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robby · 03-13-2004, 01:53 AM

What do you all suggest on painting a black tilt column to 72 Blue?

JimKshortstep4x4 · 03-13-2004, 08:00 AM

We painted my son's tilt to match the interior color in his Blazer, (brown) and it looks pretty sweet. The exterior of his Blazer is Bronze.

I know originally all tilts were black but painting them to match the interior color looks good.

We always disassemble columns prior to painting, but they can be masked off.

Jim

Longhorn Man · 03-13-2004, 09:06 AM

You need to clean that sucker untill you think your finget prints are gonna come off...then clean it some more.
Not much of an exaduration...you need to get all that oil out from the last 30 years of use, of the pinat won't stuck properly.

robby · 03-13-2004, 10:52 AM

Jimkshortstep, Is that right that all tilts are black orignially? So my 72 CHeyenne has blue interior would have had a black tilt with a black wheel? The non tilt column is blue in it now.

Longhorn Man · 03-14-2004, 01:33 AM

robby, that is correct on the column, they were all black.
I am unsure if the wheel was column color, or dash color. The only stock original tilt I have seen was a black on black truck, so it had a black wheel in it.

robby · 03-21-2004, 11:14 PM

The black tilt is in the Cheyenne, Thanks for all the advice

**GSFMECH** · 03-21-2004, 11:40 PM

robby,

Longhorn Man is right, all the tilts were black with a black wheel. My 72 custom deluxe w/ Highlander package has a black tilt and black wheel. (76000 original miles).

Mike

03-13-2004, 01:53 AM	#1
robby Semper Fidelis Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 654	advice on painting tilt What do you all suggest on painting a black tilt column to 72 Blue? __________________ 72 Chevy C 20 with 402 For sale 85 GMC K2500 83 Trans Am Cedar City, Utah (Missouri Native)

03-13-2004, 10:52 AM	#4
robby Semper Fidelis Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 654	Jimkshortstep, Is that right that all tilts are black orignially? So my 72 CHeyenne has blue interior would have had a black tilt with a black wheel? The non tilt column is blue in it now. __________________ 72 Chevy C 20 with 402 For sale 85 GMC K2500 83 Trans Am Cedar City, Utah (Missouri Native)

03-21-2004, 11:14 PM	#6
robby Semper Fidelis Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 654	The black tilt is in the Cheyenne, Thanks for all the advice __________________ 72 Chevy C 20 with 402 For sale 85 GMC K2500 83 Trans Am Cedar City, Utah (Missouri Native)

03-13-2004, 08:00 AM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	We painted my son's tilt to match the interior color in his Blazer, (brown) and it looks pretty sweet. The exterior of his Blazer is Bronze. I know originally all tilts were black but painting them to match the interior color looks good. We always disassemble columns prior to painting, but they can be masked off. Jim

03-13-2004, 09:06 AM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	You need to clean that sucker untill you think your finget prints are gonna come off...then clean it some more. Not much of an exaduration...you need to get all that oil out from the last 30 years of use, of the pinat won't stuck properly.

03-14-2004, 01:33 AM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	robby, that is correct on the column, they were all black. I am unsure if the wheel was column color, or dash color. The only stock original tilt I have seen was a black on black truck, so it had a black wheel in it.

03-21-2004, 11:40 PM	#7
GSFMECH On the road Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA Posts: 812	robby, Longhorn Man is right, all the tilts were black with a black wheel. My 72 custom deluxe w/ Highlander package has a black tilt and black wheel. (76000 original miles). Mike



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