spid

[preacher anthony]

I bought a '69 C10, someone painted over the SPID on glovebox. Does anyone have an idea of how to remove the paint so I can read the codes?

[71swb4x4]

Very carefully! Can you tell if it has the plastic covering? I think that came later than 1969.
Have you looked for a build sheet? They are commonly found in the springs in the back of the seat or under the carpet.

[cherokeejohn]

Depending on how long ago it was painted, you can try Enamel Reducer. It actually takes anywhere from a month to a full year for paint to fully cure, depending on what type of paint it is and the climate You live in (example;in a dry hot state like Arizona, it can fully cure in a month,pending on sun exposure, yet in a state like Maryland, it can take up to a full year due to higher humidity levels. Single Stage is much easier to remove than base clear, however being on the inside of the box if it is base/clear it may not even have clear applied or not as thick either try Enamel Reducer and a grey scuff pad, but be careful, as u start to see the paint thin, switch to a rag so it doesn't rub the typing off the SPID. You can also stop by a local paint and body shop to see if they have any tricks up their sleeve.

[preacher anthony]

Thanks, seat was out of truck, so bill sheet not there, no carpet. I pulled the rubber mat, nothing under there. I will try the enamel reducer, I have a friend w/ a body shop, will experiment there. Thanks

[71swb4x4]

It doesn't need to be perfect. As you go post what you find here and we can help decipher it.

[davepl]

Check the front of the bed. That's where my build sheet was. You can see it here, and I didn't find it until I pulled the cab.

Too bad there's not a practical way to bend the glovebox door (short of sacrificing it and cutting the back sheet of metal out). Maybe you could freeze it, bend it, and the paint would crack off but the paint would survive. I was working on a car indoors once and pushed it out into the -40F outdoors to run in the cam. Soon as I pushed it out all the paint popped off the trunk.

[preacher anthony]

Thanks but bed was off the truck when I bought it. Truck has been painted in the past, so someone probably found it and threw it away. All they had to do was tape it up or put plastic over it while they painted. Looks like the truck might have been white w/ either blue or green interior.