1950 Kenworth Needlenose

[Trucker_Jo]

Wow that's too cool Hey if you don't like painting maybe get it anodized, powder coated, or even hydro dipped like this body:



Have fun!

[Espeefan]

Originally Posted by Izzy

Very nice - more progress please.....

Thank you Izzy. I'm working on it!

Originally Posted by doodlebug

Hey Nathan, have you considered anodizing the truck instead of paint? Looking good!
cheers, Neil.

Thanks Neil. Yes, I have considered anodizing more than once. Especially for the for the chassis and axles. The thing that worries me about anodizing is I think that process builds up a protective, hardened layer on the aluminum and I haven't accounted for that. I am worried things would not fit back together again, as I haven't machined my parts undersized to allow for it. I'm also worried that some parts might get lost in the process, or in transit. For the cab, it's a casting, and not quite perfect, even though it's pretty nice. There are some minor little low spots and things I would like to smooth over with body filler. Anodizing wouldn't really cover those well, unless I went with a matte type finish, and I think I'd rather have a shiny truck. Hmmm, matte black or blue, with polished aluminum parts though....?

Originally Posted by Trucker_Jo

Wow that's too cool Hey if you don't like painting maybe get it anodized, powder coated, or even hydro dipped like this body:



Have fun!

That's a sweet looking shell, Trucker_Jo! I think if I do any painting, I'll be sending the cab out for a custom job. The chassis painting, I can handle. Actually, let's put it this way. I do fine painting single color schemes. It's the masking I am not good at, with multi-color schemes. Hydro-dipping is something I never considered. Might be an option! Thanks.