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jeeps8 Member
Joined: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 33 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: My first find |
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Was trying to find the hood numbers off the new Jeep. Worked slowly on one side and thought I found some that were legible. I then moved to the other side where the paint was peeling a little more. Then i actually got lucky here. Looks like it was repainted once by the Army before the civillian paint was added. The second was on the first coat.
Then the other side.
They are the same numbers on both side. Probably old hat to all here, but still got me a little excited.
I'll get this on my survey Wes along with some more for ya tomorrow. |
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jeeps8 Member
Joined: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 33 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Forgot to downsize, sorry. |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16256 Location: Wisconsin
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bl5211a Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2006 Posts: 344 Location: NC
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:06 am Post subject: |
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what method of sanding worked best for you? looks like wet sanding? what grit? |
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GIJOE290 Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2005 Posts: 265 Location: Altamonte Sprgs, FL 32714
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Nice find! Congrat's! _________________ David M.
08/1953 M38A1
Serial #56535
"The Green Goat"
Restoration Begins Summer 2005! ...Er Maybe 2006? 2010? 2015? 202...? |
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jeeps8 Member
Joined: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 33 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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sorry bl, missed ur reply there. Most of it was a dull razor blade as several layers of paint are chipping. lots of hours of just chipping away. there was sanding with some 600 grit and very lite apps of some paint stripper. The 1st pic is of the stripper and sanding. The jeep was actually painted twice by the Army. The second pic is the original paint and this is the part i spent an eternitity on with a razor blade.
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north-shore Member
Joined: Dec 11, 2006 Posts: 146 Location: Tracadie-sheila Canada
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:32 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Wow nice find |
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kenperkins Member
Joined: Apr 14, 2005 Posts: 285 Location: Livermore Ca.
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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good find, now are you going to look for a star? |
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jeeps8 Member
Joined: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 33 Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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didn't find the star on the first layer of Army paint. I set it aside for awhile to try and get some other stuff done and regain some patcience with it. I might try and find it later, but the paint there is on pretty good. Would really like to find some unit markings. |
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Jeeps4Brains Member
Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Up State SC
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting the difference in the hood numbers from one side to the other, maybe the larger numbers are the older style number? I would go with the larger style numbers myself. |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16256 Location: Wisconsin
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