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Old 05-07-2006, 05:04 PM   #1
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windshield molding

since 3ZC is down (damn you chris, lol) i will post this here.

i couldnt find a good picture, but you can kind of tell how the molding around my windshield looked silver in this pic.



well, i got tired of it looking like that, but i didnt want to spend $200 to replace it all. so i decided to spray paint it to see what it would look like. first, i masked it all off.



then i ran some 100 grit sand paper of it. then i ran some 600 grit sand paper over it. then i wiped it down with alcohol. then i put 5 coats of "Dupli-Color Trim Paint" on it.



then i took of all the masking and here is how it turned out.





here is my two cars, my baby and my daily driver.

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Old 05-07-2006, 05:09 PM   #2
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Re: windshield molding

Cool. I would've masked off the hood too though.
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:34 PM   #3
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Re: windshield molding

Yeah, run a clay bar over the whole body the next time you are washing the car to remove any of the overspray. Looks much better though...I'll have to do that one of these days.
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:50 PM   #4
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Re: windshield molding

that looks great, I need to do this. where did you get the trim paint from?
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:51 PM   #5
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Re: windshield molding

i got the paint from oreillys. i am goin to claybar it some day.
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Old 05-07-2006, 05:55 PM   #6
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Re: windshield molding

Excellent work! Makes me wish I didnt just buy new ones and gave painting them a try!
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Old 05-08-2006, 12:30 AM   #7
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Re: windshield molding

Chris what have i said, better to do it once right than wrong several times lol but anyways good work on the Trim, when the trim turns chrome it is very very annoying, im glad that hasnt happend yet. Good alternative though
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Old 05-08-2006, 11:14 PM   #8
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Re: windshield molding

Works like a charm. I still want Kuruma's set though.

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Old 05-09-2006, 12:16 AM   #9
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Re: windshield molding

Damit, now I'm going to have to paint my mouldings.
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Old 05-09-2006, 12:50 AM   #10
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Re: windshield molding

You wanna do mine for me too???
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Old 05-09-2006, 05:21 AM   #11
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Re: windshield molding

BE CAREFUL ABOUT USING NEWSPAPERS.... Sometimes bleeds through. Happened when we did my friends mouldings.

Get proper tape off stuff... or use a shit load of layers.
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Old 05-09-2006, 06:49 AM   #12
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Re: windshield molding

Well, I guess I got lucky. That picture is from months ago, when I did my mouldings.
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Old 05-09-2006, 08:08 AM   #13
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Re: windshield molding

haha, there is a painter at my work that paints airplanes, so he always has a shitload of left over that i can have whenever.
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Old 05-14-2006, 03:42 PM   #14
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Re: windshield molding

lmao i was wondering the other day while browsing z1 and czp and courtesy...where do you buy slicktop windshield/roof molding? its once piece. vs the ttops which has like 4 pieces.
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Old 05-14-2006, 04:26 PM   #15
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Old 05-14-2006, 10:46 PM   #16
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Re: windshield molding

i have to do mines,

would bed liner spray in the can work and look close to factory?
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Old 05-14-2006, 10:57 PM   #17
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Re: windshield molding

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i have to do mines,

would bed liner spray in the can work and look close to factory?

I've always been told to use that 'bumper black' stuff on the moldings. It has mild texturing in it, and hides blemishes well.
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