View Poll Results: Do you have Polished Trimmings?
Yes and I love it
2
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Yes but I wanna get rid of it
1
10.00%
No but I want one
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0%
No, its too old school and gay. Plus its hard to maintain
7
70.00%
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So Who Has Polish Trimming??
10-08-03, 11:28 AM
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So Who Has Polish Trimming??
Just wondering who has polished trimmings around their windshield and love it!
Also, where the hell can I get these pieces? Part of mine torn off during highway driving!!
Anyone selling?
Also, where the hell can I get these pieces? Part of mine torn off during highway driving!!
Anyone selling?
10-08-03, 11:58 AM
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After I read the subject, I had to click... I was wondering what you meant by Polish trimming. 
Someday I need to make the special tool to take the trim off so I can repaint it. It only looks good polished if the car is a dark color like black or deep red or dark blue. Maybe some forms of green. Definitely not silver or white, though.
Someday I need to make the special tool to take the trim off so I can repaint it. It only looks good polished if the car is a dark color like black or deep red or dark blue. Maybe some forms of green. Definitely not silver or white, though.
10-08-03, 08:51 PM
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go to a pick n pull junk yard ...you might have to work over 3-4 cars before you can assemble a decent set, and some may require repolishing.
I probably bent as much as I salvaged figuring out the nuances of removing the trim...but better on their wrecks for free than my GSL-SEs at cost.
Now I am pretty good at it.
Given the RX-7 has plastic covered painted bumpers and black plastic side trim...I think chrome just plain looks wrong on it (my personal taste)...it needs to be black to match the corner trim on the quarter windows, the door handles and the side trim. On other cars, chrome looks fine.
FWIW, that is why I also think metal/silver/chrome/brushed metal rims don't quite look right either...but they are better than the window trim.
I probably bent as much as I salvaged figuring out the nuances of removing the trim...but better on their wrecks for free than my GSL-SEs at cost.
Now I am pretty good at it.
Given the RX-7 has plastic covered painted bumpers and black plastic side trim...I think chrome just plain looks wrong on it (my personal taste)...it needs to be black to match the corner trim on the quarter windows, the door handles and the side trim. On other cars, chrome looks fine.
FWIW, that is why I also think metal/silver/chrome/brushed metal rims don't quite look right either...but they are better than the window trim.
10-09-03, 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by TexasGunRunner
go to a pick n pull junk yard ...you might have to work over 3-4 cars before you can assemble a decent set, and some may require repolishing.
I probably bent as much as I salvaged figuring out the nuances of removing the trim...but better on their wrecks for free than my GSL-SEs at cost.
Now I am pretty good at it.
Given the RX-7 has plastic covered painted bumpers and black plastic side trim...I think chrome just plain looks wrong on it (my personal taste)...it needs to be black to match the corner trim on the quarter windows, the door handles and the side trim. On other cars, chrome looks fine.
FWIW, that is why I also think metal/silver/chrome/brushed metal rims don't quite look right either...but they are better than the window trim.
go to a pick n pull junk yard ...you might have to work over 3-4 cars before you can assemble a decent set, and some may require repolishing.
I probably bent as much as I salvaged figuring out the nuances of removing the trim...but better on their wrecks for free than my GSL-SEs at cost.
Now I am pretty good at it.
Given the RX-7 has plastic covered painted bumpers and black plastic side trim...I think chrome just plain looks wrong on it (my personal taste)...it needs to be black to match the corner trim on the quarter windows, the door handles and the side trim. On other cars, chrome looks fine.
FWIW, that is why I also think metal/silver/chrome/brushed metal rims don't quite look right either...but they are better than the window trim.
Nothing that a 600 grit and 800 grit sand paper can't remove with a bit of buffering and hours of polishing. I thought these trimmings were rare. Oh well.
10-09-03, 10:14 AM
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i used a wire brush last night to take the black paint off...primered them and i'm gonna leave them primered till i decide wat colour im gonna paint the car....i sanded the paint off the pop up light panels....it looks nice with the aluminum look....gonna primer it today hopefully
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10-13-03, 04:37 PM
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[DISCLAIMER] Don't get pissy, it's a joke. [/DISCLAIMER]
I've got some aftermarket 3rd Reich trim on mine. You know the ****'s and the Japanese started designing the Rx7 during the war...
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