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bureau13
Joined: 07 Sep 2017 Posts: 480 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:47 am Post subject: Refinishing vertical side window trim |
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I'm not sure what this piece is called, specifically, but it's the black metal (?) piece between the door window glass and the rear window. The paint is faded and worn off, but since it's just painted metal, and not plastic, you can't rub on some Back To Black for even a temporary fix. Does this just need to get painted like any of the rest of the metal body parts?
Similar question for the exterior door handle. In that case, I don't know what it's made of, but it's a very smooth, non-porous surface, which I assume was at one time black? It's just very light grey now, which seems wrong. However, it doesn't have the obvious worn paint look, like the trim mentioned above, so maybe it was always that color? _________________ -----------------------------------------
1982 931
1986.5 Silver 928S
2007 Hummer H3 (Daily Driver)
Past lives (I miss them all):
2004 RX-8 (Wrecked)
1993 RX-7 (Sold)
1987 RX-7 Turbo II (Sold)
1985 RX-7 GSL (Stolen) |
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gerben1986
Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 232 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:58 am Post subject: Re: Refinishing vertical side window trim |
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bureau13 wrote: | I'm not sure what this piece is called, specifically, but it's the black metal (?) piece between the door window glass and the rear window. The paint is faded and worn off, but since it's just painted metal, and not plastic, you can't rub on some Back To Black for even a temporary fix. Does this just need to get painted like any of the rest of the metal body parts?
Similar question for the exterior door handle. In that case, I don't know what it's made of, but it's a very smooth, non-porous surface, which I assume was at one time black? It's just very light grey now, which seems wrong. However, it doesn't have the obvious worn paint look, like the trim mentioned above, so maybe it was always that color? |
Indeed both should be black.
What I did in the past: cover the car, take a rattle can and spray it back to black _________________ 911SC - 1980 |
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bureau13
Joined: 07 Sep 2017 Posts: 480 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Refinishing vertical side window trim |
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I've actually done similar for the plastic or rubber parts, using paint for automotive trim. In this case...any particular kind of paint?
gerben1986 wrote: | bureau13 wrote: | I'm not sure what this piece is called, specifically, but it's the black metal (?) piece between the door window glass and the rear window. The paint is faded and worn off, but since it's just painted metal, and not plastic, you can't rub on some Back To Black for even a temporary fix. Does this just need to get painted like any of the rest of the metal body parts?
Similar question for the exterior door handle. In that case, I don't know what it's made of, but it's a very smooth, non-porous surface, which I assume was at one time black? It's just very light grey now, which seems wrong. However, it doesn't have the obvious worn paint look, like the trim mentioned above, so maybe it was always that color? |
Indeed both should be black.
What I did in the past: cover the car, take a rattle can and spray it back to black |
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1982 931
1986.5 Silver 928S
2007 Hummer H3 (Daily Driver)
Past lives (I miss them all):
2004 RX-8 (Wrecked)
1993 RX-7 (Sold)
1987 RX-7 Turbo II (Sold)
1985 RX-7 GSL (Stolen) |
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Johann
Joined: 07 Aug 2016 Posts: 240 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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1) You need to rub it down with fine sanding paper start with 800 and work your way op to 3000.
2) Mask of the area
3) Spray with a primer
4) repeat step 1
5) Spray with satin black
The door handles can be done in the same way, but I would suggest you take them off the car. And while you're in there order new rubbers and a trim strip. |
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bureau13
Joined: 07 Sep 2017 Posts: 480 Location: South Florida
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:51 am Post subject: |
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Excellent, thank you.
Johann wrote: | 1) You need to rub it down with fine sanding paper start with 800 and work your way op to 3000.
2) Mask of the area
3) Spray with a primer
4) repeat step 1
5) Spray with satin black
The door handles can be done in the same way, but I would suggest you take them off the car. And while you're in there order new rubbers and a trim strip. |
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1986.5 Silver 928S
2007 Hummer H3 (Daily Driver)
Past lives (I miss them all):
2004 RX-8 (Wrecked)
1993 RX-7 (Sold)
1987 RX-7 Turbo II (Sold)
1985 RX-7 GSL (Stolen) |
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