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I just bought a 2001 Tahoe. I picked it up on Friday.. I had to mod her! I loved the color but hated the Body moulding.. I also stripped off the Tahoe and Chevrolet badges off the rear hatch... Oh yea and theose ugly stupid LS stickers on the side of the window... She looks hot now!

 

I clay-bar'd the entire truck today too. I still need to put a good coat of Zaino on her..

 

Next comes the Clear Corners in the front, Billet Grille and Billet Bowtie

 

 

 

Before

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After

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Wow, that looks alot better! What exactly are the advantages of the clay bar treatment?

Claybar, makes the paint feel smooth as a babys ass... :thumbs:

 

Next time you wash you truck and dry it.. Run your hand over the paint.. you can feel tiny little bumps and such that are contaminants fused to your paint..

 

Buffing them really does not help..

 

Claying is the easiest thing you can do..

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Looks very good.. nice work. I put 3 coats on my

Tahoe when I got it. It took for ever!.

 

Two quesitons.....What tires are on it?...and what do

you use on the tires? I like the glossy look.

 

 

Cheers

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Looks very good.. nice work. I put 3 coats on my

Tahoe when I got it. It took for ever!.

 

Two quesitons.....What tires are on it?...and what do

you use on the tires? I like the glossy look.

 

 

Cheers

I have Bridgestone Dueller H/L (they were on it when I bought it)

 

I just use ArmorALL on the tires... But I dont spray it on.. I pour it in a cup and use a 4" wide paint brush to put it on... Gets into every little groove.. ;)

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That is a nice lookin' ride you got there, Chuckster.

 

Now, you might want to start considering some mud flaps. When you were doing the clay bar, I'll bet you found a few holes and chips in the lower panel behind the rear wheels. Get some flaps on that baby !! :thumbs:

 

There are some nice ones out there. Huskys look good to me.

 

gnutruk

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lookin good Chuck!! So let us know how long it took to get the moldings off. Did you have fun?? LOL. On my truck, the emblems were the hard part. Man they were stubborn!! I used the fishing line trick.

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Chuckster

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lookin good Chuck!!  So let us know how long it took to get the moldings off.  Did you have fun??  LOL.  On my truck, the emblems were the hard part.  Man they were stubborn!!  I used the fishing line trick.

 

Thanks!!

 

Took about 1hr per side and the 2 on the rear hatch took another hour..

 

I use the adhesive remover so it made it EASIER LOL My thumbs are still killing me..

 

 

I was afraid to do the fishing line trick cause I thought any dirt under there would get ground into the paint...

 

I want to keep the logo on the side of the truck.. BUT.. Does someone make a solid Billet Aluminum one I can replace it with?

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LOVE THE LOOK!!! I have one question though, for anyone who may know: why do some tahoes/yukons have a bodyside moulding just in front of the rear bumper and some only have the mouldings on the doors? I may have only seen this on yukons, but was this something they did early in production and then got rid of, because i dont see it anymore on the 2003-2004 trucks.

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Chuckster nice looking Tahoe. Love the color.

 

My truck was covered from front to back with white overspray paint. I used the claybar and it took it all off. Of course it was hard work and took awhile but I would rather use that then chemicals they sell at the local autopart store. It made the paint feel very smooth and look awesome. So now I claybar once a year.

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Chuckster nice looking Tahoe. Love the color.

 

My truck was covered from front to back with white overspray paint. I used the claybar and it took it all off. Of course it was hard work and took awhile but I would rather use that then chemicals they sell at the local autopart store. It made the paint feel very smooth and look awesome. So now I claybar once a year.

Funny you say that about the white paint :eek: That is what was all over my truck! The only place I did not clay yet was the roof... I think I am gonna need a cherry picker to get up there :seeya:

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