Silverado facelift

**opie** · 07-31-2022, 09:43 AM

Finally got my doors repainted, due to clearcoat failure. The drivers side doors had been previously repainted when it had been backed into years ago. So thats the only area that the clear was lifting.

Found some rust starting under the trim pieces where the panel had been body worked. So had to grind all the rust out. Found another little spot behind the front mudflap that needed grinded out and fixed as well.

Also resanded the front grille and had that resprayed. It originally was a chrome grille but I rattle canned colormatched it years ago and held up well but needed freshened up.

Some of the rust could not be ground out deep enough as i was afraid to blow right through the metal and did not want to do any patch work. So found this product called loctite naval jelly rust dissolver. With multiple treatments it removed what rust remained!

I did the prep work. Thanks to my buddy who did the body/paint work. Did great job.

Im leaving the ugly door trim off as it looks so much better now!

I will be in the future doing a full paint correction and then its gettin gyeonized. Last time it was paint corrected/ceramic coated was feb 2019. That was when i just started out with a megs mt300 da and their microfiber pads and d300 coumpound. Oh how ive stepped up my game since then! Lol

Thanks for looking. I will post up some more pics when i paint correct/ceramic coat it.

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**luckydawg** · 07-31-2022, 10:51 AM

Big improvement-- good job!!

**opie** · 07-31-2022, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by luckydawg

Big improvement-- good job!!

Thankyou! Definately liking the truck again. I was losing interest in it with how terrible those doors and that old shat trim were looking

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**Sizzle Chest** · 07-31-2022, 01:11 PM

Good move with the work\ trim removal!

**01GreyStangGT** · 07-31-2022, 09:48 PM

Major improvement!

**Coatingsarecrack** · 08-01-2022, 12:06 AM

Nice work. Looks newish. Now you’ll enjoy detailing her again.

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**hoyt66** · 08-01-2022, 05:06 AM

Wow! Impressive for sure!! Looks so much better. Good job!!

**opie** · 08-01-2022, 07:58 AM

Thanks all!

Yes crack i sure will enjoy it again.

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**Bobby B.** · 08-01-2022, 08:48 AM

Great job! The Silverado looks way better now. Enjoy it as long as you can. New trucks are getting ridiculously expensive these days.

**opie** · 08-01-2022, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by Bobby B.

Great job! The Silverado looks way better now. Enjoy it as long as you can. New trucks are getting ridiculously expensive these days.

They sure are! And more ugly imo lol.

Ive already had it 10 years. Its only got 125,000 miles on it, and only gets a few thousand added every year. Its not a rot box like most of the cat eye bodys are nowadays. The way everything is now i dont see myself getting rid of it for some years yet.

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