Ok, my window trim on the sides of my car have lost to the test of time, and faded. My question is, what is the proper procedure to paint them black? Also, what paint should I use and what grit sandpaper will I need to sand it down and prep?

 

there is an article on this on http://www.team-integra.net

go to the articles section.

 

ah thx man. You know who this is, right?

 

ok, update. Just ordered the Forever Black kit and I will be posting a DIY thread preety soon.. I hope it gets here before the H-T meet in Nashville, that way my car wont look so fugly. The only thing that is saving my car are the wheels..lol.

 

i did the same thing with forever black, the stuff didnt work like i thought it would, so i sent it back for my refund. I later bought some black trim paint from autozone. I sanded down my trim just a little bit and painted it with the trim spray instead, it looked a lot better.

 

damn for real? ****....I better cancel this order if possible then...lol.

 

BTW, what was the name of the paint you used? Also, how many coats did you use?

 

i dont remember the exact name, it was a black auto trim paint i got from like advance auto parts. I used 2 light coats. Make sure to mask the **** out of the car before you do it though

 

duplicor has trim paint that is dead on color wise. I painted mirrors with it and it matched the stock trim perfectly.

 

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yep thats the stuff right there!!! i used that to paint my si lip and it matched perfectly to all of the rest of the trim!!! and cheap too!

 

i would replace them. i dont think they cost much from honda, but ask b18cEH2 who is a mod in the Civic/Del Sol forum...he replaced all his trim with new ones.

 

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I think he painted them.

 

no. he ordered all new trimings from honda.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=489625

He did it to his wifes car.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=390535

to his car!

 

ah nice. Thanks for the help guys. Yo ucan find that Dupli-color at a Walmart or autozone, right?

 

yes...but i am personal fan of either Krylon or Rustoleum aerosol.

 

new trim is expensive, my friend wanted it for his windows and it was going to cost $100 per side for ONLY the bottom peice.

 

never said it was cheap. look at it this way, youre gonna have to replace sooner or later. the weather will take its toll on them.

 

i went to the dealership, and you have to buy a whole new window for the part of the window behind the door (if you have a 2dr)

 

alright, got rustoleum semi-gloss and did the window trim. Turned out awesome to say the least. I also got a can of flat black and did the wipers. I give to Rustoleum.