Blue Monster Body and Paint

05/27/2026

05/26/2026

The decals for the Scout were suppose to be satin or matte finish. They came glossy black, which isnt going to match all of the trim black Ive painted on it so far. So I blasted up to Salem and had a very pleasant meeting with Sign Crafters on McGilchrist. They are going to make all new high quality decals for it in a matte finish AND send a guy down to install them. They were very helpful and so far Im impressed with their service.

05/22/2026

Back of the Scout is pretty much wrapped up. Bedlined the bumper, new blacked out lights and new emblem. Got the new wing window gaskets in after I painted the frames.

05/20/2026

Well, its a start. The tailgate latch button is the very first part put back on after paint.

05/16/2026

Had some stainless welded up today. Dustin let me try out his new TIG welder. Yes, thats the pulling tractor I painted in the background. Got some more paint to do on it because body parts are being made as the tractor is being built. Cant wait to see this beast pull.

05/14/2026

Not too bad for a lighter color. 3 coats of clear, wet sanded and 3 more coats.

05/11/2026

First big show of the season and the Blue Monster jobs showed up in force.

05/08/2026

05/05/2026

Oh yeah, BTW, its green.

04/28/2026

Last minute test fits. The mirrors for the scout came with these plastic mounting inserts that press into the door with sheetmetal bolts. That isnt happening. Put 1/4-20 nutserts into the door with button top allen bolts. I will paint them black later. Not to mention the fact that there were only 7 plastic inserts and 7 sheetmetal bolts that came with the new mirror set.