I am thinking of adding glue on strips

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by hooverfish

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.

Yeah I have to use a roll as precut is when you have gas tank doors and mine are both gone and smoothed over .

They make a special tool for cutting the beveled edges too.. maybe buy one maybe not ??

[hooverfish]

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.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

can you re-glue old strips that are falling or have fallen off ?

3M trim tape will do it. Auto paint place or maybe even big-box hardware stores.

[GOPAPA]

While we are on the subject of trim.. I have another question ,,my trim has some missing black thin lines with in it .. what have you all done to repaint this thin line ,, I was thinking get a good steady handed girl who paints good like my granddaughter to do it ??

A look-a-like for comparison below

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

While we are on the subject of trim.. I have another question ,,my trim has some missing black thin lines with in it .. what have you all done to repaint this thin line ,, I was thinking get a good steady handed girl who paints good like my granddaughter to do it ??

A look-a-like for comparison below


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I'm confused GoPapa. What you have pictured is what you need. Did you already buy some and it didn't have the black lines? It sure should have. If it doesn't, then I would get black vinyl pinstriping and ask your granddaughter to paint you a picture of your truck.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by LT7A

I'm confused to GoPapa. What you have pictured is what you need. Did you already buy some and it didn't have the black lines? It sure should have. If it doesn't, then I would get black vinyl pinstriping and ask your granddaughter to paint you a picture of your truck.

That was an example ..there are black painted lines in the chrome around the fenders also.. I should of taken a picture of the chrome on my truck ,, better explaining it would of been .

[LT7A]

Oh, you mean other trim besides the trim we were talking about. I mask that stuff off and spray in the black.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Oh, you mean other trim besides the trim we were talking about. I mask that stuff off and spray in the black.

I was afraid you were going to say that,, thx but ,,whew! taping around corners of the wheel well fender chrome will take a bit a time and scissoring huh?

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

I was afraid you were going to say that,, thx but ,,whew! taping around corners of the wheel well fender chrome will take a bit a time and scissoring huh?

3m fine line tape is what you would use .

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

I was afraid you were going to say that,, thx but ,,whew! taping around corners of the wheel well fender chrome will take a bit a time and scissoring huh?

72C20CC nailed it (or should I say: covered it well ; ) That stuff will go around corners like on fender trim without wrinkling. And then you can use 3/4, or 1 inch tape on top of it, overlapping a bit in order to mask the rest of the trim.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by LT7A

72C20CC nailed it (or should I say: covered it well ; ) That stuff will go around corners like on fender trim without wrinkling. And then you can use 3/4, or 1 inch tape on top of it, overlapping a bit in order to mask the rest of the trim.

thanks guys ..have to wait until summer to do it ,guess I will have to look real good and decide to leave what's still there as far as the black paint ..or ?? I have nephew who is a body and fender /auto painter that I will ask how to take old paint out of this chrome strip ..

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

thanks guys ..have to wait until summer to do it ,guess I will have to look real good and decide to leave what's still there as far as the black paint ..or ?? I have nephew who is a body and fender /auto painter that I will ask how to take old paint out of this chrome strip ..

A little bit of rubbing on that old paint with tan Scotch-Brite will probably do the trick - remove it if it's about gone anyway, or scuff it and give it a little tooth for your primer to grab. If you can probably recommend what paint to use too.

[LEEVON]

Check out my "how-to" in the FAQ truck tech 73-87. The main things I learned is that you need to use an anvil style cutter (one flat surface side) and the pre-cut kits are a poor fit. Your custom cuts will be tight and sealed well using the correct cutter.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=572074

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by LEEVON

Check out my "how-to" in the FAQ truck tech 73-87. The main things I learned is that you need to use an anvil style cutter (one flat surface side) and the pre-cut kits are a poor fit. Your custom cuts will be tight and sealed well using the correct cutter.

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=572074

Very Good ..thanks .I have copied all this you have shown and will dig it out and use it as my guide to doing the job when warmer weather comes again in my area,,

I was wondering about expansion of metal on the truck when one glues the strips on.. What I am getting at is should this be done on a in between hot and cold day ? Say about 70 degrees ..I may be over thinking this ?

[LEEVON]

I did mine on a cold day, 40-ish. No issues.

[bigschuss]

I added it to mine last spring. Before and after. Got the the pre-cut trim. Went on real easy.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by bigschuss

I added it to mine last spring. Before and after. Got the the pre-cut trim. Went on real easy.

One of my favorite blazers on here. If you lived in WA instead of MA, I'd be tempted to come over and help put a little glow back into the paint ; ) With a little bit of time and elbow grease, that red would probably come back beautifully. Please understand my comment as a quip and a compliment, not a criticism. I know that you have family to tend to and we all have a lot going on.

[bigschuss]

Originally Posted by LT7A

One of my favorite blazers on here. If you lived in WA instead of MA, I'd be tempted to come over and help put a little glow back into the paint ; ) With a little bit of time and elbow grease, that red would probably come back beautifully. Please understand my comment as a quip and a compliment, not a criticism. I know that you have family to tend to and we all have a lot going on.

Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. No offense taken at all. I totally hear you about the paint. When I first bough this about 3 years ago I did all kinds of research about cutting and buffing paint. Decided to hold off while I restored the interior. This winter I am going to work on the underside and in the engine bay.

There's something about the faded red patina that I like. The interior is mint. Mechanically the truck is solid. Something about the old paint that says "survivor."

[LT7A]

I hear that. We're a little off topic here, but I think we've covered the original topic pretty well and I doubt that go papa will mind. I take a different approach to paint than many and I do it all by hand due to the old paint on these trucks. The typical cut and buff process can remove too much paint in my opinion. I use multiple steps to remove impurities, add clarity, protect, and a little shine results. I'm not interested in trying to get the gloss that you can get with a clear coat system. Good paint preservation restores some richness and luster to it. If any of that sounds interesting, hit me up. And for the record, I don't rep these products, haha, I'm just an enthusiast.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by LT7A

I hear that. We're a little off topic here, but I think we've covered the original topic pretty well and I doubt that go papa will mind. I take a different approach to paint than many and I do it all by hand due to the old paint on these trucks. The typical cut and buff process can remove too much paint in my opinion. I use multiple steps to remove impurities, add clarity, protect, and a little shine results. I'm not interested in trying to get the gloss that you can get with a clear coat system. Good paint preservation restores some richness and luster to it. If any of that sounds interesting, hit me up. And for the record, I don't rep these products, haha, I'm just an enthusiast.

I have no problem with this changing some from the post to painting the black line with in the chrome strips ..
I have a grand daugher whos eyes are like an eagle and just maybe this summer I will hire her to do my painting on the center of the chrome strips ..

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by LT7A

I hear that. We're a little off topic here, but I think we've covered the original topic pretty well and I doubt that go papa will mind. I take a different approach to paint than many and I do it all by hand due to the old paint on these trucks. The typical cut and buff process can remove too much paint in my opinion. I use multiple steps to remove impurities, add clarity, protect, and a little shine results. I'm not interested in trying to get the gloss that you can get with a clear coat system. Good paint preservation restores some richness and luster to it. If any of that sounds interesting, hit me up. And for the record, I don't rep these products, haha, I'm just an enthusiast.

My post ,,and you are not off by much as my chrome edging for my wheel wells are part of my renewing of the truck .. along with the side molding ..
Thx for the idea to paint by hand ,,

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

My post ,,and you are not off by much as my chrome edging for my wheel wells are part of my renewing of the truck .. along with the side molding ..
Thx for the idea to paint by hand ,,

We had moved on from even talking about your trim paint, to talking about the care and the maintenance of all the paint. Particularly on the red blazer that showed you his new trim. Hopefully you don't mind.

For the record, I don't recommend trying to hand paint the lines in your trim. Even if you tape it off, if it's hand painted, the paint will wick under the masking. If you spray it, it won't. I was recommending hand polishing of the body paint rather than machine polishing, hence "by hand" was mentioned. However, if you want to do it that way in order to involve your granddaughter in fixing up your truck, then maybe that eclipses other considerations. Having her help may be the most important thing.

[GOPAPA]

I just seen a "How to install the side trim" from LMC and the guy cut the stripping with a straight cutting tool ,, I see you can buy a slanted cutting tool to make a slanted cut.,, Question:: are the side rails that are put on from the factory cut slanted or straight?