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Oct 24, 2003 | 09:46 AM

james northen

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chrome removal

hey everyone its been long time sense i've posted anything but I need help. I went junkyard hunting yesterday and found the motherload, a 65 custom cab with 95% of the external chrome in excelent condition . The dash pad is in perfect condition as is the chrome band around the windshield. Even the tinted windshield is perfect. What I need help on is how to remove all these parts without damaging them. Which tools are best used for this work.

Oct 24, 2003 | 10:27 AM

Mike G

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Can't help with the trim removal because mine is not that fancy, but... Just get the whole truck!

--Mike G

Oct 24, 2003 | 11:56 AM

Jigsaw

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The side trim is held on with nuts from the back side. The best way to remove the windshield (or windshield trim) is to cut away the weather strip. Anything you want to sell?

Oct 24, 2003 | 12:28 PM

james northen

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Jigsaw, thanks for the info. My 65 is a plane jane model and I want to put the side trim and other parts on to make it look better. The rest of the junk yard truck is in bad shape due to our Texas gulf coast climate.

Oct 25, 2003 | 05:16 PM

Rosati

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All of that trim is not chrome. It should be stainless steel. Hence the reason it held up to the salt air.
Once you get these parts, have a plater or polisher polish them up for you. They will shine like chrome when done.

Oct 26, 2003 | 08:36 AM

james northen

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Say Krosati do you know if the side trim 0n the 65's were available in other than stainless because a buddy of mine looked at it and said it was anoidized alumminum which can also be repolished. Thanks James