Window Trim Restoration
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Window Trim Restoration
Hey all, my window trim has seen its fair share of abuse over the ages, i'm tempted to krylon it back to the original black, however, the metal underneath it is fairly reflective considering the fact that it was painted over. Can i prep it and paint it and expect the paint to stick? will the material underneath corrode if i strip all the original coating off? How would i go about taking the rest of the paint/covering off of the trim? How would i go about pulling the trim off without destroying each peice?
If anybody has any suggestions, or has any place that they could lead me to for more information, that would be fantastic.
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-Kyle
If anybody has any suggestions, or has any place that they could lead me to for more information, that would be fantastic.
Thanks guys
-Kyle
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Hey all, my window trim has seen its fair share of abuse over the ages, i'm tempted to krylon it back to the original black, however, the metal underneath it is fairly reflective considering the fact that it was painted over. Can i prep it and paint it and expect the paint to stick? will the material underneath corrode if i strip all the original coating off? How would i go about taking the rest of the paint/covering off of the trim? How would i go about pulling the trim off without destroying each peice?
If anybody has any suggestions, or has any place that they could lead me to for more information, that would be fantastic.
Thanks guys
-Kyle
If anybody has any suggestions, or has any place that they could lead me to for more information, that would be fantastic.
Thanks guys
-Kyle
http://s173.photobucket.com/albums/w...an692002/RX-7/
The pics are in the 'Trim Before and After' sub-folder.
Took a heavy grit paper to it first to get the old paint off then wet sanded it before spraying. It won't corrode as far as I know, took me awhile to get it all done and I drove out to DGRR then NYC and back with lots of rain along the way while it was stripped. I wouldn't suggest pulling the trim off as you will break the clips no in order to get it off and have to buy new ones to get it back on. Used 3 coats of Krylon Satin Black for metal on all my trim.
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This has all been covered here before. The trim is stainless steel and will not corrode. Any glass shop should be able to get these off - they do it all the time. I have removed them many times when I was rebuilding wrecks. You will break some of the plastic clips. The glass shop should be able to get you the clips if you need them.
The rain gutter trim is the most difficult. Might be best to leave those on the car.
I recommend chemical paint stripper as the easiest way to strip them if you have them off the car. Years ago I built a 1st gen convertible with lots of chrome, and I polished the stainless windshield trim - it looked like chrome. If you want them black, I highly recommend the PPG epoxy primer, DP-90. It is a satin black color and gives excellent adhesion. You can the paint over with satin black enamel, or just leave it.
The rain gutter trim is the most difficult. Might be best to leave those on the car.
I recommend chemical paint stripper as the easiest way to strip them if you have them off the car. Years ago I built a 1st gen convertible with lots of chrome, and I polished the stainless windshield trim - it looked like chrome. If you want them black, I highly recommend the PPG epoxy primer, DP-90. It is a satin black color and gives excellent adhesion. You can the paint over with satin black enamel, or just leave it.
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How long has it lasted? I did mine last year and I've already got it coming up again. I plan on redoing it soon, but I have to tape everything off again................. I think I'm going to use a rougher sand paper this time, and wipe it down with some acetate, then tripple or quadruple the coat of Rustoleum semigloss flat black spray that I used last time.
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How long has it lasted? I did mine last year and I've already got it coming up again. I plan on redoing it soon, but I have to tape everything off again................. I think I'm going to use a rougher sand paper this time, and wipe it down with some acetate, then tripple or quadruple the coat of Rustoleum semigloss flat black spray that I used last time.
That's pretty mcuh what I did, hit it with rough paper to get all the orginal paint off, then wetsanded the entire thing down to bare metal , cleaned thoroughly, then 3 coats of the satin black.