My glove box aplication choice - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Longhorn Man · 12-23-2002, 01:33 AM

With all the discussion of how to do the glove box door...paint it the same as the dash, look hi and low for a textured one...wood grain, chrome, ect.... I decided to take my chrome one (thanks again PIERCE) and paint the inner portion black while retaining the chrome edging.
I placed good heavy duct tape all along the edge of it to cover what I wanted to keep shiney, and then tossed it into the sand blaster since we all know paint won't stick to chrome tooo long. (at least, not if you want it to stick)
Once I blasted it for a few min, I blew it off and smothered it in high gloss black paint.
What do y'all think? I think it's pretty much awsome. It ballances out the whole dash being that looks much like the guage bezel. Kinda semetrical.
All I need now is one of them $50 chrome ash trays, and a chrome radio delete (if they even exist) plate to do the same to.

BUXMAN66 · 12-23-2002, 01:41 AM

lools killer andy!gotta love those low budget upgrades,that don't cost ya a arm&leg.good idea!

junkyardjohn · 12-23-2002, 01:54 AM

WOW .. LOOKIN GOOD .. I WAS GOING TO ORDER A NEW BEZEL FOR MY I/P. I'VE AN ALUMINUM FACE PLATE FOR THE I/P & THE GLOVEBOX DOOR, BUT I THINK I'LL JUST PAINT ONE OF THE OLD ONES THAT I'VE GOT LAYING AROUND BLACK, ALONG WITH THE GLOVEBOX DOOR, SO THEY'LL BE BLACK ON THE EDGES, & ALUMINUM ON THE FACES. THEY WILL GO IN A RED DASH, WITH BLACK CARPET,SEATS, & DASHPAD.

Longhorn Man · 12-23-2002, 02:10 AM

John...interesting twist! And if you don't like it...it is just spray paint!
Heck yeah I love the low buck stuff...I paid NOTHIGN for this mod...the boss suplied the sandblaster...AND the paint! (I was even on the clock while I did this!)

junkyardjohn · 12-23-2002, 02:18 AM

YUP -- THATS ONE THING I DECIDED AFTER I STARTED PAINTING ALL MY OWN TRUCKS.

PAINT IS TEMPORARY

*racedvl* · 12-23-2002, 12:27 PM

Who sells textured chrome glove box doors?!?!

72step · 12-23-2002, 12:59 PM

I really like that, as I have a chrome glove box lid too, plus the chrome on mine towards the middle is tarnishing. Do they sell a type of paint that looks like vinyl texture so it will match the rest of my interior?

barn9 · 12-23-2002, 01:12 PM

WOW Andy! I have been considering doing that same thing, just haven't found a chrome glove box door yet. You have convinced me now. 72step, you can buy vinly material, then with some careful cutting and spray adhesive, it could be accomplished. It's a thought anyway.

70c10 · 12-23-2002, 01:37 PM

Looks good Andy!. Can't wait to see it on your truck.

>X< · 12-23-2002, 01:44 PM

thats sweeet man, nothing better than working on your own stuff on the clock!

72MARIO · 12-23-2002, 02:25 PM

Dude I was thinking of that last night when looking at slammed 67 s page he painted his cluster and glove box two tone and I thought I like the way my dash looks i wonder I f I can get a chrome glove box door and paint the center black ? Guess I will never be the first to do anything . !!!!!!

XXL · 12-23-2002, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by 72step
I really like that, as I have a chrome glove box lid too, plus the chrome on mine towards the middle is tarnishing. Do they sell a type of paint that looks like vinyl texture so it will match the rest of my interior?

Try the Dupli-Colog spray bed liner. It's about $6 a can at WallyWorld and it's got a pretty good texture to it that can be overcoated any color you want with regular spray paint. Practice on some scrap material to see how can distance affects the texture so you can get the look you want.

Kenneth

>X< · 12-23-2002, 05:52 PM

JUST DONT USE DUPLICOLOR AS BEDLINER! its crap for bedliner, saw it on a jeep. but as xxl sad i has a good texture an would prob be what you lookng for for glovebox. what about back crinkle paint?

Longhorn Man · 12-23-2002, 10:00 PM

I never thought of bedliner coating or wrinkle finish....both good ideas.

PanelDeland · 12-23-2002, 11:52 PM

Just a thought, but maybe you could spray it with a hammertone finish to get the texture.Then you could do black, or whatever finish.

Longhorn Man · 12-24-2002, 12:00 AM

On another board they were taling about spray on undercoating...not a bad idea. But I'll stick with my smooth one... like it.
Thanks for all the kind words too guys!

>X< · 12-24-2002, 02:02 AM

paneldeland, how do you spray hammertone? i was looking at a tool box with silver hammertone and it was sweeett. its sold in a can?

*Black67Devil* · 12-24-2002, 02:38 AM

wouldn't it have looked really sweet as all chrome though?

Longhorn Man · 12-24-2002, 12:18 PM

devel, you would think so, but it wasn't as cool as you would think.
Plus with my son riding in my truck with me quite a bit, it was ALWAYS having nasty fingetprints on it.

694X4 · 12-24-2002, 12:52 PM

I used silver hammer paint on my rail buggy and the spray on bed liner on my floor in the buggy and both have been holding up real well. My truck frame is sprayed with the supposably hardend under coating and when it is warm it is a little taky.

12-23-2002, 01:33 AM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	My glove box aplication choice With all the discussion of how to do the glove box door...paint it the same as the dash, look hi and low for a textured one...wood grain, chrome, ect.... I decided to take my chrome one (thanks again PIERCE) and paint the inner portion black while retaining the chrome edging. I placed good heavy duct tape all along the edge of it to cover what I wanted to keep shiney, and then tossed it into the sand blaster since we all know paint won't stick to chrome tooo long. (at least, not if you want it to stick) Once I blasted it for a few min, I blew it off and smothered it in high gloss black paint. What do y'all think? I think it's pretty much awsome. It ballances out the whole dash being that looks much like the guage bezel. Kinda semetrical. All I need now is one of them $50 chrome ash trays, and a chrome radio delete (if they even exist) plate to do the same to. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 12-23-2002 at 01:36 AM.

12-23-2002, 01:41 AM	#2
BUXMAN66 go bucks! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MIAMISBURG OHIO USA Posts: 803	lools killer andy!gotta love those low budget upgrades,that don't cost ya a arm&leg.good idea! __________________ '68 swb 1/2t 350/350th '86 lngbd 3/4 TON parts getter '49 gmc 1/2 t 5 window 350/350th '96 gmc sonoma sle ext-cab. hey it's a 4cyl. 5 spd and good on gas y'know?

12-23-2002, 01:54 AM	#3
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,425	WOW .. LOOKIN GOOD .. I WAS GOING TO ORDER A NEW BEZEL FOR MY I/P. I'VE AN ALUMINUM FACE PLATE FOR THE I/P & THE GLOVEBOX DOOR, BUT I THINK I'LL JUST PAINT ONE OF THE OLD ONES THAT I'VE GOT LAYING AROUND BLACK, ALONG WITH THE GLOVEBOX DOOR, SO THEY'LL BE BLACK ON THE EDGES, & ALUMINUM ON THE FACES. THEY WILL GO IN A RED DASH, WITH BLACK CARPET,SEATS, & DASHPAD. __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

12-23-2002, 02:18 AM	#5
junkyardjohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SOMERSET KY. Posts: 6,425	YUP -- THATS ONE THING I DECIDED AFTER I STARTED PAINTING ALL MY OWN TRUCKS. PAINT IS TEMPORARY __________________ junkyardjohn 69 1 TON TOW TRUCK // 84 4WD CUCV BLAZER// 85 1 TON 4WD STAKE TRUCK// 86 M1031 5/4 TON 4WD CUCV// ALOT OF OLD TRUCKS FOR ONE OLD MAN TO DRIVE. THERES ROOM FOR ALL OF GODS CREATURES RIGHT NEXT TO MY MASHED POTATOES// LIFE MEMBER OF P.E.T.A (PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS) DON'T RENT U-HAUL ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH IT WILL AMAZE PART OF THE PEOPLE & ASTONISH THE REST

12-23-2002, 01:12 PM	#8
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	WOW Andy! I have been considering doing that same thing, just haven't found a chrome glove box door yet. You have convinced me now. 72step, you can buy vinly material, then with some careful cutting and spray adhesive, it could be accomplished. It's a thought anyway. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

12-23-2002, 02:10 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	John...interesting twist! And if you don't like it...it is just spray paint! Heck yeah I love the low buck stuff...I paid NOTHIGN for this mod...the boss suplied the sandblaster...AND the paint! (I was even on the clock while I did this!)

12-23-2002, 12:27 PM	#6
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Who sells textured chrome glove box doors?!?!

12-23-2002, 12:59 PM	#7
72step Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: chimayo, nm, usa Posts: 898	I really like that, as I have a chrome glove box lid too, plus the chrome on mine towards the middle is tarnishing. Do they sell a type of paint that looks like vinyl texture so it will match the rest of my interior?

12-23-2002, 01:37 PM	#9
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Looks good Andy!. Can't wait to see it on your truck. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

12-23-2002, 01:44 PM	#10
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	thats sweeet man, nothing better than working on your own stuff on the clock! __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

12-23-2002, 02:25 PM	#11
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	Dude I was thinking of that last night when looking at slammed 67 s page he painted his cluster and glove box two tone and I thought I like the way my dash looks i wonder I f I can get a chrome glove box door and paint the center black ? Guess I will never be the first to do anything . !!!!!! __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

12-23-2002, 05:52 PM	#13
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	JUST DONT USE DUPLICOLOR AS BEDLINER! its crap for bedliner, saw it on a jeep. but as xxl sad i has a good texture an would prob be what you lookng for for glovebox. what about back crinkle paint? __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

12-23-2002, 10:00 PM	#14
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I never thought of bedliner coating or wrinkle finish....both good ideas.

12-23-2002, 11:52 PM	#15
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Just a thought, but maybe you could spray it with a hammertone finish to get the texture.Then you could do black, or whatever finish. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

12-24-2002, 12:00 AM	#16
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	On another board they were taling about spray on undercoating...not a bad idea. But I'll stick with my smooth one... like it. Thanks for all the kind words too guys!



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12-24-2002, 02:02 AM	#17
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	paneldeland, how do you spray hammertone? i was looking at a tool box with silver hammertone and it was sweeett. its sold in a can? __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

12-24-2002, 02:38 AM	#18
Black67Devil Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Purgatory ( no, not Colorodo) Posts: 81	wouldn't it have looked really sweet as all chrome though?

12-24-2002, 12:18 PM	#19
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	devel, you would think so, but it wasn't as cool as you would think. Plus with my son riding in my truck with me quite a bit, it was ALWAYS having nasty fingetprints on it.

12-24-2002, 12:52 PM	#20
694X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: utica, oh, Posts: 249	I used silver hammer paint on my rail buggy and the spray on bed liner on my floor in the buggy and both have been holding up real well. My truck frame is sprayed with the supposably hardend under coating and when it is warm it is a little taky. __________________ 69 3/4 ton 4x4 gmc with 6" sky jacker soft ride. 350 / th350 / 205 work in progress

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