Back from the paint shop today! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dion · 08-30-2007, 12:51 AM

I had the green metallic repainted, she was showing signs of 7 years of daily driving big time. The white needs to be done also but that's later. They did a decent job, looks pretty good.

CG · 08-30-2007, 12:52 AM

Your truck has always been one of my favs...seems like you tried to sell it quite awhile back, wish I had the scratch back then.

dion · 08-30-2007, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by CG

Your truck has always been one of my favs...seems like you tried to sell it quite awhile back, wish I had the scratch back then.

Thanks bud. Yeah I went through some hard times a while back but things are cool now, glad I still have the ole girl.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 08-30-2007, 02:33 AM

deffintily looks good and the white looks just as good as far as i can tell

Sequoyah · 08-30-2007, 10:21 AM

Looks very nice

Bishops Trucks · 08-30-2007, 10:24 AM

Looks real nice!

Ole Blue 68 · 08-30-2007, 10:32 AM

Love the two tone.

**Yukon Jack** · 08-30-2007, 10:44 AM

One of my favorite trucks too! Sure looks great to me!

dion · 08-30-2007, 12:49 PM

Thanks guys. Looks good in the pics but there's many small blemishes. The paint shop scratched up the outter grille, there's a small amount of green overspray on the white in one spot, they removed the door edge molding and it's all rough there now, the tape they used messes up the tailgate band a little, the spring that pops the hood open is missing and worst of all they missed a few spots in the bed that needed to be sanded down before painting and just painted over old paint that was peeling up. I'm going over there today to have a talk with the owner.

BB72CHEVKT · 08-30-2007, 01:11 PM

Looks real good. Same color sceme as my 72 and almost the same as my 69.

Crazy14720 · 08-30-2007, 01:28 PM

That looks really nice. How much did that cost you? I have been thinking about getting mine repainted.

**Smitty** · 08-30-2007, 08:58 PM

Dion,
Glad to hear that things are picking up. Where are the do not enter signs located? Try to hook up again soon!
Smitty

72highlander · 08-30-2007, 09:29 PM

dion, very nice. i see NOS door edge guards on ebay decently regular, you might keep an eye out, mine weren't all that high, i don't remember exact. sorry to hear about the foul-ups. that looks like a new grill, so i would be highly upset over that, even if it's not gm, repops are still high. hope the owner takes care of everything for you.

dion · 08-31-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Smitty

Dion,
Glad to hear that things are picking up. Where are the do not enter signs located? Try to hook up again soon!
Smitty

haha will do!

dion · 08-31-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 72highlander

dion, very nice. i see NOS door edge guards on ebay decently regular, you might keep an eye out, mine weren't all that high, i don't remember exact. sorry to hear about the foul-ups. that looks like a new grill, so i would be highly upset over that, even if it's not gm, repops are still high. hope the owner takes care of everything for you.

na, it's not that big of a deal to me. the truck still looks good. gives me the excuse to do more work on it.

he only charged me $700

dion · 08-31-2007, 12:13 PM

so my neighbor and her boyfriend pop their heads over the fence yesterday with dread on their faces and tell me how sorry they are over and over and that the boyfriend just hit my truck trying to park. I thought it was a joke, but it was not. Turned out not to be too much damage. The bumper is tweaked and the molding is trashed. There's a bad scuff on the white and the outer grille. The guy felt so bad (he knows how I am about my trucks) that I almost felt sorry for him.

knsmodels · 08-31-2007, 01:53 PM

Truck looks great.....sorry to hear about flaws and now a minor kabash.....sounds like your having a tough week.....

dion · 08-31-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by knsmodels

Truck looks great.....sorry to hear about flaws and now a minor kabash.....sounds like your having a tough week.....

haha not at all, only minor setbacks

BB72CHEVKT · 08-31-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dion

haha not at all, only minor setbacks

Man that is one hell of an attitude. All of us would be better off if we could handle that situation like you did. I would have prob gone ape sh*t. Getting older and having kids has helped a bunch.

dion · 08-31-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BB72CHEVKT

Man that is one hell of an attitude. All of us would be better off if we could handle that situation like you did. I would have prob gone ape sh*t. Getting older and having kids has helped a bunch.

To tell the truth I'm a little surprised myself but there's no real body damage and the scuff can be buffed out. He's just a kid really and he somehow came up with $200 cash to replace the bumper. The fact that he even acknowledged how important the truck was to me was impressive. He also knew it just came back from the paint shop the day before. Most of the people around here are disrespectful idiots. I knew he couldn't afford it so I told him to keep the money and just get me a 12 pack.

bad6772 · 08-31-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dion

To tell the truth I'm a little surprised myself but there's no real body damage and the scuff can be buffed out. He's just a kid really and he somehow came up with $200 cash to replace the bumper. The fact that he even acknowledged how important the truck was to me was impressive. He also knew it just came back from the paint shop the day before. Most of the people around here are disrespectful idiots. I knew he couldn't afford it so I told him to keep the money and just get me a 12 pack.

people could learn alot from your attitude..and i got a keg lol wanna trade........great looking truck

08-30-2007, 12:51 AM	#1
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Back from the paint shop today! I had the green metallic repainted, she was showing signs of 7 years of daily driving big time. The white needs to be done also but that's later. They did a decent job, looks pretty good. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

08-30-2007, 12:52 AM	#2
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,019	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Your truck has always been one of my favs...seems like you tried to sell it quite awhile back, wish I had the scratch back then.

08-30-2007, 02:33 AM	#4
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Back from the paint shop today! deffintily looks good and the white looks just as good as far as i can tell __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

08-30-2007, 10:21 AM	#5
Sequoyah so easy a caveman can do it... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 419	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Looks very nice

08-30-2007, 10:24 AM	#6
Bishops Trucks KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Va. Posts: 5,730	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Looks real nice! __________________ JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 Father/Son Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER"

08-30-2007, 10:32 AM	#7
Ole Blue 68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 1,140	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Love the two tone.

08-30-2007, 10:44 AM	#8
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Re: Back from the paint shop today! One of my favorite trucks too! Sure looks great to me! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

08-30-2007, 12:49 PM	#9
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Thanks guys. Looks good in the pics but there's many small blemishes. The paint shop scratched up the outter grille, there's a small amount of green overspray on the white in one spot, they removed the door edge molding and it's all rough there now, the tape they used messes up the tailgate band a little, the spring that pops the hood open is missing and worst of all they missed a few spots in the bed that needed to be sanded down before painting and just painted over old paint that was peeling up. I'm going over there today to have a talk with the owner. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

08-30-2007, 01:11 PM	#10
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Looks real good. Same color sceme as my 72 and almost the same as my 69. __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

08-30-2007, 01:28 PM	#11
Crazy14720 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 6	Re: Back from the paint shop today! That looks really nice. How much did that cost you? I have been thinking about getting mine repainted.

08-30-2007, 08:58 PM	#12
Smitty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Spring Valley, Ca. Posts: 1,136	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Dion, Glad to hear that things are picking up. Where are the do not enter signs located? Try to hook up again soon! Smitty __________________ Smitty '71 Short Fleetside Spring Valley, Ca.

08-30-2007, 09:29 PM	#13
72highlander Sophomore Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: brownwood, tx Posts: 927	Re: Back from the paint shop today! dion, very nice. i see NOS door edge guards on ebay decently regular, you might keep an eye out, mine weren't all that high, i don't remember exact. sorry to hear about the foul-ups. that looks like a new grill, so i would be highly upset over that, even if it's not gm, repops are still high. hope the owner takes care of everything for you. __________________ 1972 Chevrolet Highlander SWB 1972 Custom Deluxe 3/4 2WD 60k miles these trucks don't need vacuum gauges cause they don't suck! two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights do make a left all i want is a little more than i'll ever get it's better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6

08-31-2007, 12:13 PM	#16
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Re: Back from the paint shop today! so my neighbor and her boyfriend pop their heads over the fence yesterday with dread on their faces and tell me how sorry they are over and over and that the boyfriend just hit my truck trying to park. I thought it was a joke, but it was not. Turned out not to be too much damage. The bumper is tweaked and the molding is trashed. There's a bad scuff on the white and the outer grille. The guy felt so bad (he knows how I am about my trucks) that I almost felt sorry for him. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts Last edited by dion; 08-31-2007 at 12:14 PM.

08-31-2007, 01:53 PM	#17
knsmodels I make Models Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bucks, PA Posts: 626	Re: Back from the paint shop today! Truck looks great.....sorry to hear about flaws and now a minor kabash.....sounds like your having a tough week..... __________________ Click to see what I do 1972 LWB K10 350/4 sp 1968 SS Chevelle 396/tremac5spd Last edited by knsmodels; 08-31-2007 at 01:54 PM.

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