would finish off the whole cab. It would look good in some paint.

 

[Flipper_1938]

Once bondo is involved, I think its an all or nothing kinda thing. Either leave it natural .....or finish it out and paint it.

 

[Tripper]

Looks good!

Fuzz,
I think it looks good like it is. If u keep it like that... what r u gonna do paint wise? I mudded my '41 Ford PU in but I'm gonna leave all welds exposed on my new '46 Dodge project.

BoB

 

[fuzz]

Thanks guys...
Bob..I'm going to paint it "Allis Chalmers Orange", I like orange [see avatar]. But still undecided about the full mud treatment. Need more opinions!!

 

[Tripper]

Thanks guys...
Bob..I'm going to paint it "Allis Chalmers Orange", I like orange [see avatar]. But still undecided about the full mud treatment. Need more opinions!!

If u r gonna paint it... I'd mud it in. That's what I did on my other truck but I'm keeping it in two-tone primer. On my rpu I'm gonna leave it raw & unpainted. Just my .02.

BoB

 

[Flipper_1938]

Thanks guys...
Bob..I'm going to paint it "Allis Chalmers Orange", I like orange [see avatar]. But still undecided about the full mud treatment. Need more opinions!!

Original paint, however complete or incomplete that may be, looks best.

If you are going to paint it, do good bodywork and paint it.

If you are just going to half-assit, leave it raw. ...painted crap looks worse than everything else to me.

 

[rainman]

I second Flipper

 

[Arkansawer]

If you just mud the very top, where its caved in, then wouldnt the mud crack once the body started flexing on the road from the dips and grooves and speed bumps and just normal road bumps?

Id leave it raw if it was mine, or just paint it a flat color and not worry about bondo. but thats just me.

 

[fuzz]

If you just mud the very top, where its caved in, then wouldnt the mud crack once the body started flexing on the road from the dips and grooves and speed bumps and just normal road bumps?

Not in my lifetime....LOL...I'm 67 years old!!

 

[Arkansawer]

lol, you never know. You could live to be the oldest person alive and still driving, never know.

 

[earthman]

Well Fuzz you gotta ask yourself. Do you like and understand the appeal
of ratrods or do you prefer pretty and shiny street rods. If you are unsure
then that is reason enough to build two cars

 

[fuzz]

Well Fuzz you gotta ask yourself. Do you like and understand the appeal
of ratrods or do you prefer pretty and shiny street rods. If you are unsure
then that is reason enough to build two cars

Uh oh....now you've done it!! Got me to thinkin about building another car.
But will this 51 Ford cab be the shiny one or the ratty one?? Hmmmm...
Too late, I already spread the mud on this one!!

 

[Rat_Coon]

lead?

That's a dying art that I'm hoping to learn.

 

[Bonehead]

I have seen it done, but not tried it myself yet. (lead that is).

 

[Rat_Coon]

I have seen it done, but not tried it myself yet. (lead that is).

It's fascinating to me, I'd give it a try fuzz, do something a little different. I wonder how a leaded up rat would look once the steel around it started to rust.

 

[Gastrick]

I say smooth it out and paint it like you want it. The chop looks nice Fuzz.

 

[fuzz]

Leading? or Leding??

Rta Coon..I watched body men leading cars years ago and tried it myself but could not get the knack. Don't have the patience I guess. But don't let me stop you form trying it. It takes practice and is an art form in my opinion.

Gastrick..thanks for the kind words. Here's the cab today. It was an old farm truck and is pretty beat, looks better in pictures than real world. I mudded it and am happy with it so far. Changed my mind and think I'll just do flat black and leave at that.

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