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That is Slick

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I wanna see it outside in the daylight, i know, all in due time of course. :)

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Awesome work here! Fantastic fab skills and bodywork. The fiberglass work is really cool too. The skully console is crazy man!

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I'm slowly workin through build threads... Flattering to get comments from you guys. True builders. Thanks again.
@ jlsanborn... Nice choice on the super 10's! Brrraaap! Eyeballing those myself.

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My favourite part.... cold beer and watching paint dry!

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Peel some tape and paper tomorrow. Doin stripes along the side in white. Similar to the factory moulding.. follows the lower feature line and goes over the wheel wells, etc.. Not sure if i'm going to spray them or decal them yet. Opinions appreciated here. This truck is gettin some shop truck logos.. done to my wife's folks former implement dealership.

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Beer in hand watchin' paint dry with ya.

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Humm, not sure about how a painted stripe would look. Will it be like the 67? Don't remember what year you have oif its a Chevy or GMC. Maybe go to the photo shop thread and ask someone to do a couple ideas?

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Ya... A stripe similar to a '67 side moulding. My first car ('72 442) was black with a side stripe like this. Love the look of it. The truck started off as a '70 C10... Not sure what you'd call it now. Lol.

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Paint turning out great :metal: Got an example of the stripe?

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Thanks! Just like this.... only a stripe.

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I'd run it through ps but the pics available + the color make it difficult to mockup for a decent attempt.

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Ya know the 67 is the only trim i like, Guess if it suits your desire then go for it. where i live trim is nothing but a rust promoter, humm, now ya got me thinking too LOL!.

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I like the trim look for that year. Can't image how difficult it'd be to paint them but if you're confident and it's your truck.

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i Like that idea id like to to that to my 72 lwb when i get ti back from paint shop lets see it when you get it done

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Not sure whether to do paint or vinyl with the stripe...? Started color sanding the box today.. Not easy grinding the shine off fresh paint..(on the nerves like)

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Tape and paper peeled off... opened shop door for some natural light.

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Looks like the prep work paid off nicely.

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Thanks... Not perfect by any means. Painted in my garage. Some dust... And my usual one small fly. Lol. Color sanding should take care of most of it.

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Shinning up nice :metal: When you said you wanted a 'stripe' instead of metal trim, do you mean 1 solid white stripe? I'll take one of your latest pics and retry. You get flies, I get spiders :lol:

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Ya... a 1" solid white stripe that follows the same lines as the trim. Thanks litew8.

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Nice job, looks sweet!

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Thanks! Wife shakin her head at me again... Sayin I'm too fussy. As I'm out here knocking the shine off with a block and 1500. Lol.

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I'm not a ps wiz but managed this.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...0/photo110.jpg

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litew8... you rock! thanks brother!

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Thanks man! I didn't make it bleach white because the more I whitened it, the more hokey (fake) it looked.

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It's perfect. Ive got it scratched up on paper... But that really gives a true visual and makes my decision. Stripes it is! Thanks again brother.

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might wanna google up 67 chevy c10 trim and look at some pictures to help you lay out and paint the stripe. :)

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Not that it matters, but the stripe I placed is actually trim from a real truck pic.
I cut the trim off, distorted to align/fit and increased the brightness (from silver to more white). :chevy:
It isn't exact but did retain most of its shape.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...0/photo110.jpg

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Color sanding time.. didnt I would ever get to this point. My second windshield arrived. Yep. Second one. Broke the first one on install. Apparently the last one in Canada. This one came out of the states... commandeered some buddies with more experience with glass to help put this one in for me.

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My thinking was that it could be a 2 tone stripe like the trim has a black center, and that he could do the layout in the same shape as some of the trim as its not all the same width.

Keep at it Molberg its looking great.

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I'll have to mask it out and see how it looks.... Thanks for all the help.

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More updates... more color sanding. Really impressed with the 3M perfect-it setup so far. Second windshield installed.(in one piece this time) Took 3 of us close to an hour.. new gasket made it an ignorant a$$ of a job.

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....and masked off some stripes. Think I settled on a style I'll like. 1.25" stripe, with a 1/4" stripe under it. Hood and gate getting stripes as well. (12" with 1/4" border stripe) Started scratchin some paint. Should get sprayed next week.

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That's gonna look sharp! Nice work over there. The windshield thing scares the hell outta me.

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Thanks!... I recommend 3 guys if you can round em up. Had just 2 of us the first time. It was difficult keeping pressure on the lower edge while roping it in. Cowl hood likely played a big part in that.

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Very cool project! I'm in....

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Thanks Mike.. a compliment from a talented builder! No turning back now... think I left my beer on the seat... damn. Will update once the tape is pulled. (Dont judge lines by yellow tape... blue 3M vinyl fineline is actual border.... cant see it)

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Like magic.

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thanks for your help with this brother... hope the paint looks half as good as your photoshop