rubbinsracin

So i went ahead and took all the plastic cowling and bed rails apart and hit them with some Fusion Matte Black for plastics.

i was scared to pull to hard to get the bed rails off at first but yanked pretty hard and thankfully nothing broke. Under the rails was 10 years of filth. took me about 20 minutes each side with a power washer and a scrubbing brush to get through the stuff that was caked on.

Also replaced the rubber pieces on each side of the cowling. the old ones were literally just sitting there. the "claws" that held them in place were both completely gone...gravity was the only thing hold them in. lol

Hondu

Looks good! Show some pics on the truck if you have them. I bought the paint last week and am just looking for motivation to do it. I have to find a free Saturday because football is taking over my Sundays

leesfeed

Good idea! Is there any trick to getting the plastic off a little easier? Or just pry it up?

rubbinsracin

the cowling needs to come off drivers side first. remember the passenger side has a fastener that hold it down in the center where the two pieces meet.

as far as the bed caps, the inside of the sides (if that makes sends need to be unhooked from the bottom then you can walk around the side of the truck and pop them all the way off. i started at the back and moved my way forward.

the tailgate piece needs to come off from the outside in.

after i was done, i couldnt get it all back on perfectly so i need to work on that at some point.

rubbinsracin

i actually did all of this in about 2 hours. paint and all. i had the fan on it and in the sun came out right when i got done painting so it was ready to go on quickly.

rubbinsracin

Just got the truck back. Here are a couple of the painted pieces.