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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 235 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 235 | I wasn't planning on painting my truck, however the to p of the cab is totally sun burnt and I thought putting some light colored paint on it would cool the interior some next summer.
So my plan is to paint he roof and the back of the cab down to the belt line.... but where should I stop?
My eye says the bottom of the belt line...
Any opinions?
thanks,
Jeremy
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | I did white down to the top of the belt, dark green belt then light green below. If you are just two toning it would be up to you, I think either way would look good. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | Has it crossed your mine to insulate your roof? There are a number of products out there that will do a great job. I'm going to use "Lizzardskin" on the roof and a product like "Dynamat" on the floor and doors (due to unknown goop and paint which "Lizzardskin" will not stick to).
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Paint it to whatever line suits your tastes and/or your eyes. There were no factory-option two-tone cabs until 1954 (but any kind of color combination could have been special ordered any A-D year).
In 1954, there are factory illustrations showing the RPO two-tone exterior cab with a white roof being painted down to the top of the belt-line and to the bottom of the belt-line.
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 235 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 235 | I already insulated the roof, but since I am moving back to Phoenix I thought throwing some lighter paint couldn't hurt. The only thing on the roof now is surface rust, factory primer and hints of Omaha Orange.
I think I'll paint the roof a cream color to the bottom of the belt line with a blue pinstripe.
It won't be perfect show paint, this is my work truck, but it'll look nice enough for my needs.
Thanks for the input!
Jeremy
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Jeremy, looking at it from a visual stand point rather than from a factory correct paint option, I would think the your shirt only goes down to the "belt line", where the belt outlines the separation of the shirt and the pants. So using that human fashon statement, I would think that the paint falling from the roof would end at the belt line as Tim and Vern mentioned, not into it. A pin strip down the middle of the belt line matching the roof color will serve to tie the upper and lower colors together thus topping off the purpose of the "belt line" in the first place.
Denny Graham
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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