Cheyenne tailgate band?
 

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...R/8ec374d9.jpg

Got this from the yard a few days ago. Just got all the little dings straightened out and it's in perfect shape now.
Im wondering now if thes are clear anodized or something. I know there is some sort of protective coating? I want to get it off so I can polish it back up and repaint and detail.

Also how rare are these panels?
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Howd you get the ding out? I've tried before but it always ends up looking worse lol
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Rubber tipped ball ping hammer. Only prob is the coating spider cracks after being bent back out so I need to take off the coating and re sand and polish and re seal it.
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Edit: use a spoon on the other side too

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Yeah I tried to get some out of an old band just to test and they looked worse and more noticeable than before. Figured I'd just live with the dings on my other band.

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Anybody else know anything about wether or not this is rare or not?
TTT
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i got one on my truck.never really gave it much thought about if it's rare or not .i just like the narrow look.i see them from time to time.

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can you do me a big favor and put a picture of the backside of it up?

I'm trying to figure out how to remove mine for tailgate painting and it would be very helpful!

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Should be four screws on the back side of the tailgate
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I might not say it's extremely rare but down here I mainly see the large tailgate bands. Hardly ever see any like yours.

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Heres a NOS one i bought. These GMC ones seem to be a lot harder to find i have 3 chevrolet one and one 77 chevrolet one. Theres a thread some where on here on tailgate band restoration. Found it its on another website. Tailgate Band Restoration

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...C/DSC04611.jpg

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Thanks 54caddy very usefull info
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Where did you find the NOS GMC band?

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Ebay man, it was worded a little wierd didnt get many bids got in cheap enough

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I have a NOS GMC tailgate band too...MINT not a scratch or ding on it.

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Did someone come up with a "lot" of them, or did you find yours elsewhere?

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I searched for a year on ebay before finding mine, its hard to even find a used bent one muchless a NOS one.

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That looks sweet. Need to find me one of those. I got that wide banded one on my truck now.

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The bands i have fooled with, the wide ones, they have a satin clear on them... i've re done them with satin clear from ppg.

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Just found this one on ebay. GMC logo is off centered like whats on my truck but the narrow band.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-81-GMC-...#ht_500wt_1182

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That's the regular size tailgate band for 81-91 Jimmy's. That's why there is no handle section. It is not the thin one discussed here.

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Yes the GMC bands are hard to find. Good luck took me two years to find GMC narrow band. I found four chevrolet narrow bands in two weeks at junk yards.

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thats not it but I do see people using those and doing a tailgate handle flip

the narrow ones are approx 4" wide

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-1976-19...sories&vxp=mtr

anyone need one you better not think twice....might be a year or two before you see another NOS for sale

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For the price... I'm thinking twice. I love theses bands. Just don't love them as much as that to run for a dd
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Insidious '86 they are nice man but if your truck has the 86 tailgate on it i do not believe they will fit man the center design is much different.