05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[05Single]

Shoot. The Nissans did look good. LTZs better. Lol

I have a set of matte black LTZs on 20s (5k Miles total) and the Suburban chrome LTZs could find a home too.

Too bad you are soooo far away.

If they nissans were 20s I'd still have them.

 

[05Single]

Side project for some friends. Remember, never toss your old tails because they're faded over time. 9 out of 10 times they can be brought back to life with a little wet sand, cut , and polish

 

[05Single]

This is where things get interesting. Ive had 2 jobs past 5 months and still do, 70+ hours a week m-f. Not much time to post or do mods, but parts are stacking up and just recently I've had time to catch up. So once I had a couple weekends off I was hustling on the wife's car and the truck.

Painted a rear door handle without a key hole to install in the front door to deter thieves because GM 00-06 gm trucks are being stolen at an insane and alarming rate here in AK. Scheduling remote start and gps alarm here in a couple weeks.

Was silver birch off a Denali. Heres base coat

After 2k clear

Wifes car. Just cause. And it's my thread so....

 

[05Single]

Sold my original valance and got another without the hole in it (check previous posts) they only come in grey so once again I plastidipped ot black for a dark satin look. Matches the 05 lip perfectly.

Took off the bumper pad for painting. That was a biiiiitch getting rid of the texture . Sanding, filler primer, more sanding, more filler primer, more sanding then custom mixed base and of course 2k clear

Garage is a disaster, I dont even care anymore

 

[05Single]

Of course I was on a roll , so on to the bumper and redid the esky pillar covers.

Was womdering how the entire truck would look as this satin blue

 

[05Single]

That indigo metallic blue pops like no other. Nobody believes me when I say its oem.
Of course any orange peel will need to be wet sanded after 30 days. Last time I didn't wait 30 days to wet sand my pillars , thats why they were a little messed up.

 

[PG01]

From the day I got this Tahoe I wanted nnbs tahoe ltz 20s. After waiting i finally got them. Best looking factory wheel on a nbs imo . Nissans still looked clean, dont even lie.

The ltzs are hard to find up here in good shape. I get offers weekly asking if I'd sell them, unless I find a good deal on the right looking oem 22s

X2

 

[Tonyrodz]

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That indigo metallic blue pops like no other. Nobody believes me when I say its oem.
Of course any orange peel will need to be wet sanded after 30 days. Last time I didn't wait 30 days to wet sand my pillars , thats why they were a little messed up.

I want to do my front bumper so bad too. I had a front valance that had no holes, I didn't want/need it, so I trashed it. Oh well.

 

[eand28]

Side project for some friends. Remember, never toss your old tails because they're faded over time. 9 out of 10 times they can be brought back to life with a little cut and polish View attachment 207523 View attachment 207524 View attachment 207525

You just gave me hope that my suburban taillights can be saved

 

[Bombsquad85]

Hopefully you laid that spraymaxx on when the blue was still wet or tacky. If the base was dry when you put the clear on it will peel right off

I used it on my bike when I painted it and it peeled off cus I let the base dry. But when I did my grill I did my last coat of base. Waited 5 min and when the black was tacky I laid the clear


Also it looks amazing I can't wait to see it all together. You make me want to get paint and redo my bumpers hood and roof

 

[05Single]

Hopefully you laid that spraymaxx on when the blue was still wet or tacky. If the base was dry when you put the clear on it will peel right off

I used it on my bike when I painted it and it peeled off cus I let the base dry. But when I did my grill I did my last coat of base. Waited 5 min and when the black was tacky I laid the clear


Also it looks amazing I can't wait to see it all together. You make me want to get paint and redo my bumpers hood and roof

It was a day later as I ran out of time and had to go to my second job I prefer to spray wet on wet if possible.

Next day I scuffed up the base and sprayed the clear. Hopefully it holds up

 

[Bombsquad85]

It was a day later as I ran out of time and had to go to my second job I prefer to spray wet on wet if possible.

Next day I scuffed up the base and sprayed the clear. Hopefully it holds up

Hopefully it holds better than mine did

 

[PG01]

Oh hey new guy, how’s yer hole

















Family?

 

[05Single]

When I took the valance off I broke all but one of the 15 plastic retainer clips. Old and weathered so it was expected. Went to autozone to buy some, found them at $4 a piece. So instead of rushing and spending $60 on clips I found 20 on Ebay for $8, u.s. seller "oem" quality lol. Take about a week to get here.

 

[Rocket Man]

When I took the valance off I broke all but one of the 15 plastic retainer clips. Old and weathered so it was expected. Went to autozone to buy some, found them at $4 a piece. So instead of rushing and spending $60 on clips I found 20 on Ebay for $8, u.s. seller "oem" quality lol. Take about a week to get here.
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Did you get them from clipsandfasteners.com? That's where I get mine from. Are they the same as the inner fender liner ones?

 

[05Single]

I want to do my front bumper so bad too. I had a front valance that had no holes, I didn't want/need it, so I trashed it. Oh well.

I meant this hole to the right of the licence plate. PO had a hitch with wiring coming through the valance. I always want the factory holes cut out for fogs.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I meant this hole. PO had a hitch and wiring coming through the valance.

I bought a front bumper off a Silverado that had a valance without tow hook or fog light holes, but it did have those "square plates" where they were supposed to be. I would've kept it, but I was still in an apt at the time.

 

[05Single]

Did you get them from clipsandfasteners.com? That's where I get mine from. Are they the same as the inner fender liner ones?

Northstardistributingusa is the seller. But I guess gm used these clips from 99-15 or something crazy like that. And I'm not sure, I've never replaced my inner fender liners yet.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Hopefully you laid that spraymaxx on when the blue was still wet or tacky. If the base was dry when you put the clear on it will peel right off

I used it on my bike when I painted it and it peeled off cus I let the base dry. But when I did my grill I did my last coat of base. Waited 5 min and when the black was tacky I laid the clear


Also it looks amazing I can't wait to see it all together. You make me want to get paint and redo my bumpers hood and roof

I just ordered some of that Spraymax clear, and the Dupli-Color factory touch up paint so I can paint the parts I need to replace since my luttli wreck last week. I've never used it before, so I hope it comes out looking good. I need to paint a bumper, bumper cap, a fender, and a hood.

 

[05Single]

I just ordered some of that Spraymax clear, and the Dupli-Color factory touch up paint so I can paint the parts I need to replace since my luttli wreck last week. I've never used it before, so I hope it comes out looking good. I need to paint a bumper, bumper cap, a fender, and a hood.

Of you've sprayed anything before your notice its very user friendly, sprays even and lays down nicely. My front bumper and cap will need a wet sand to get rid of the orange peel, not even that noticable. My Denali rear bumper cover and appliques layed down so smoothly they dont even need wet sand.

And I've used the spraymaxx over duplicolor products before with great results.