Factory Underside paint?

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Does anyone know how the underside(of the floors) of the GMC Sierra trucks' cab and bed were painted from the factory? Were they factory body color misted over primer?
 

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My 1980 was black on the bottom of the cab and bed... Original body paint was like a metallic charcoal grey with a blue stripe

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Pretty sure it varied from year to year and plant to plant. There were different sealers/primers and most likely different amounts of body color overspray.
 

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Mine was pretty much black. Any overspray that would've been there when new had worn off over the years
 

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Most would be black, with body color overspray around the edges.

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Do you recall what years the red/orange sealer was used? Or what plants?

I don't recall the base color on most of mine without looking at them, but I know my '77 K5 has the red/orange sealer and my '88 Suburban has gray sealer. I think my old '90 Suburban was gray sealer too.
 

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