I'm pretty sure plenty of you guys have had the same problem. Mine is starting to flake off and the chrome stuff is showing and it just looks nasty. It's the piece right by the window. So what can you do or did you do?

 

paint it.

 

Does it come stock flat black color or is painted like the car?

 

i believe there is a specific paint just for the moldings that comes in black.

 

Do you have any pics?

 

You can paint it, or you can purchase new moldings. If I remember correctly they are about $60 a side.

 

If chrome is showing from behind the paint, someone prob tried to paint over it and it's flaking because the paint has a hard time sticking to that surface. Is this a used car?

 

sand it down and hit it up with some trim paint found at any auto parts store

 

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Yeah it is.

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Is there a certain brand?

 

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nope.

 

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Have you done it to yours?

 

Yeah, it looks like this right? (at the top) Will paint will stick to that metal?

 

repaint
I think Dupli color has one made specific for those black trims

 

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Actually all 6th civics come with chrome moldings, dx,hx,cx,ex had them painted black by the factory. It does not mean someone painted them.

 

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Yeah it's exactly like that, but a lot worse

 

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i did my friends eg

 

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You have any pictures? Did/Has it hold up well?

 

no pics sorry, you want to sand it so that its smooth though and clean the surface really good so the paint sticks. It held up for a year then he sold the car, so i have no idea how it looks now

 

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ook sounds good then. you have any idea what brand it was? i'll probably try the duplicolor one.

 

i forget the brand sorry, but the paint is only as good as the prep work

 

Mine has the chrome trim... I don't mind that much, it doesn't look too bad and it doesn't look dead.

 

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what grit do i start with and end with? wet/dry sand?

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Eh my car is black so it really stands out.

 

One more thing, I went to the store today and they had Duplicolor in flat black and glossy black trim paint. Which would be better to get? Car is a 99 Civic.

 

buy a new one

 

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