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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 | My 53 3100 was repainted so I can't tell how the original cowl vent was painted. Was the screen and under cowl portion painted the same as the truck or cad plated?
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Mine was the same color as the cab.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
On my 54 1/2 ton trucks, the screen was a cad/galvanized color and the underside was black with body-color over-spray.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 | I agree with tclederman, but on my '49 1/2 ton the screen was painted black. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | Over spray and cad on all the ones I have sold this year (8) some times a little overspray and sometimes a lot. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 71 | Thanks guys. I soaked mine in Ospho and found what appeared to be cad on the screen area but also some dark paint. This may seem trivial but it's the details that matter. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | To restore your bolt to its original condition and color will be somewhat different from other bolts. A lot of minor differences can be found from trucks assembled in the different plants.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 38 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 38 | Mine was the same color Forest Green | | |
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