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| | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 134 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 134 | Have some outside door stainless trim from a 1950 3100 will the trim fit other 3100 years ? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | 1947-1950, the trim is not designed to fit the Venti-pane doors introduced in 1951.
KMAC | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,780 | Brad, could the outside trim be made to fit the vent-pane doors without much work? What prevents them from fitting? I know that the inside trim is quite a bit different and does not work. …………………..g | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | I believe they could be made to work if they are coped correctly for the vent window. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 134 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 134 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 257 Haunting the SBP since 2001 | | Haunting the SBP since 2001 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 257 | 1947-1950, the trim is not designed to fit the Venti-pane doors introduced in 1951.
KMAC  All 1947.2 - 1955.1 OUTSIDE stainless door trims are identical & will interchange to any Advance Design truck. The INSIDE trims are the ones that are different. It is tough to "notch" the inside '47-'50 trims to fit the '51-'55.1 doors with the vent windows as the earlier trim is narrower & won't lip on the door correctly. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 | I have seen this SS piece on a 54 truck (with vent windows). I can't attest to its originality.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 | Is there a good way to buff and polish both outside and inside stainless trim?
Thanks
Dennis
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Just about every one offers SS polishing kits, Jegs, CMS, Caswell on and on.
A Google search of "Polishing Stainless Steel" will bring up
enough info to keep you reading the rest of the day. Anything
from using your Harbor Freight 1/4" drill to big old full
sized buffing pads mounted on Baldor buffers that will take
your trim out of your hand and throw it across the room.
Buffing is easy, fun and very rewarding in the way it looks,
after the mess is cleaned up.
Note: just make sure it really is SS and not chrome plating
that your buffing.
dg
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Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 | Thank you Denny. Are all these kits the same? And I assume using a simple magnet will tell if it's chrome or stainless
Dennis
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Should but some of the SS can offer a slight pull to a magnet.
Steel will give it a strong pull.
I would say that any of the kits would have the same or similar
buffing compounds. Your SS trim should already be polished,
all you need do is buff out the minor surface scratches that
have accumulated over the years. Sort of a tough up.
dg
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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