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2003 Avalanche remodel - HOW to Paint Cladding?

Torgy40

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Hey everyone, parents have a 2003 Chevy Avalanche (no cladding) that they have gifted to me since they don't drive it anymore. It has 133,000 miles on it and drives really well. Having a mechanic check everything under the hood out but I have started restoring things on the truck cosmetically that I can of course. The biggest thing iv noticed is the Cladding sails and the tonneau topper panels are extremely faded. Iv decided to repaint these instead of using any trim renew products. Iv removed all the weather strips and cleaned them and I'm ready to reapply them but need to choose what type of paint to use to paint them. Want a black color obviously but just want to choose the best product.
 
This looks like an old forum post that someone (possibly the OP) made into an instructable.

Does that link answer your questions?

Good luck with the refresh, and be sure to share before/after pictures.
 
This is awesome. I'm gonna paint mine black but I'll just swap the paint. That's what I would love suggestions on. The type of black paint someone else has maybe used.
 
This looks like an old forum post that someone (possibly the OP) made into an instructable.

Does that link answer your questions?

Good luck with the refresh, and be sure to share before/after pictures.
Gee I wonder where those instructions came from :laugh: :

 
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Thanks, I knew that looked like it came from this forum! Did you make the instructable or did someone "borrow" from your post?
Someone borrowed it unofficially.
 
Hey everyone, parents have a 2003 Chevy Avalanche (no cladding) that they have gifted to me since they don't drive it anymore. It has 133,000 miles on it and drives really well. Having a mechanic check everything under the hood out but I have started restoring things on the truck cosmetically that I can of course. The biggest thing iv noticed is the Cladding sails and the tonneau topper panels are extremely faded. Iv decided to repaint these instead of using any trim renew products. Iv removed all the weather strips and cleaned them and I'm ready to reapply them but need to choose what type of paint to use to paint them. Want a black color obviously but just want to choose the best product.
What color is your truck? Are you trying to color match to the truck? If so, you can find the paint code on the sticker in the glove box.
 
What color is your truck? Are you trying to color match to the truck? If so, you can find the paint code on the sticker in the glove box.
It’s blue. The sails and the tonneau topper are grey but I want to paint them black.
 
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