I noticed something today while prepping my 70 C10 tailgate for paint and lettering. The font of the C is different on the aftermarket compared to stock. I have shared two factory gates and the new aftermarket. I was going to use a lettering kit to help mask the letters for paint, but the C is now a problem. Do I use the sticker as a mask and have the contour not actually match the steel stamping, OR use the stamping as the guide and have a letter C that looks like a mix of an L and C?
Don’t get me wrong, the tailgate is very well built, solid, excellent measurements, but bleep like this bugs me.
I guess it’s an easy, sure fire way to ID a reproduction.
Last edited by Fox; 07/14/20235:43 AM.
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Your as meticulous as I am. Some would call it borderline anal retentive.LOL!
99 percent of the people, would not notice if you used the mask and the paint lapped over the corner a bit, so that would be my vote.
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Can you post pics of both gates in full? I'd like to see what the C looks like with the rest of the letters.
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There must be a decent filler that would hold up well for this application? -s
MIG welder and a die grinder would be my choice for a fix. Jerry
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I had to look several times to figure out what you were referring too. The left lower corner. The radius is different than the top left corner. Now that I see it, bugs me too. I had to walk out and look at my 54. I have an aftermarket tailgate. Fortunately for me, my tailgate is correct.
Looks to me like the top leg of the repop "C" is a little short as well.
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