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Thanks Mike! It looks so much better in the sun and it's even covered with dust! :lol:

I am thinking charcoal gray because I didn't shave anything and I'm going back with the factory style trim but there is a part of me that wants to step outside my comfort zone! I will play with it today in MS Paint. :lol:

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So I wanted to polish my cab trim and took some advice from forum member Sodell. I'm very happy with the outcome up to this point! Hoping to get the last piece done tomorrow. Steps I've taken...
120 grit flapper wheel in drill, 320g hand sanded, 600g hand sanded, 800g wet sand, 1500g wet sanded, 2000g wet sanded and then polished out with some Mothers polish.

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That's great looking!!! It looks super clean man!!


I think I might have to do that.

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The suspense is killing me......... I wanna see it finished. Drive it up here and let me take a look :-)

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Man I am with you on wanting to see it finished. I was actually near you earlier this year. I had to go to BullHead City and move my grandpa down to Texas. Flew to Vegas Friday morning, caught a shuttle bus to Laughlin and my grandpa picked me up there. Packed him up Friday and Saturday and started home in the U Haul Saturday night. I drove right through Kingman and caught Hwy 93 down to Phoenix. It only took approx. 30 hours of straight driving to get home, lol:lol:

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How long did it take you to do just one of those corner cab moldings? Mine are oxidized pretty bad as is the tailgate molding.

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It took almost 2 hours to do one cab corner. It takes some time because of the emblem that you have to go around and the bend. I think I should be able to do the straight piece in approx. 3 - 3.5 hours. It would take approx. 7 or 8 hours to do the complete cab trim molding. That is doing most everything by hand. I am sure it would go alot faster with some air/power tools. I plan on trying to find a tailgate band and doing it as well.

PS. I haven't forgot to get you the paint code for the gray, I'll ask next time I'm up there.

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If you are careful, you can get the emblems out and back in by bending the tabs.

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Thanks for the info.

Not real worried about the paint codes. Just wondering how far off the factory steel gray it is. I am thinking of doing the gray on my interior when it gets painted. Still up in the air about that one.

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My luck I would break the tabs off! haha

Honestly I'm not real sure on the comparison of the colors. I don't really know what the factory gray looks like.:lol:

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Now if I just had a truck to install this on! :lol:

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Looks great! I may have to attempt this myself. Just makes me nervous.

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It's a lot of work but worth it. I've read and watched some YouTube videos on ways to remove the anodized coating. I didn't try any of them but they seem a little easier than sanding it off.

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Not much of an update.

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I really like the gray on gray. It fits the project name. Cab trim turned out very nice. Are you painting the botwie or the yellow?? Either way, looks really good!

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That truck looks good bro!!! I like the dark grey stripe you put on the truck I don't think the pictures does it justice, looking sweet man!!!

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Thanks!! :chevy: I plan on painting both the bowtie and the yellow but haven't decided on how yet. I was thinking about painting the yellow in with charcoal gray like the pinstripe and painting the bowtie a silver color.

Thanks Korwin and you're right, these pictures don't do it justice. Once I get the truck back I'll be able to position the truck with better lighting where I can get much better pictures!

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That or I'll just have to drive out there to see it!! :lol:

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I'm sure I'll take it out to Houston a time or two. I'll let you know and we can meet up! :metal:

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Sounds good to me man! :chevy: :metal:

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That is awesome you got it Back so quick! Mine was in Paint Prison for 11 Months and 2 Weeks !

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Looks good! Mine is going to get tore down and worked on then painted starting in the next week or so ....hopefully! Lol

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Well I haven't actually got the truck back yet. I should get it next week. But we've all heard that before! :lol:

You gonna paint it yourself or have it done?

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I'm going to have it done, it's at a shop in Houston now. Going to have the motor pulled and dressed up, the firewall shaved and painted with vintage ac installed, digital dash installed and truck painted!

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What color are you planning on painting it? Did you bag it yourself?

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Clayton, I refreshed my dash gauge/lights ect, $4 job to keep you busy? Got some great advice on this forum! It has a kind of cool halo effect with the white paint, and the dash lights are really bright now.

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That looks really cool! Especially with your dash being painted white! I may have to do something like that.

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You could use a silver for the face that would match yours, but paint the back side white for the light reflection. Thought it would be a good project while your truck was still in paint jail.

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No I didn't bag it myself but i redid something's after I got it back. And I'm going to two tone it, galaxy gray on top and bottom with a Brandywine red in the middle.

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The only problem is that piece is still in the truck! :lol:

Sounds like a sweet paint scheme. Can't wait to see it!

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Any updates? Been awhile!

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Called the shop yesterday evening and they are supposed to start wet sanding and buffing today.

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Trim looks great polished out & so does the rest of the truck.

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:lol:I'll eventually tackle a tailgate band! :lol: thanks!

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Here is an update. I went by the shop and they had the trim put on which I found weird because they hadn't wet sanded it yet. They said they will wet sand and buff it tomorrow. They are working on it tomorrow so I could pick it up tomorrow, that's if it's not raining. I also got lots of parts ready to put on it. :lol:

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Truck is looking great. I hope I get a chance to see it before I go back to work Tuesday

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Truck is looking mean man!!!

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Lookin' good! Stoked for you to get it back!

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Nice work! The paint looks awesome. :metal:

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Thanks guys, I have been sick for the past couple days so I didn't go Saturday to pick up the truck. Here is a picture that I took Friday that I like. Has some good reflection in the paint.