Hey man, whats up. Im new at s10 forum also, but from the way u describe ur s10, it sounds pretty rough. So if I were u, i would start by giving it a clean shave. You kno like removing the all the emblems, and removing plastic bed liner. Doing this gives ur s10 a clean, and flush look. But thats all opinion. Everyones gotta start from some where. 
