Need your opinion on black trim??
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Need your opinion on black trim??
well i have a 83 GSL. I just restored all the black trim that was faded...I took mothers FX tire shine rubbed it on with a buffer then heated up the plastic with a heat gun and it came out awesome. Im just wondering what other ways you guys have fixed up all the plastic and rubber trim on your car. Or did you just completely remove it all? And if so some pictures
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Originally Posted by IanS
I took my side molding off and shaved the side marker lights. I dont have a pic right now, but one warning is that underneath my pass side door molding was a ton of surface rust that needed fixed. Be careful what you get yourself into.
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When I shaved my side markers, I used the expanded alumimun metal, bonded to the back side with a kevlar reiforced body filler. Expensive stuff at 18 bucks for a 16 oz. tube, but it is the toughest stuff you will find. If you wait overnight to sand it, you need to start with 24 grit paper. Then used a fiberglass short hair putty for smoothing on the outside, followed by glazing putty for final smoothing and pinholes.
As far as refubishing the rub strips, if they are off the car, start with 0000 steel wool and lacquer thinner. On the car use mineral spirits and mask off the paint. Then use the appropriate dressing, staying away from the silicones.
As far as refubishing the rub strips, if they are off the car, start with 0000 steel wool and lacquer thinner. On the car use mineral spirits and mask off the paint. Then use the appropriate dressing, staying away from the silicones.
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It's real easy to maintain these rubber strips by rubbing them with Vasoline. The fading completely goes away and they look like new. This works with the bumper strips too, which are actually plastic painted black, not rubber. The vasoline treatment lasts a long time, it seems to me I only have to do this every couple years. Here's what they look like on my White One after I did the vasoline treatment.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/479957/16
It takes about 20 minutes to go around the whole car. Works well on tire sidewalls too!
Ray
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/479957/16
It takes about 20 minutes to go around the whole car. Works well on tire sidewalls too!
Ray
Last edited by ray green; 12-14-05 at 04:06 PM. Reason: typo
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Ditto,mine have been shaved for years.
I hate the stock rub strip and I never understood the need for side marker lights when the stock turn signals are wrap around/illuminated.
I hate the stock rub strip and I never understood the need for side marker lights when the stock turn signals are wrap around/illuminated.
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im in the middle of repainting all the black trim on mine, as well as all the black around the windows and door handles.
I used krylons fusion paint for plastics and metal, actually looks real good so far, ill post some pics when im done
I used krylons fusion paint for plastics and metal, actually looks real good so far, ill post some pics when im done
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I personally think it depends on the color of your FB. I think on mine since it is white and my rims are black centered, the molding really stands out and it compliments the car's extierior.
It just really depends on the color of your car. Here is my FB......
It just really depends on the color of your car. Here is my FB......
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I thought about painting the molding alot before I did it. If you think about what manufacturers do to differenciate the high end version of a body style, they often color the trim to match the body color. The turbo 2nd gen MR2, the 10AE and S5, and the GSR 2nd gen Integra were all better looking than the other versions of the body style, in my opinion, so I figured, my FB is special enough to get the same treatment. I think it looks much better now than it did with the black trim, and I had it both ways.
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