ok.... so here's the deal. my ek is about to get painted within the next 2-4 weeks and i am debating on weather or not i should paint my side moldings. i like the way both styles look but i just cant decide, so give me your opinions and help me out.
How long does it take for them to look all eff'd up when they are not painted? oh and the color of the car is gonna be Storm Silver Metallic, if it makes a difference. all comments are welcome, good or bad

flame on

 

Sh*t wrong forum....my bad!!

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Modified by Gunmetal-EM1 at 7:45 PM 10/4/2007

 

well atleast my opinion will already be there once this thread gets moved to App/Cosmetic.

Paint them, you won't regret it.

 

dont paint them, the second someone swings open your door and hits something your gonna cry.

They werent painted from the factory so I wouldnt do it myself.. Id be pissed if I came out to paint cracking off my moulding, happened to the gf's accord..

 

leave em black if its a dd, paint for show only....because of ^comment

 

well i thought the thin moldings kinda got rid of that door swinging protection? paint them

 

anyone know how long it takes for them to get that sh*tty faded look?

 

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Yeah, the moulding, not the paint that would be on the moulding...Theres a reason why honda didnt do it on certain ones.. I wouldnt do it..

 

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depends on weather conditions... typically in 65 degree weather it could take 10 years if your able to keep them up throughout the life of the car. In 100 degree year round weather your probably looking at around half that..

What really screws em up is putting stupid chemicals like tire grease and **** on them.

 

ex civics have painted moldings. paint for show? come on now.... it's moldings.
it's funny to see cars repainted and leave the moldings or mirrors black.

paint them.

 

well it really depends on the theme your going for with your car..id have to see what your trying to do

 

considering the car is silver it could go either way. Personally if you have thin side mouldings I would just leave them black. If you still had stock, id say paint them..

 

thanks for the input guys

and according to what the exterior is gonna look like, just picture a ctr...just silver