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Old 10-21-2011 | 01:20 PM
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Any guesses what I did? It really is just cosmetic, but I like it.





I'll explain later today ....
Old 10-21-2011 | 01:31 PM
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painted the lower valence color match?

looks good
Old 10-21-2011 | 02:06 PM
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Wow that looks real good, what kind of paint did you use?
Old 10-21-2011 | 02:47 PM
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Thanks!

Actually it's Line-X. They have a high-grade coating that is color matchable to your actual paint code, called Line-X XTRA. I was going to get a new primered piece from GM, because I like the looks of the ones that come on Z-71 trucks, but between buying it and having it painted it was getting up there in price. Plus, being down low like it is I knew it would get rock-chipped all to hell during elk season when I'm driving the back-woods logging roads. This is pretty heavily textured like all Line-X coatings, so it doesn't look EXACTLY like the surrounding paint but the color is right on. It cost $300 (ouch) but it should outlast any paint.
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That looks really good. Any close up pics?
Old 10-21-2011 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ak2007r6
That looks really good. Any close up pics?
I'll get some. Stand by, might not be today.
Old 10-21-2011 | 05:15 PM
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Closeups:



Old 10-21-2011 | 06:25 PM
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Looks Great!
Old 10-21-2011 | 09:12 PM
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I actually like the textured look. Match is perfect and that will hold up 10x longer than if you painted it.


Hmm now to look at my truck and how I could do something like this
Old 10-21-2011 | 09:14 PM
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I hope your color matched Line-X holds up better than mine. I have a Line-X colormatched bedliner put in. It looks like crap now. Anywhere that has wear (like the tailgate) is greenish now instead of Silver.


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