I am thinking of adding glue on strips
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down the sides of my truck and I am curios about the these strips staying glued on and also if any of you have photos of your truck with glued on strips .
this is photos of my truck and of another pointing out about where I would add the glue on strip Attachment 2138814 Attachment 2138815 |
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I installed those on my red truck when I restored it in 2009.
They are still on there with no issues. A couple tricks: a) You have to clean the painted surface with a solvent that does not leave a residue (alcohol or laquer thinner) b) Don't touch the adhesive of the molding or the clean area of the paint with your fingers c) You have to push HARD. Really hard. Like in the assembly plant it would oil can the door hard. I used a small pie crust roller to go over the moldings and make sure they were completely wet out. K |
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I will copy this and keep it .. |
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Mine were done from the PO, in the early 2000’s. I’ve had the truck going on 8 years, and they are still holding strong.
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That' exactly what I want to do to mine,, but will wait until next summer when it is warmer ..by the way mine is being picked up today and will be in my garage on a day or so .. |
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If you buy a roll then you will have to buy a special cutting knife that cuts on an angle As for me I will buy the already cut pieces |
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I got it from one of the usual suppliers: LMC or Classic or someone like that. K |
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I just wish someone made the High Sierra/ Scottsdale trim.
They made a "sort of" trim, but I got samples and nothing matches the OEM rear corners that are still on my truck. |
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I was wanting to buy the cut already trims for my truck but then noticed that the guy or so before me done away with the side gas tank door openers and put the tank under the rear ,, and so not more doors to use the small rails pieces ,, I would now have to buy a roll and the bevel cutter and do my own,, |
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I'm going to buy a roll and cut it on a chop saw. Cut it face down and go slow and it should come out great.
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The problem I see with the glued on trim strips is that over time rust happens behind the strips. At least that is what happened to the originals.
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I started a thread about it back in the day. Still have trim corners and nothing else on my truck, but I've been focusing (on and off) on the interior lately. |
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The trim looks great but my K30 will not have trim after getting painted and the Jimmy will get it removed. They are not garage queens. |
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can you re-glue old strips that are falling or have fallen off ?
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I used a utility knife with new blade to cut mine. Used a metal straight edge as a guide, no problem to do angles too.
I would recommend buying the roll of trim instead of precut. You will have plenty left over which is good if you need remove a crooked piece and/or redo a piece. |
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They make a special tool for cutting the beveled edges too.. maybe buy one maybe not ?? |
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I dont think you need that tool to cut, trim is cut easily with sharp utility knife.
Check out this video by Kevin Tetz with LMC, it helped me a lot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffYSF-9dHdo&t=1001s This install is not that hard, dont be intimidated. Take your time on the first few pieces, you will do just fine. |
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