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painting door trim?
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curtis
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Dupicolor trim black/detail black auto zone and advance has it in stock. Tape the glass and rubber edge then tape up the doors and roof etc. Paint stores or lowes has rolls of big paper. Clean it well then scuff with a scratch pad then clean again.
Looks as good now as when I did it 10 years ago.
Looks as good now as when I did it 10 years ago.
NickDromez
Well-known member
i sanded and flat black primered. then used a rattle can i got at OSH litterally called Trim Paint. and it looks awesome. could use touch ups here and there but its nice
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fuel
Well-known member
make sure it is a satin finish rather than matte or gloss.
rdomeck
Well-known member
If you can find SEM trim black use that. I have an account with Carquest and they carry it. You will see this in every body shop that you look in, including mine. It is good to use and spray's out of the can very well. Like everything else the prep work is 90% of the work. You will spend 4-5 hours taping it up, 20 minutes scuffing it and 5 minutes painting it. Do a light coat first and then a little heavier coat. You can get by with one can, but buy two just in case. I think the SEM stuff cost about $8-9 a can.
Good luck!
Good luck!
jepherz
Staff member
Quoting curtis:
Dupicolor trim black/detail black auto zone and advance has it in stock. Tape the glass and rubber edge then tape up the doors and roof etc. Paint stores or lowes has rolls of big paper. Clean it well then scuff with a scratch pad then clean again.
Looks as good now as when I did it 10 years ago.
That's cause your car has been sitting in the garage, untouched by the elements for years /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
Dupicolor trim black/detail black auto zone and advance has it in stock. Tape the glass and rubber edge then tape up the doors and roof etc. Paint stores or lowes has rolls of big paper. Clean it well then scuff with a scratch pad then clean again.
Looks as good now as when I did it 10 years ago.
That's cause your car has been sitting in the garage, untouched by the elements for years /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
Quoting rdomeck:
If you can find SEM trim black use that. I have an account with Carquest and they carry it. You will see this in every body shop that you look in, including mine. It is good to use and spray's out of the can very well. Like everything else the prep work is 90% of the work. You will spend 4-5 hours taping it up, 20 minutes scuffing it and 5 minutes painting it. Do a light coat first and then a little heavier coat. You can get by with one can, but buy two just in case. I think the SEM stuff cost about $8-9 a can.
Good luck!
Thank you for the advice. It took several stops to finally find it. Carquest in my area did not carry SEM, but the guy did not even try to look it up. Napa did not have it either. It finally took going to a Orielly's auto parts that handled paint to find it, plus the paint guy knew exactly what I was looking for. At retail it was 11.99 a can. Now I just need to finish the clay/buff/wax the last panel on the car which is the front bumper, so I can start the trim project.
If you can find SEM trim black use that. I have an account with Carquest and they carry it. You will see this in every body shop that you look in, including mine. It is good to use and spray's out of the can very well. Like everything else the prep work is 90% of the work. You will spend 4-5 hours taping it up, 20 minutes scuffing it and 5 minutes painting it. Do a light coat first and then a little heavier coat. You can get by with one can, but buy two just in case. I think the SEM stuff cost about $8-9 a can.
Good luck!
Thank you for the advice. It took several stops to finally find it. Carquest in my area did not carry SEM, but the guy did not even try to look it up. Napa did not have it either. It finally took going to a Orielly's auto parts that handled paint to find it, plus the paint guy knew exactly what I was looking for. At retail it was 11.99 a can. Now I just need to finish the clay/buff/wax the last panel on the car which is the front bumper, so I can start the trim project.
