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Mighty HD Senior Enthusiast

Mighty HD

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I am really, really torn on what to do here.

 

Looked at it in the sun--it's got machine marks in it...you can smell the paint outgassing REAL strong.....I'm really concerned with swirling and how hard it will be to keep it out of the new paint: hood, fenders, drivers door and valance. Repaints are usually a lot softer than OEM and I've made myself sick keeping it swirl-free

 

 

 

 

Keep the truck.....

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Or get a white one just like it and put the same lift, tires, toolbox, nerf bars, tinted windows, etc onit.

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tflessner Enthusiast

tflessner

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Keep the truck!! That's a nice looking rig, and it looks like you have it fixed up the way you like it. Did you just get it repainted? Good quality after market paint (PPG, DuPont, etc.) will hold up just as well as factory paint. You should be able to get the swirl marks out by just polishing it real lightly, then keep it waxed, and it should be good.

 

Dark colors always show the glossyness of the paint better, but are harder to keep clean (dust always shows more).

Roofer Senior Enthusiast

Roofer

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You know what I'm gonna say............I had a black truck once and never again. I hated having a dark color. I say always go white. That way you can treat it like a truck.

 

Truck looks sharp though.

Bruce03Silverado Enthusiast

Bruce03Silverado

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I had an 03 1500 in spiral gray metallic and it was tough keeping clean. I also have a black 2002 Firehawk. I traded in the 03 (66k miles, daily driver and sat outside 24x7 for 3.5yrs) on a silver 07 HD and I like the silver so much better. I've always used Zaino products (www.zainostore.com) and those products make maintaining a dark color vehicle much easier but it's still not as easy as the lighter colors. Here are a few pics below: (it's been too darn cold so I haven't been able to get any zaino on the new HD yet)

 

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You have to go with whatever your heart is telling you. Be sure whatever decision you make that later on you won't regret it. I've done that before (got rid of a prisitine 97 SS) and it's something to this day I still regret. Ultimately you have to live with your choice and you have to be happy with it. Good luck!!

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