Factory Underside paint?

[crowe-t]

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?

 

[CalSgt]

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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[bucket]

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.

 

[Keith Seymore]

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

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K

 

[TotalyHucked]

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

 

[crowe-t]

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

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K

This was a good read. Thanks for posting it.

 

[bucket]

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

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K

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.

 

[ali_c20]

My 74 C20 very dark brown, My 79 K5 black.

 

[Scruffy49]

My 85 swb has body color, heavy overspray over a gray sealer. It almost looks intentional…

 

[straydog371]

This was a good read. Thanks for posting it.

Agreed!

 

[Scott91370]

My 85 is body-ish color.

 

[WesN]

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

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K

Looking at the last photo “where did I park my truck”. My Square was built across the border in Canada and they probably had the same kind of lot.

 

[Keith Seymore]

They did; maybe not quite as big (Flint ran a lot of repair; Oshawa was probably the highest quality plant).

K