I've read some threads that suggest if you ever get a paint job to go ahead and paint the trim too. ie 89-92 models? Is it worth it to do it alone if paint's still good elsewhere? Too much trouble? Does it look cheesey? Scrape off easily? Feedback please!
Thanks.

 

If ur gonna do it on just the moldings,keep in mind the age of the car/paint and the amount of fading thats occured over those years. If the cars been repainted recently u can try to get the colors matched, if its original paint as i suspect it to be,it'll probably be faded enough that matching it will be a real pain in the ***. As for cheesy,...do u think tII's look cheesy? If so there's ur answer.

 

I'd just paint over them..

PaulC

 

My boy can paint and do body work like a mo fo. He rebuilt my other friends aftermarket front end 2 or 3 times and painted it after he hit a few dogs. He painted just the rear of his old 7 and a few other cars. I am thinking of taking off the moldings and bodo'ing them in flat. I really think he can do it too.

 

I like the black trim look. I prefer stock to custom. It's all a matter of taste. Here's the 7 with fresh paint—black moulding:

 

sorry.

 

What did that paint job run you, rxse7en?

 

What color is that?? nice!

 

That my friend, is 4 months of sanding and prep work and $396 paint job—guaranteed for 3 years! Got it done at Fact-o-Bake…like Maaco up north. I wasn't looking to spend thousands on a car that I'm going to use as a daily driver. I don't think you'd ever make that money back if you tried to sell it. The color is medium gray metallic.

 

I was wondering if anyone removed the black moulding around the outside of your 7 then filled it & had it painted? If so was it alot of work? Any pics? Thanks.

 

paint them, it looks so much cooler. i had my 87 painted in brave blue mica and it looked pretty nice with the moldings painted i definitly recomend

 

i was interested in this idea too, cause my molding is going to **** (I've got an 87 TII with black moulding that's peeling at corners... think it was rigged up by the previous owner at all? ) In any case, I'm hoping to get the horrible wing off and maybe fill in all the molding, but that's assuming I have time to prep and maybe a little help from some local members. I'll worry about that closer to time though. How long did it take to completely prep the car, and did you get inside the engine bay painted too? Thanks

 

should you prep the car before you give it to maaco or will they prep the car for you??

 

I don't think Maaco will do **** but tape it up and spray it. I guess it depends on which paint job you buy.

 

If I ever had to own a serie 4, I would do it for sure

 

I got the $360 for mine and they completely stripped the paint down to the metal and did good prep work. It depends on the individual locations. My local Maaco is actually quite good.

 

Paint the trim bro. It looks much better. BTW I got my car back and it has the trim painted if you wanna see it shoot me and email.

 

Do you have black trim or what? If so, did they paint it black, replace it with new, remove and replce, or just paint around it?

Just wondering cause I have black trim and also have a great need for a new paint-job!

Cory Waters

 

I did... take a look

 

sorry... my file is too big that I cant post the pictures. I'll try reposting later