slim_shady
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Warning.... Don't try this at home.
A few months back I purchased a White 99 Suburban. I knew from the start white wasn't going to work considering I often use the truck while spotting the larger fields, moving every few hundred yards before stopping to get out and scan an area with the thermal scope.
More then once with my last truck I drove up within 100, 150 yards of a hog or group of hogs. The white truck stood out like a glowing light. Not much chance of sneaking up on much of anything.
I had considered getting a wrap like TLM, however the price would have been close to what I paid for the truck so I didn't figure it would be worth it. Off to Walmart I went to grab a bunch of shaker cans. Little did I know how much work it would be.
I removed as much trim as I could and taped off the rest. Did a test in a small area and decided I was going to have to sand as much as of the truck as I could. 20 some hours later I was able to spay the base coat of OD green.
I used Hack berry leaves as they had a nice simple structure, however something heaver would have been nicer. I just finished putting everything back together and spraying the wheels today. After over 30 hours of work, and $400 in tools and supplies, a cheap flat OD green paint job at a body shop sure would have been a better choice. Finally I can get back to actually hunting.
A few months back I purchased a White 99 Suburban. I knew from the start white wasn't going to work considering I often use the truck while spotting the larger fields, moving every few hundred yards before stopping to get out and scan an area with the thermal scope.
More then once with my last truck I drove up within 100, 150 yards of a hog or group of hogs. The white truck stood out like a glowing light. Not much chance of sneaking up on much of anything.
I had considered getting a wrap like TLM, however the price would have been close to what I paid for the truck so I didn't figure it would be worth it. Off to Walmart I went to grab a bunch of shaker cans. Little did I know how much work it would be.
I removed as much trim as I could and taped off the rest. Did a test in a small area and decided I was going to have to sand as much as of the truck as I could. 20 some hours later I was able to spay the base coat of OD green.
I used Hack berry leaves as they had a nice simple structure, however something heaver would have been nicer. I just finished putting everything back together and spraying the wheels today. After over 30 hours of work, and $400 in tools and supplies, a cheap flat OD green paint job at a body shop sure would have been a better choice. Finally I can get back to actually hunting.
