Spiffied up my glove box door today - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67_C-30 · 07-13-2008, 08:37 PM

I have been riding around staring at that big ol plain red glove box door forever, so I decided to something to dress it up a little. I bought a repop Cheyenne Super glove box insert a while back, and as anyone who has them knows, the woodgrain is terrible on them. So I did what Special-K and did and painted it with the spray on bedliner and then I came back over with gloss black. I taped up the aluminum edge, and scuffed the woodgrain part with some 400 grit sandpaper. It almost matches the texture on the dash bezel perfectly. I took a '67 glove box emblem that all the chrome had worn off of and painted the outside and letters with a silver leaf paint pen. It is a little different, and looks a lot better than the plain glove box door IMO.

**special-K** · 07-13-2008, 09:03 PM

That looks fantastic!I think we`re onto something here.

Sinister · 07-13-2008, 09:08 PM

That looks great, good one.

Sammy · 07-13-2008, 09:16 PM

Outstanding

CG · 07-13-2008, 09:21 PM

Nice job, it looks great.

I asked awhile back if anyone made templates of the inner glove box door, ash tray and instrument cluster...I got nothing. Now thanks to this thread I see I can just use the repro Cheyenne wood grains...Thanks!

odog · 07-13-2008, 09:50 PM

Looks great

Bob 68327 · 07-13-2008, 10:02 PM

LOOKS WAY COOL MAN !!!!

powell72 · 07-13-2008, 11:16 PM

I like it, really dresses up the passenger side.

**SactoJim** · 07-13-2008, 11:18 PM

That looks great 67!

67_C-30 · 07-13-2008, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CG

Nice job, it looks great.

I asked awhile back if anyone made templates of the inner glove box door, ash tray and instrument cluster...I got nothing. Now thanks to this thread I see I can just use the repro Cheyenne wood grains...Thanks!

That's kind how I got the idea to do this. The truck below had a woodgrain decal painted black put on a chromed glove box door. The only difference in mine is that it is the Super trim, and has the aluminum backing and the decal was already installed. I think I may do my '67 C-30 like this one.

bad421 · 07-14-2008, 12:35 AM

looks awsome, great idea!

longhorn70gmc · 07-14-2008, 02:37 PM

Good job, that looks really nice. I like the 68 chev glove box plate that you put on.

72BlckButy · 07-14-2008, 02:53 PM

Looks great!

Longhorn Man · 07-14-2008, 03:24 PM

looks even better when you do it on a chrome door... then it matches the inst panel and ballances the whole dash out IMO.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 07-14-2008, 04:43 PM

Sweeeeet... Looks good and its cheap.

Mondo · 07-14-2008, 04:49 PM

I've been thinking about how to match the black of the gauge panel.... now I know.

Looks great

67_C-30 · 07-15-2008, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mondo

I've been thinking about how to match the black of the gauge panel.... now I know.

Looks great

Just a tip - The pattern matches well, but I found out when I was doing it that the spray in bedliner is a deep black. It is more like a real real dark grey. I had to topcoat it with gloss black paint to get the deep rich black I wanted.

old Chevy guy · 07-15-2008, 09:37 PM

way cool,good thinking!

VA72C10 · 07-16-2008, 12:00 AM

Looks great. Thanks for the info.

VA72C10 · 07-16-2008, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CG

Nice job, it looks great.

I asked awhile back if anyone made templates of the inner glove box door, ash tray and instrument cluster...I got nothing. Now thanks to this thread I see I can just use the repro Cheyenne wood grains...Thanks!

I just got a set off ebay and they were installed on everything and did not fit well. The ash tray one is definitely too small and the dash one seems to be a little to small to cover everythign, but the person did a poor job installing it. I am going to attemp to peel it off and reposition it. Then i will be painting mine like this...or another idea i have...

BustedTruck · 07-16-2008, 08:32 AM

Where do you buy a chrome glove box door? or do you just have yours chromed?

VA72C10 · 07-16-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BustedTruck

Where do you buy a chrome glove box door? or do you just have yours chromed?

You can have yours chromed and i know that at least LMC makes one in chrome, and they're around 100 if i remember correctly.

babyJay · 07-16-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BustedTruck

Where do you buy a chrome glove box door? or do you just have yours chromed?

You can send it to Advanced Plating in Nashville. Prices are depending on size and work needed to remove dents, dings, etc. They do great work. www.advancedplating.com

Chromed glove box door 125.00 TO 275.00
Chrome powder coat glove box door 15.00 TO 125.00

**Already Gone** · 07-16-2008, 01:53 PM

ttt

jkaylor68gmc · 07-16-2008, 02:06 PM

Wow, fine job, that looks cool!

07-13-2008, 08:37 PM	#1
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Spiffied up my glove box door today I have been riding around staring at that big ol plain red glove box door forever, so I decided to something to dress it up a little. I bought a repop Cheyenne Super glove box insert a while back, and as anyone who has them knows, the woodgrain is terrible on them. So I did what Special-K and did and painted it with the spray on bedliner and then I came back over with gloss black. I taped up the aluminum edge, and scuffed the woodgrain part with some 400 grit sandpaper. It almost matches the texture on the dash bezel perfectly. I took a '67 glove box emblem that all the chrome had worn off of and painted the outside and letters with a silver leaf paint pen. It is a little different, and looks a lot better than the plain glove box door IMO. Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! Last edited by 67_C-30; 07-14-2008 at 12:41 AM.

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CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,035	Re: Spiffied up my glove box door today Nice job, it looks great. I asked awhile back if anyone made templates of the inner glove box door, ash tray and instrument cluster...I got nothing. Now thanks to this thread I see I can just use the repro Cheyenne wood grains...Thanks!

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07-13-2008, 11:16 PM	#8
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longhorn70gmc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ridgecrest. CA, USA Posts: 1,715	Re: Spiffied up my glove box door today Good job, that looks really nice. I like the 68 chev glove box plate that you put on. __________________ Billy 1970 GMC Sierra Grande 402/TH400 (Longhorn)14 years and counting rebuild! 1975 (Build) Chevrolet SWB 4X4 350 SB Lifted 6 inches 1970 Ford F250 Ranger 390 BB 2010 Ford Super Duty F250 XLT W/4 inch lift kit and Pro Comp Tires Hub Cap Freak! *I need another truck like I need another hole in the head!* I'M IN THE MARKET...AS IT WERE!

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Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Spiffied up my glove box door today looks even better when you do it on a chrome door... then it matches the inst panel and ballances the whole dash out IMO.

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old Chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Foster Rhode Island Posts: 1,176	Re: Spiffied up my glove box door today way cool,good thinking!

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