what color to paint interior metal? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dropped72shortbed · 04-17-2002, 06:56 PM

heres the deal, doing the exterior of my truck black, i want the original style blue interior with it. what color do you think i should paint the interior metal (top and bottom of doors, dash, roof etc...)

i was thinking i was going to pain it all blue but then i was wondering how its going to look with inside doors blue and then somewhere around the door jams its going to go to black? doesnt sound like it would look good.

think i should just paint everything inside black? and have the blue headliner, visors, dash pas, seats, carpet and door panles or would that look funny as well?

O'l Buck · 04-18-2002, 12:30 AM

I would paint the metal to match the body and keep the blue visors, dash pad, seat, etc.

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Ol' Buck: '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84
ralleys and 31/10.5s

Angel girl: 67 Cutlass convertible
330, 3spd stick

Greener: 90 GMC Jimmy
350/auto
Chad Stephens
Orleans,NE

no name yet: 72 442 under serious construction

nroden · 04-18-2002, 12:51 AM

The obvious.. ochre of course.
Just kiddin. I just like ochre on everything

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Nick Rodenberg
Wellington, MO
http://nickrod.port5.com
You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck"
I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny.
Ochre/White/Ochre
Runs well... working on body.
Plan to get painted weekend before memorial day weekend.
Planned to be done March 7 when I turned 16. Didn't happen. Chose to do better job and be behind schedule instead of 1/2 doing it and it looking like junk.

bigvinnie · 04-18-2002, 12:58 AM

trying to picture the light blue 72 interior with a black cab..... might look kinda strange, not sure... my 72 is the original blue paint with the light blue door panels, dash etc... I think it would look a lot better with black if the interior pieces were a darker blue.

I actually did the opposite of what you're doing... I put black interior pieces in place of the light blue door panels, dash pad, etc. and I like it much better...

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'72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA
http://www.ixpres.com/vlusardi/chevtrk.htm

04-17-2002, 06:56 PM	#1
dropped72shortbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 303	what color to paint interior metal? heres the deal, doing the exterior of my truck black, i want the original style blue interior with it. what color do you think i should paint the interior metal (top and bottom of doors, dash, roof etc...) i was thinking i was going to pain it all blue but then i was wondering how its going to look with inside doors blue and then somewhere around the door jams its going to go to black? doesnt sound like it would look good. think i should just paint everything inside black? and have the blue headliner, visors, dash pas, seats, carpet and door panles or would that look funny as well? __________________ Blake A. - Huntington Beach CA 72 c10 swb 5/5 drop, 350/350, partialy shaved, soon to be 5/7 on 20s.

04-18-2002, 12:30 AM	#2
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	I would paint the metal to match the body and keep the blue visors, dash pad, seat, etc. ------------------ Ol' Buck: '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84 ralleys and 31/10.5s Angel girl: 67 Cutlass convertible 330, 3spd stick Greener: 90 GMC Jimmy 350/auto Chad Stephens Orleans,NE no name yet: 72 442 under serious construction __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

04-18-2002, 12:51 AM	#3
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	The obvious.. ochre of course. Just kiddin. I just like ochre on everything ------------------ Nick Rodenberg Wellington, MO http://nickrod.port5.com You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck" I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny. Ochre/White/Ochre Runs well... working on body. Plan to get painted weekend before memorial day weekend. Planned to be done March 7 when I turned 16. Didn't happen. Chose to do better job and be behind schedule instead of 1/2 doing it and it looking like junk. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

04-18-2002, 12:58 AM	#4
bigvinnie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: escondido, ca 92026 Posts: 1,222	trying to picture the light blue 72 interior with a black cab..... might look kinda strange, not sure... my 72 is the original blue paint with the light blue door panels, dash etc... I think it would look a lot better with black if the interior pieces were a darker blue. I actually did the opposite of what you're doing... I put black interior pieces in place of the light blue door panels, dash pad, etc. and I like it much better... ------------------ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA http://www.ixpres.com/vlusardi/chevtrk.htm __________________ '72 short step, 350, 700R4, tilt, ps, pdb, a/c, lowered coils, etc., other work in progress... San Diego, CA 72 Stepside Project



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