Opinion on Custom Trim painting

[DuckRyder]

I've been thinking again That is usually bad:

So my truck is a Ranger XLT and needs paint and all the trim replaced, I was thinking it might be kind of cool to have someone paint/airbrush the trim on instead of replacing it.

So there would be no trim at all, only a facsimile of the trim painted on the truck.

What say ye?

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[GT-Racer]

Done right it could look very cool. I forget where I saw it but an artist drew a picture of an f150 with the rear quarter panel chrome off a 63 Galaxie Painted on the bedsides. It looked pretty cool.

[68F250]

Interesting! Kinda like how they paint funny cars with the grille, bumpers lights and everything all painted on? That would be very cool!

[shrektruck]

Done well that would look sweet. It would sure be different too. If you do it you gotta share pictures.
I was thinking there must be a trim out there that is similar but sticks on like on late model trucks. I think getting around the bend on the bumpside would be tough though.
I'll probably end up spending a mint on new trim.

[DuckRyder]

Still thinking about it.

I strongly suspect that it would cost MORE than the trim to have done right, and I'll have to find someone that can do it as well.

I think it would work better if I decided to do the two tone job.

[trukcrazy]

Hey Robert, the painted on trim would look good if done right. Consider looking at other trim used on other Ford products. Like GT-Racer said, there have been trucks with the Galaxie trim painted on that look good. If you want original look, I would spend the money on the metal trim. If you want something different, I would look at having it painted on. The 1950-51 Crestliner trim or 1956 Victoria trim is a good looking trim package that would look good painted on.