Windshield Trim Advice
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Windshield Trim Advice
So my windshield trim and the black piece above the drivers side and passenger side window has paint chipping away. I'm thinking about sanding these pieces down and painting them black again. Anybody ever do this and have experience on the best paint/ clearcoat? I'm not really into automotive painting and what to use. Need some tips from you guys.
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just clean really well, mask it off and paint with a semi gloss spray paint.
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Sand it down with at least 200 grit, 400 should be fine. Mask it off. Hit it with an etching primer
because that stainless doesn't like to take paint. Then paint your favorite black. I painted mine
with the gloss black hitemp engine paint. My reasoning is it will survive the heat from the sun
better and if it fades (we know it will) it will be a nice semigloss black over time.
The original color for most 1st gens is a semigloss black. Early 79 were a semigloss grey.
because that stainless doesn't like to take paint. Then paint your favorite black. I painted mine
with the gloss black hitemp engine paint. My reasoning is it will survive the heat from the sun
better and if it fades (we know it will) it will be a nice semigloss black over time.
The original color for most 1st gens is a semigloss black. Early 79 were a semigloss grey.
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Sand it down with at least 200 grit, 400 should be fine. Mask it off. Hit it with an etching primer because that stainless doesn't like to take paint. Then paint your favorite black. I painted mine with the gloss black hitemp engine paint. My reasoning is it will survive the heat from the sun better and if it fades (we know it will) it will be a nice semigloss black over time. The original color for most 1st gens is a semigloss black. Early 79 were a semigloss grey.
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Special body trim removal tools and experience. I've heard of folks bending or ruining them, even
using the right tools because of lack of experience working with the way the trim is fastened.
using the right tools because of lack of experience working with the way the trim is fastened.
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I'm about to repaint all the trim around the doors, windshield and the hinges on the hatchback myself.. I've done it before on another RX I had. That one turned out really good and lasted the four years I had it after that without a flaw.
I used a compressor to blow all the years of dirt and leaves out of the little places first.. wet sanded with 1000 grit.. used a lint free cloth with rubbing alcohol to get any oils off.. used Krylon primer first.. light sand with 2000 grit and hit it with high temp Krylon flat black. Took some time, but I didn't want to have to do it again a year later.
I used a compressor to blow all the years of dirt and leaves out of the little places first.. wet sanded with 1000 grit.. used a lint free cloth with rubbing alcohol to get any oils off.. used Krylon primer first.. light sand with 2000 grit and hit it with high temp Krylon flat black. Took some time, but I didn't want to have to do it again a year later.
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stories where people have ruined the trim doing that.
I agree the powder coating is the way to go. Maybe next time.
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the rain gutters go over a piece of roof that is already there, and getting them off is easy, you just pull, or twist down. however getting them back on is the hard part, it takes a lot of force, and its easy to dent them.
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It was a little tougher to get them back on cause of the powdercoating on the inside. I just used my palm and firmly pressed them back on like j9fd3s stated. Mine never dented. Still look great!
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