1981 c10 LWB. What color was the "pin stripe"? Picture included.

[hondaman]

I'm fixing the rust and getting ready to paint it. I want it to look factory.

My questions are:
1) Is the orange stripe running the length of the truck separating the red from maroon factory?
2) If factory, what color was it originally? I imagine the color now (kind of orangish) isn't how it used to look.
3) If factory, how do I replicate it?

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[bucket]

That should be right. That pic even looks like it might be factory paint too. The stripes don't seem to fade much at all, they hold up better than the paint.

I don't think that's a common color combo either. Most would have been ordered with white or black down the sides. That maroon looks good, IMHO.

 

[Rusty Nail]

I think it looks cool like that!

 

[Plane Dr.]

Same color as my old 77 GMC I had. But mine had the trim around it.

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[Keith Seymore]

The stripe should be "Vermillion and Dark Carmine Red".

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/do...its/Chevrolet-Trucks/1981-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf

Replacement stripes are normally not still available unless you find somebody's stash of NOS pieces. Most folks go to their local graphics shop and have them reproduced.

K