Side Molding and Trim After Painting or Not?

[PlayingWithTBI]

Looks good man

Thanks, I was a little leery on the color but it came out OK. I almost chose a darker blue.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

That color is gorgeous!

Thanks!

 

[Dariusz Salomon]

I'd keep all trim unpainted and fitted. Our trucks by default are rather flat (panels) so anything on them keeps looks more interesting. And yours looks classic.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

And the side trim does offer some protection from door dings. Which is good cause on that slab sided truck it's easy to see any marks. My Burb's right front door has a crease in it from a PLASTIC shopping cart at a Target store. While I was in it working, a whirlwind came up and shoved the cart into the door. My mom said if she hadn't seen it, she wouldn't have believed it could happen.
Most people probably don't see the crease, it's not bad, but I notice it every time I walk up to the truck.
Guess you don't get to 200K without some battle scars though.....that milestone will happen today. At lunch, with 2 more store visits. Under 20 miles to 200K, then it's officially a GMT400!

 

[618 Syndicate]

That looks really good. Definitely worth the wait I'd say.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

where did you get the $20 Silverado emblems, I've only found the high dollar ones , mine look like crap.

Did I forget to add the link?

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[Hipster]

Thanks!

Diggin' the color choice. Looks like a pretty nice paint job. In the close up it looks relatively slick.

 

[Cheyenne97]

Removing the trim might make the jump to looking street from stock. If you're keeping the rims and bumpers, I would no doubt keep the trim. If you're going with custom rims or even just a roll pan, I would probably strip the trim and leave it off. A new metallic blue paint job would be shinier than new trim components though, so you might not want to cover any of it up with "shiny stuff" again.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

If you're keeping the rims and bumpers, I would no doubt keep the trim.

Oh, I am, LOL. I have ~$1,000 worth of new trim sitting in my shop

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Diggin' the color choice. Looks like a pretty nice paint job. In the close up it looks relatively slick.

There's some wavy texture (wouldn't call it orange peel) on the bed side panels, which probably could be cut and buffed out. The flat surfaces laid out nice and flat. I even found a sag and a run on the right door (not very obvious) but, like I said, it's not a $10,000 paint job. Overall, I'm happy with it