AMG

As many of you eh hatch owners know, with a 9-12 year old car the window trim rubber starts to peal off leaving a crome trim. If I were trying for the "bling affect" than this would work, but since I am not, I am looking for ways to renew the trim with a black paint that wont look tacky.

Some might say, "Why not replace them?" Well I went to honda and they want 60$ for each trim!?!?!

Any I deas with pics would be great!

Andres-eh2

just sand it down and get that oem trim paint. i got lazy and just painted mine about a year ago and theyre pealing again. ohh well....

AMG

Really? How many coats did you put on there? Man those trims are a pain in the *** to get out because they seem to break if any force is used. I will try that and hope to have it last atleast a year before peeling

Thanks

HyBriDcxR

I used this black trim dye for mine. It worked great. Been over a year and no chipping or anything.
Can't remember the name to it but i'll post it up when i get home this afternoon.

AMG

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Can't remember the name to it but i'll post it up when i get home this afternoon.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea please do, b/c I know it depends on what type to use and I am not sure.

ohh and Tom usually knows how to restore the outside......any ideas Tom?

B_CRUZ!

I coughed up the $60 a side.

Snoflake EG, j00 are a lucky bastard.

137

there is a rubber conditioner called forever black... Dont get it on your paint, it will make the mouldings look brand new though.

B_CRUZ!

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they are talking abou tthe trim under the window though. once the rubber chips off, it exposes bling.

AMG

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they are talking abou tthe trim under the window though. once the rubber chips off, it exposes bling.</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL......and "bling"=Bad in my book.

So if anyone can suggest a brand, please let me know.....And where is a DIY For this!!

Andres-eh2

i just covered the outer areas with newspaper and sprayed. i think i did two coats. its a good temp fix, however not permanent

Frozen E

peel all that **** off, clean the metal up really nice and put a strip of black vinyl over it. That's what I did with my old EG back when I had it.

SkyeC

Duplicolor Trim Paint should work well.

I used it on my mirrors when one side was getting faded looking and it worked great.

bobh

I think the metal is aluminum. If so, paint has a hard time bonding to it. You may want to put a coat of etch primer on first. Then hit it with the black paint. I need to do the same thing to my son's EG HB. I may try wiping it with vinegar before painting. Vinegar is a mild acid (acedic acid) it may etch the metal slightly and allow the paint to stick.

Turbo E

sand with 600 grit sandpaper after removing the old rubber crud.

_BEN_

Its still not cheap and most of us would rather diy but hondaautomotiveparts.com has them for 42.70 each. Figure in the 5 dollar handling charge tax and about 10 bucks for shipping and you may be able to come in under $100.

If you have a helms manual it shows in detail how to remove them. If you dont have one and want it pm me and I can give you a link to dl it.

AMG

I just found this on Hondaautomotiveparts.......#3

They say that the regular price is 28$, and their price is 21$!?! Is that right?

_BEN_

The page I was looking at had this pic. Items 4/6


I used the photo from slhndaparts.com because they have the best pics.

B_CRUZ!

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I just found this on Hondaautomotiveparts.......#3

They say that the regular price is 28$, and their price is 21$!?! Is that right?</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats the interior one... you need the exterior one.

POE

i striped all the old crap off and then sanded then spray painted, works for me

AMG

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Any Pics?

AnToNy

My 93 is doing the same thing. I'm going to sand it and use that rubberish underbody and wheel well spray, hope it works good

AlphaQup

Sanding will get you nowhere except accidently ******* up your paint. I used a razor blade and cut all that **** off (carefully). Afterwards just clean the metal real well and wipe it down with rubbing alcohol (helps paint bond better). I then used regular flat black spray paint to finish it off.
Looks like new.

jcarothers

how do you pull that thing off anyhow? I've been tryign to figure it out for a while now, kind of afraif to bend/break it.

AlphaQup

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There are 2-3 small clips that hold it down. Just try lifting it up and you should be able to stick a small flathead in between and release the clips, one at a time.

Tad

just suck it up and buy new ones.

you can paint them, I did that on my car.
if you do it cleanly, then VISUALLY its great.
upclose you know its painted I guess, but no one will notice unless you point it out.

I've got new ones on my car now,
better, but the last owner payed to put em on, not me, hehe.

I'd recommend taking off your inner door panels to remove them.