Source for NOS side trim 1973-1980?????

[Gary66]

Originally Posted by willett

thats a nice looking rig Gary, where did you get those side-steps?

Ebay- they are deezee- cost $160 delivered brand new in the box!!

[Gary66]

GRAB YOUR CHRISTMAS $$ I got this response from the earlier post!

Upper front fender mouldings, 6260839 and 6260840 $160.00 each
Lower front fender mouldings, 6260841, 6260842 $65.00 each
Lower door mouldings 475559, 475560 $95.00 each
Upper door moulding 475543, 475544 $95.00 each
Corner cab mouldings 345124, 345125 $110.00 each
upper and lower cab mouldings ( connects door to bed mldgs) 6258145, uses 4 of these $26.50 each
lower bed mldg in front of tire for SWB, 475561, 475562 $130.00 each
lower bed mldg behind the tire SWB 475581, 475582 $100.00 each
upper bed moulding, SWB 475547, 475548 $195.00 each


Thanks,
Obsolete Chevrolet Parts Co
P.O. Box 68
Nashville, GA 31639

www.obschevy.com
1-800-248-8785

[78-5.3]

$1786 plus shipping less cab corner molds LMC looks good to me LOL

[ray_mcavoy]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Originally Posted by Oilbrnr

Ray, any chance you could give us some info about the paint you used for the '77? I have yet to stumble on a good code for it, though I haven't spent much time to be honest.

Hi Don,
I took one of the NOS pieces that we were able to find with the yellow stripe to my local paint supplier and compared it to the samples in their chip books. I found a color called "Bahama Yellow" in their Dupont fleet color selector that's a very close match. I had some mixed in Nason Ful-Thane 2K urethane and the code # on the can is 7863IB. At least I think the first digit is a 7 ... it got printed partially off the edge of the label.

Ray

[Oilbrnr]

Thanks Ray!

Any other prep involved after you took off the black? Seems like there wouldn't be enough *tooth* there and/or it would need some sort of self etching base.

Airbrushed, or large gun to apply?

[ray_mcavoy]

Hi Don,

It appears as though the factory paint was applied directly onto the moldings without any primer. However, I too was concerned about the new paint sticking so I did a Google search on "painting anodized aluminum". On one site I found, they claimed the anodized finish is somewhat porous (on a microscopic level) and acts like a primer.

But just to be on the safe side, I carefully gave the areas to be painted a light sanding with 400 grit. I did the sanding after masking so I wouldn't accidentally scratch the unpainted areas. The anodized finish is actually quite hard and the sanding didn't dull it down quite as much as I would have expected. So far, it's seemed to work though. It's been a few years since I painted them and it hasn't peeled off yet.

I used a regular size spray gun with the fan pattern adjusted about as narrow as it would go.

Here's a pic I snapped that shows one of the re-painted pieces (on the bedside) up against one of the NOS yellow pieces (on the tailgate)

I think the Bahama Yellow is a tiny bit lighter/brighter than the original but it was the closest I could find.

Ray

[Gary66]

Ray- that looks NICE!!!!

[menace121978]

Ray, just an fyi... your not allowed to post a little teaser pic like that without posting one of the whole truck!

[79gmcc15]

Originally Posted by menace121978

Ray, just an fyi... your not allowed to post a little teaser pic like that without posting one of the whole truck!

I agree, since your new and all I think we'll let it pass just this one time. but next time........well lets just say....... there better not be a next time!

[Gary66]

anyone every use craigslist for nos chevy stuff??

[ray_mcavoy]

Thanks for the compliment Gary!

LOL Dennis ... I posted a pic of the whole truck in a thread in the Welcome area. But here it is again:

[menace121978]

beautiful truck!! looks like she just rolled off the showroom floor!! thanks for posting those again!

[GmtGmt]

so ray thats repro trim right?

[Longshot379]

Originally Posted by ray_mcavoy

Hi Don,

It appears as though the factory paint was applied directly onto the moldings without any primer. However, I too was concerned about the new paint sticking so I did a Google search on "painting anodized aluminum". On one site I found, they claimed the anodized finish is somewhat porous (on a microscopic level) and acts like a primer.

But just to be on the safe side, I carefully gave the areas to be painted a light sanding with 400 grit. I did the sanding after masking so I wouldn't accidentally scratch the unpainted areas. The anodized finish is actually quite hard and the sanding didn't dull it down quite as much as I would have expected. So far, it's seemed to work though. It's been a few years since I painted them and it hasn't peeled off yet.

I used a regular size spray gun with the fan pattern adjusted about as narrow as it would go.

Here's a pic I snapped that shows one of the re-painted pieces (on the bedside) up against one of the NOS yellow pieces (on the tailgate)

I think the Bahama Yellow is a tiny bit lighter/brighter than the original but it was the closest I could find.

Ray

I have 74 GMC C15 that is about that color. option code 463 Spanish Gold.

[ray_mcavoy]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

so ray thats repro trim right?

Nope ... its all original GM trim. The majority of it was purchased from the local GM dealer back before it was discontinued (and the prices were still reasonable ) They only had the trim with the black stripe though so I had to re-paint it to make it correct for the 77. The tailgate pieces were discontinued so we had to get those NOS and were able to get them with the yellow stripe.

Thanks for the compliment Dennis!

Longshot379, I wouldn't be surprised if GM used an existing exterior truck color for the stripe on this trim. I didn't bother looking in the older chip books though because my local paint supplier doesn't seem to be very good at crossing some of those old truck code #'s over to modern paint formulas. They couldn't find an equivalent base/clear formula for the #25 "Mariner Blue" on this truck ... just an old acrylic enamel formula. We ended up having them scan the factory paint on the dash and inside of the cab to get a match.