KY Rangers
you'd be surprised where you can take a stock ranger. i'm not a pro and babied it at an off road park. but i can't wait to go back w/ new tires and a small lift.
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From: Madisonville, KY
hey, we are planning a big G2G at Turkey Bay June 10th-12th.....
we will be camping in the OHV park, but there are KY State Park Lodges near by for the not so "Outdoorsy" type
as for the trails, there are plenty that stock can do....or ride with someone on some of the harder trails.....
bring your Mountain Bikes, Canoes, and Fishing gear....we will be doing some of that as well
so far we have people from IN, IL, TN, OH, and of course KY....
l8r, John
we will be camping in the OHV park, but there are KY State Park Lodges near by for the not so "Outdoorsy" type
as for the trails, there are plenty that stock can do....or ride with someone on some of the harder trails.....
bring your Mountain Bikes, Canoes, and Fishing gear....we will be doing some of that as well
so far we have people from IN, IL, TN, OH, and of course KY....
l8r, John
where is this att??? i have some decent paint and body and wiring experance :) thank u wyotech w0000t!! pm for phone number im down for the cause any weekend and michael r u ALWAYS driving on mulberry aka 62 by olymco say about 4 430ish? if so STOP in say hi haha i keep seein a truck identical to urs drive by
I get off work at 4:30 so I'd say that's me haha. I'm not co pletely sure where you're talking about though haha remember I'm new to these parts. I don't know what olymco is sounds like a gas station but I'll keep an eye out. Got some stuff to do tomorrow afternoon though.
well they filled a freezer with popsicles for us today. so i'd have to disagree with you there haha.
i actually had noticed your ranger there haha i just never thought about what that place was. it seems like I see a lot of rangers in etown though, seems like they are everywhere.
i wont make any promises haha depending how my day does but i might stop in.
i actually had noticed your ranger there haha i just never thought about what that place was. it seems like I see a lot of rangers in etown though, seems like they are everywhere.
i wont make any promises haha depending how my day does but i might stop in.
where is this att??? i have some decent paint and body and wiring experance :) thank u wyotech w0000t!! pm for phone number im down for the cause any weekend and michael r u ALWAYS driving on mulberry aka 62 by olymco say about 4 430ish? if so STOP in say hi haha i keep seein a truck identical to urs drive by
Sorry I haven't been on in awhile but I've been remodeling my kitchen and I was working like 16 hour days. It was a major PITA but anyways.I took it to the detail shop today and owner had never seen such a sh**y pain job in his entire life and insisted that I take the painter to small claims court. He told me that he doesn't do any wet sanding anymore because it takes so much time and it's a lot of trouble. He pointed out some fish eyes in the paint job too.(I never knew what this was until he pointed it out.) I think I'm just going to buy a
dual-action sander and wet sand my truck with some 1500 grit sandpaper and then some 2000 grit. The truck might have to be repainted, so I don't really have much to loose. I guess at this point the body of my truck is just a big learning tool.
Last edited by BlackRanger04; Jul 29, 2011 at 02:10 PM.
If I didn't know any better, I'd say I've been shut out from social or commercial participation, ostracized and or boycotted aka blackballed all because I took a stand against someone that put a cheap lookin orange peel texture all over my Ranger. Damn, talk about social inequality.
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well.... you could just bring it to Frankfort and have my dad and i fix it for ya....
Ron and Josh's Hotrod Shop
I'll be down to meet any of youins once i get back (T-38 days bitches!)
Ron and Josh's Hotrod Shop
I'll be down to meet any of youins once i get back (T-38 days bitches!)
well.... you could just bring it to Frankfort and have my dad and i fix it for ya....
Ron and Josh's Hotrod Shop
I'll be down to meet any of youins once i get back (T-38 days bitches!)
Ron and Josh's Hotrod Shop
I'll be down to meet any of youins once i get back (T-38 days bitches!)
Thanks for the offer, but I went ahead and wet sanded the 80% of the truck with 1500 grit(That was one hell of a job) then I took it to a really good detail shop in E-town. Everyone kept wanting to know who painted the truck and they couldn't believe how bad the orange peel was. I hope they're able to get things ironed out. I'll post some before and after pictures when they get done with it.
I don't really think its necessary to keep bashing John by saying 'everyone couldn't believe how bad the paint job was'.
You need to grow up dude. I'm not on his side or yours in the situation but you get what you paid for. John hooked you up for a small fraction of what a shop would and you wanted it to be perfect. So you need to come back to the real world and get with it.
You need to grow up dude. I'm not on his side or yours in the situation but you get what you paid for. John hooked you up for a small fraction of what a shop would and you wanted it to be perfect. So you need to come back to the real world and get with it.
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All vehicles have orange peel after a fresh paint job. If you don't wet sand and buff it out, it will always be there. Now "fisheyes" is a different story. It means there was some type of chemical close to where the truck was being prepped that the paint didn't like. For instance, armorall in the bottle within about 20 feet or so away from where the prep work is being performed will cause fisheyes. It's a lot more common than one would expect, but you would usually fix it before giving it back to the customer. The way we fixed it was sand it back down, reprep the area, and repaint it. Orange peel just requires buffing and wetsanding. If he cut you a deal, he probably didn't wetsand and buff it. I know we wouldn't. That's easily a 2-6 hour job depending on what car or how bad it is and it is something no body shop likes to do. If you paid the full amount, I'm sure the orange peel would be gone. Now I'm not taking anyones side, as I have no idea what happened. Just telling you from experience what causes the issues and so forth
I don't really think its necessary to keep bashing John by saying 'everyone couldn't believe how bad the paint job was'.
You need to grow up dude. I'm not on his side or yours in the situation but you get what you paid for. John hooked you up for a small fraction of what a shop would and you wanted it to be perfect. So you need to come back to the real world and get with it.
You need to grow up dude. I'm not on his side or yours in the situation but you get what you paid for. John hooked you up for a small fraction of what a shop would and you wanted it to be perfect. So you need to come back to the real world and get with it.
All vehicles have orange peel after a fresh paint job. If you don't wet sand and buff it out, it will always be there. Now "fisheyes" is a different story. It means there was some type of chemical close to where the truck was being prepped that the paint didn't like. For instance, armorall in the bottle within about 20 feet or so away from where the prep work is being performed will cause fisheyes. It's a lot more common than one would expect, but you would usually fix it before giving it back to the customer. The way we fixed it was sand it back down, reprep the area, and repaint it. Orange peel just requires buffing and wetsanding. If he cut you a deal, he probably didn't wetsand and buff it. I know we wouldn't. That's easily a 2-6 hour job depending on what car or how bad it is and it is something no body shop likes to do. If you paid the full amount, I'm sure the orange peel would be gone. Now I'm not taking anyones side, as I have no idea what happened. Just telling you from experience what causes the issues and so forth
You would actually have to see the paint job in person to know what was done to my truck. We're not talking about orange peel like you would see on a factory paint job or even a "garage paint job" this was like a Orange peel texture (very rough). It took a lot of force to take remove the top layer of clear with a sanding block.
There was also a lot of dirt in the clear coat too. I was able to remove most of the dirt by wet sanding (Thank God). The guy at the detail shop told me that it wasn't caused by putting too much clear on. He said that his paint gun was set wrong or he didn't have enough air presure to push the clear out of the gun right. I've leaned so much from this ... I know that some painters put extra clear on so they can cut and buff, but the painter is suppost to do that not the customer.
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Like I said, I'm not taking up for anyone. I am also not referring directly to your issue, just was putting the info out there. Like I said, every person we've "hooked up" didn't get a cut and buff. When I got my Camaro painted, I didn't get a cut and buff but I got a damn good price. People who want the c/b are going to pay more. We charge 300 extra just for that. The place that painted my Camaro contracted out to a place that charged 600 for it. IMHO, if the paint job was less than 2 grand, there is going to be some dirt and peel in it. No fisheyes though. Fisheyes are bad for business. I paid 2600 out here to fix the key job and repaint my Camaro black, and still had to cut and buff it myself. The original quote was for 3400. Now that is out here. My dad painted a truck for one of his buddy's for cost of materials, but he was there helping prep, and finish the job. Again, I don't know what you paid, I don't know if he cut you deal, I don't know if he slacked off and just didn't give a ****. I wasn't there. Just letting you know from dealing with the same thing personally, on how some shops work. You pay for a premium paint job, you get a premium paint job. You pay for a cheap paint job, it's going to require a little work to get it to back to factory look. You understand what I'm saying buddy?
Like I said, I'm not taking up for anyone. I am also not referring directly to your issue, just was putting the info out there. Like I said, every person we've "hooked up" didn't get a cut and buff. When I got my Camaro painted, I didn't get a cut and buff but I got a damn good price. People who want the c/b are going to pay more. We charge 300 extra just for that. The place that painted my Camaro contracted out to a place that charged 600 for it. IMHO, if the paint job was less than 2 grand, there is going to be some dirt and peel in it. No fisheyes though. Fisheyes are bad for business. I paid 2600 out here to fix the key job and repaint my Camaro black, and still had to cut and buff it myself. The original quote was for 3400. Now that is out here. My dad painted a truck for one of his buddy's for cost of materials, but he was there helping prep, and finish the job. Again, I don't know what you paid, I don't know if he cut you deal, I don't know if he slacked off and just didn't give a ****. I wasn't there. Just letting you know from dealing with the same thing personally, on how some shops work. You pay for a premium paint job, you get a premium paint job. You pay for a cheap paint job, it's going to require a little work to get it to back to factory look. You understand what I'm saying buddy?
I wish I would have talked to you before I got my truck painted. Before I got the "less than par" paint job I didn't have the first clue about painting a vehicle. If I knew what I know now, I would have taken it to a pro with a paint booth and paid 3000-3500 for a decent paint job. It was a hard lesson learned but one I'll never forget.
