Don, I went the "thrifty" route with the pinstripes on my truck. I went to
NAPA and got the silver pinstripes and put them on myself. Even though this
is not truly original, I didn't think I could find the Argent Silver
paint...then get the pinstripes painted on.
I had never put pinstripes on a vehicle before and was going to have a body
shop do it....until they said it would cost $25. I figured I'd give it a
try first. I did, and was very pleased. I found you don't need a super
steady hand, just a little patience. The pinstripe is very forgiving. Just
stick it on...and if you don't like it, gently lift it off and put it on
again (using the same piece of pinstriping). It doesn't stick tight until
it's been on the truck for a couple of hours, so you can lift it off and
start over several times if you need to. And I needed to! End product for
the cab and the grille was really good. Let me know if you need more info.
BTW, use a good quality pinstripe. I chose 3M. It cost a little more, but
I figured it was worth it.
Tom Caperton
'47 2nd 3100
-----Original Message-----
From: D. SLANEY <ppm@dlcwest.com>
To: BOWSS@aol.com
Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] another paint question
>Thanks Randy for the paint color, will try and find Argent Silver here, do
>you or anyone on list know how to apply this, so that it will look like
>factory original? Think a steady hand would be needed??????
>
>Regards,
>Don
>Regina Beach, Sk. Can.
>1948 American 3/4 & 1951 Canadian 1/2 Chevs.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <BOWSS@aol.com>
>To: <ppm@dlcwest.com>
>Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 11:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] another paint question
>
>
>>Don, for the Swift's Red the striping color is Argent Silver. For the
Cape
>>Maroon, the stripe is Gold. Randy
>>
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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