DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded?
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DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded?
ok.. well, i hate the white fading moldings on my hatch, so i got some "trim paint" and went at it.
1st of all, this involves some brewski's.
my choice today was Hefeweizen 
ok... so to start it off, a few before pics.
after masking them off.. i used some of that brown 3M stuff, to scuff it up.
then i wiped it off, with some windex, and blew it off with my compressor.
now we're prepped for paint.
1st coat.
time to pull off the tape.
finished product.
1st of all, this involves some brewski's.
my choice today was Hefeweizen ok... so to start it off, a few before pics.
after masking them off.. i used some of that brown 3M stuff, to scuff it up.
then i wiped it off, with some windex, and blew it off with my compressor.
now we're prepped for paint.
1st coat.
time to pull off the tape.
finished product.
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (Built B16A)
nice work
im doing the same to my car...already got the side moldings and my oem front lip painted...next are the sideskirts, the pieces you did, and the window trim on the doors
im doing the same to my car...already got the side moldings and my oem front lip painted...next are the sideskirts, the pieces you did, and the window trim on the doors
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (eJone powereD)
yeah, i did my side skirts, and my front a rear lip a while ago.. also the mirrors. my mirrors look brand ******* new.
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (AzntaggeR)
very nice job. you do know that you could of just taken off that little piece right? it's just hold in by clips, i would of been too lazy to tape off the entire car..lol
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Re: (j_ambrose)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by j_ambrose »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn that's alot of taping off just for that, I'm pretty sure you can pop that piece off.</TD></TR></TABLE>
U can pop the strip off but most of the time you end up bending the hell out of it...might as well buy new ones after that.
U can pop the strip off but most of the time you end up bending the hell out of it...might as well buy new ones after that.
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (Built B16A)
Isn't there a way to just slide them off? If anybody knows and its not that hard, please let me know. Just wondering if masking them is the only option.
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (VR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good ****...sadly I have to wait until it's at least 60 degrees here (currently 8 with snow on the ground) 
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it was 35 here last night... good thing it was in a garage.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AzntaggeR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks nice. sucks though, because look at how much of your car had to be masked off just to paint that little part. lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>
better safe then sorry.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bbarbulo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">doesn't the dealer sell new ones?</TD></TR></TABLE>
wanna buy em for me?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kay_animation »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Isn't there a way to just slide them off? If anybody knows and its not that hard, please let me know. Just wondering if masking them is the only option.</TD></TR></TABLE>
their held in by clips... what a bitch to get out, and Joey is right... they usually bend, crease, and by then, look like ***.. and i didnt' want to spend a few hundered on moldings. the paint looks just fine.
</TD></TR></TABLE>it was 35 here last night... good thing it was in a garage.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AzntaggeR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks nice. sucks though, because look at how much of your car had to be masked off just to paint that little part. lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>
better safe then sorry.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bbarbulo »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">doesn't the dealer sell new ones?</TD></TR></TABLE>
wanna buy em for me?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kay_animation »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Isn't there a way to just slide them off? If anybody knows and its not that hard, please let me know. Just wondering if masking them is the only option.</TD></TR></TABLE>
their held in by clips... what a bitch to get out, and Joey is right... they usually bend, crease, and by then, look like ***.. and i didnt' want to spend a few hundered on moldings. the paint looks just fine.
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Re: (Sam P 27)
What type of paint did you use, cuz I've painted the moldings on a couple of car that I've had and it always ends up looking faded again within just a couple of months. Does anybody know of anything you could to make it last a little longer?
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (Built B16A)
Good work man. I'll be waiting to paint my sideskirts and front lip once it warms up a lil. And who cars that you had to tape off the car. Beer, car, and garage, its good day no matter what.
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Re: DIY painting moldings. are yours fadded? (Built B16A)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Built B16A »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
their held in by clips... what a bitch to get out, and Joey is right... they usually bend, crease, and by then, look like ***.. and i didnt' want to spend a few hundered on moldings. the paint looks just fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Heh, they're actually pretty easy to pop off. My friend who paints cars was showing me how to pop off certain moldings on the Civic w/out breaking the tabs, since he likes to remove everything before he paints the car. Still, looks good Chris
their held in by clips... what a bitch to get out, and Joey is right... they usually bend, crease, and by then, look like ***.. and i didnt' want to spend a few hundered on moldings. the paint looks just fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Heh, they're actually pretty easy to pop off. My friend who paints cars was showing me how to pop off certain moldings on the Civic w/out breaking the tabs, since he likes to remove everything before he paints the car. Still, looks good Chris