Super Cheyenne aka the "Devil Cowboy"

[landarts]

As I approach the point where the trim is going to be installed, I have read as many threads on the subject as I could find, watched over a dozen YouTube videos, and started putting a game plan together.

One of the issues I was interested in addressing is the use of a factory-style plastic clip that gets the double-stick tape. When I used it on the repair of a truck that needed trim put back on, it holds the molding off the truck a bit from the body and does not look right in my opinion. I have watched a few good videos where they used ABS plastic cut to fit and VHB 3M double stick painttape, applied a primer before sticking it on, and the fit and finish look so much better.

So I decided to use this method, and wanted to do some testing before I go at it. I cut a piece of scrap acrylic to fit and measured out the thickness of one of the 3M double-stick tapes I had on hand, and it looks like a winner. When I applied the tape to the acrylic, the height was perfect and will give me the flatter look of the molding against the body I was looking for.

The last picture is the lower trim just temporarily taped on from the backside. I wanted to see how it was going to look with all of it on the truck.