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Old 07-22-2007, 08:42 AM   #11
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Re: `72 Sierra:Tailgate Band

Man,that white paint is like house paint...real loose.I had always planned to remove the bumper,sandblast,and powdercoat in a medium grey metallic.But,that bumper is a mass of reinforcement under there.There must be a dozen bolts and it`s all welded together in one piece,must weigh a good bit.So.lazyman`s gonna DA it down,mask it,and shoot it.After alot of sanding I see the paint is just too loose and needs to come off.So,I`m scraping all in between the "diamonds".I feel like a Chinese rice carver,sheesh!!That big white bumper has bugged me since I got the truck.I`m finally going through all this so it will look better for someone else.I`d be willing to bet the s.o.b.takes the bumper off,first thing,and scraps it.You either love or hate them.I`m a true truck lover and that bumper is a classic piece of authentic western truck doodaderia.
I`d like to get carpet on the floor to finish out the interior freshen-up and put the front leafs from my CheyenneSuper(or 4" lift)that are about 2" over stock.Right now it`s lower than stock,I believe.

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