Shadowline Sucka!

[Daeldalus]

As the introductory title so succinctly states I have recently completed a DIY shadowline on my vehicle. I heard that trim paint eventually wears off or chips because of the metal so i used a self-etching primer first then used duplicolor trim paint over that. I removed all the trim from the car except for the rear-most pieces because the clips are so easy to break and i just taped off that part.

here is a few photos i took of the work.




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now only time can tell whether the etching primer did the trick.

[grays]

do the rest of the door/window trim

[caesar101]

Depends on how well you sanded. If you did not cut most of the plastic coating off the aluminum the paint will not stay on well. I sanded all the plastic coating off and mine has been painted for two years with only two small rock chips. You can feel the rock chips so I don't think anything would stop them.