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19mike69 · 02-04-2003, 04:51 PM

i have a 69 custom lwb that has both the top thin trim and the wide bottom trim....im wanting to replace it but really dont want to spend $400 to $500 for all new stuff....my question is,ive seen some trim(dont laugh) in the JC whitney book that almost looks identical to what is on the truck,only its not metal and it uses adhesive....does anyone think this will pretty much look stupid or will it look ok?....i think it would look the same from a distance,and this is going to be a daily driver anyways

Crank · 02-04-2003, 05:15 PM

Just remove it, It'll all be the same in the end and you won't have to worry about removing stuff or icky tape when waxing. just my 0.02
Brandon

19mike69 · 02-04-2003, 05:20 PM

but im wanting to put something on there to distinguish from the 2 colors...i just dont want to spent the ton of money for the OEM stuff

Crank · 02-04-2003, 05:29 PM

Ah, well if it is cheaper, and not on a show circuit, I think that it is your decision. If you think it looks like OEM and you'll like it, then go for it, but if you want to go to a paint shop, and have a nice black stripe put down it, it'd be good too. Whatever the case may be, it's your truck and you have to drive it everyday. No one else has to like, except maybe your wife(cringe).
Brandon

bouncytruck · 02-04-2003, 06:15 PM

I've seen the adhesive stuff on cars before and it is never straight. If it is the same stuff I'm thinking of, it comes in rolls and nobody ever seems to be able to get it on right. If you do use it, just make sure you take your time putting it on.

19mike69 · 02-04-2003, 06:28 PM

yeah,thats been the problem ive seen with it before....always look kind of wobbly or something....maybe i should just fill in all the holes and paint it some other way

bouncytruck · 02-04-2003, 07:18 PM

You could find a good painter to "paint" some trim on it. Kind of an illusion. It could look pretty cool. Of course, you still have to fill the holes and pay someone to do the graphics. Why not look into rechromeing or polishing your current trim?

cheyguy · 02-04-2003, 07:27 PM

I knew a guy 10 years ago that just put a thin pin-stripe of the dominate color in place of the upper and lower trim. Looked real good.(his was blue and white)(Blue top, thin white stripe, thin blue stripe, white, and the same for the bottom)

minibike · 02-04-2003, 07:32 PM

I have seen the airbrushed trim, and it looks great...thinking about it myself, but I have already clear coated...

Pont · 02-04-2003, 08:25 PM

I think that roll out trim will look fine if you take your time and do a good job. It is factory trim on vehicles in the 80's. Here's my dads 84 K10 with the factory lower rubber roll on moulding.

19mike69 · 02-04-2003, 09:28 PM

yea,thats looks real good on that truck

19mike69 · 02-04-2003, 09:32 PM

and besides i dont have all of the trim pieces that were on mine,and i dont want to mix and match new and old...

casey · 02-04-2003, 11:19 PM

19mike69 Let me get this straight no pun intended when you take off you chrome your going to be left with the holes, so you can't just paint a strip on it right? I'd put the plastic on It'll look good, heres what I would do, run a strip of masking tape all the way down your truck from front to back, so you can get it nice and straight, the tape you can play with, put the tape on where the bottom edge of the trim is going to go, so you can use the tape as a guide, I think it will look fine, your keepin it alive!

19mike69 · 02-04-2003, 11:26 PM

you are talking about useing the tape as a guide to put on the aftermarket stuff?....never thought of that....i tell you,the stuff they sell at jc whitney looks a whole lot like the original stuff...i think it might look ok

Leinie · 02-05-2003, 12:02 AM

Please don't do it! Paint it a solid color or something- just don't put that stuff on!

Hooter · 02-05-2003, 03:13 AM

Put on some chrome strips, a giant CHEVY sticker on the windshield, tweety bird floormats, Yosamitee sam "Back off" mud flaps, fake chrome mirros and you'll be set!

stomper · 02-05-2003, 03:55 AM

The trick to getting the stick-on trim straight is to lift the 'wrapper' from an inch or two of one end, stick that end on, pull it taught to the other end, and peel the wrapper off as you go keeping the trim close to the truck. Hard to describe but it's easy if you see it done.

Common miststake is try and put it on an inch at a time - it gets wavey. Kind of like driving - steer for a spot in the road 50 yds ahead, not 5 yds.

After having said that, I think you shoud cover the trim holes with those fake bullet holes.

19mike69 · 02-05-2003, 04:47 AM

lmao....i think my best bet will be to cover the holes and go for one color.....thanks for all the input though guys...

02-04-2003, 04:51 PM	#1
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	will this look stupid? i have a 69 custom lwb that has both the top thin trim and the wide bottom trim....im wanting to replace it but really dont want to spend $400 to $500 for all new stuff....my question is,ive seen some trim(dont laugh) in the JC whitney book that almost looks identical to what is on the truck,only its not metal and it uses adhesive....does anyone think this will pretty much look stupid or will it look ok?....i think it would look the same from a distance,and this is going to be a daily driver anyways

02-04-2003, 06:15 PM	#5
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	I've seen the adhesive stuff on cars before and it is never straight. If it is the same stuff I'm thinking of, it comes in rolls and nobody ever seems to be able to get it on right. If you do use it, just make sure you take your time putting it on. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

02-04-2003, 07:18 PM	#7
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	You could find a good painter to "paint" some trim on it. Kind of an illusion. It could look pretty cool. Of course, you still have to fill the holes and pay someone to do the graphics. Why not look into rechromeing or polishing your current trim? __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

02-04-2003, 07:27 PM	#8
cheyguy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Manchester, TN Posts: 215	I knew a guy 10 years ago that just put a thin pin-stripe of the dominate color in place of the upper and lower trim. Looked real good.(his was blue and white)(Blue top, thin white stripe, thin blue stripe, white, and the same for the bottom) __________________ '71 Cheyenne Super '80 Custom Deluxe '75 Blazer

02-04-2003, 07:32 PM	#9
minibike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 500	I have seen the airbrushed trim, and it looks great...thinking about it myself, but I have already clear coated... __________________ 69 SWB LT1/4L60E www.classicplace.com

02-04-2003, 05:15 PM	#2
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Just remove it, It'll all be the same in the end and you won't have to worry about removing stuff or icky tape when waxing. just my 0.02 Brandon

02-04-2003, 05:20 PM	#3
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	but im wanting to put something on there to distinguish from the 2 colors...i just dont want to spent the ton of money for the OEM stuff

02-04-2003, 05:29 PM	#4
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Ah, well if it is cheaper, and not on a show circuit, I think that it is your decision. If you think it looks like OEM and you'll like it, then go for it, but if you want to go to a paint shop, and have a nice black stripe put down it, it'd be good too. Whatever the case may be, it's your truck and you have to drive it everyday. No one else has to like, except maybe your wife(cringe). Brandon

02-04-2003, 06:28 PM	#6
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	yeah,thats been the problem ive seen with it before....always look kind of wobbly or something....maybe i should just fill in all the holes and paint it some other way

02-04-2003, 08:25 PM	#10
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	I think that roll out trim will look fine if you take your time and do a good job. It is factory trim on vehicles in the 80's. Here's my dads 84 K10 with the factory lower rubber roll on moulding. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"

02-04-2003, 09:28 PM	#11
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	yea,thats looks real good on that truck

02-04-2003, 09:32 PM	#12
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	and besides i dont have all of the trim pieces that were on mine,and i dont want to mix and match new and old...

02-04-2003, 11:19 PM	#13
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	19mike69 Let me get this straight no pun intended when you take off you chrome your going to be left with the holes, so you can't just paint a strip on it right? I'd put the plastic on It'll look good, heres what I would do, run a strip of masking tape all the way down your truck from front to back, so you can get it nice and straight, the tape you can play with, put the tape on where the bottom edge of the trim is going to go, so you can use the tape as a guide, I think it will look fine, your keepin it alive!

02-04-2003, 11:26 PM	#14
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	you are talking about useing the tape as a guide to put on the aftermarket stuff?....never thought of that....i tell you,the stuff they sell at jc whitney looks a whole lot like the original stuff...i think it might look ok

02-05-2003, 12:02 AM	#15
Leinie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Posts: 2,613	Please don't do it! Paint it a solid color or something- just don't put that stuff on!



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02-05-2003, 03:13 AM	#16
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Put on some chrome strips, a giant CHEVY sticker on the windshield, tweety bird floormats, Yosamitee sam "Back off" mud flaps, fake chrome mirros and you'll be set! __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

02-05-2003, 03:55 AM	#17
stomper Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,701	The trick to getting the stick-on trim straight is to lift the 'wrapper' from an inch or two of one end, stick that end on, pull it taught to the other end, and peel the wrapper off as you go keeping the trim close to the truck. Hard to describe but it's easy if you see it done. Common miststake is try and put it on an inch at a time - it gets wavey. Kind of like driving - steer for a spot in the road 50 yds ahead, not 5 yds. After having said that, I think you shoud cover the trim holes with those fake bullet holes. __________________ "I was patina when patina wasn't cool." 1973 Cheyenne SWB Sunset Gold / Frost White / Saddle

02-05-2003, 04:47 AM	#18
19mike69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: pottsboro,tx Posts: 513	lmao....i think my best bet will be to cover the holes and go for one color.....thanks for all the input though guys...

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