I love trim paint.

[BigFurryWhale]

Anyone here who used the Duplicolor trim paint as opposed to the SEM and are having issues with it? I'm hoping to do a shadowline/trim refresh in the spring, but haven't yet been able to find some SEM. I want to to a good job that will last for a long time though. I live in Canada, I found some online retailers of SEM in USA who won't ship it over the border, but nothing in Canada as of yet.

[Jand3rson]

Dupli bumper trim looks good on just about anything too.

Yeah, I think that guy Scheider325 used that on his car.

Hey 3v0, don't you have some pics of his car?

[Schniddy]

Dupli bumper trim looks good on just about anything too.

[ptownTSI]

next do your rocker panels w/ that undercoating paint. It really makes the car look better. I just did mine a few days ago and it looks much better now. I didn't know it had faded THAT much!

you just used regular undercoating paint on the rocker panels? how did you prep the panels, did you sand them at all?

[Jand3rson]

SEM update. After reading all the threads on the paint trim I set out to find some SEM. Our local Sherwin Williams paint store carried it. Cost me about $10.00 incl. tax. Can someone give me some info on how to take off the wiper arms and windshield cowels? Thanks for all the threads on this topic, I'll post pics once finished.

Each wiper arm has a little plastic cover over the end, where the rotator mechanism is. Pop off the plastic cover, and you will see a nut under each one, it's either a 10mm or a 13mm, you'll need a deep well. The wiper arms should come right off of the spindle. The cowl covers are just snapped in with clips, pry up around the edges of them gently with a flat blade screwdriver. They can be kind of pain to get out, but they do come out.

[rlabair]

SEM update. After reading all the threads on the paint trim I set out to find some SEM. Our local Sherwin Williams paint store carried it. Cost me about $10.00 incl. tax. Can someone give me some info on how to take off the wiper arms and windshield cowels? Thanks for all the threads on this topic, I'll post pics once finished.

[straight6pwr]

I don't like the headlight rings black, it makes them look a lot smaller. I repainted mine with silver Rustoleum.

yeah but silver would look goofy will smoked ellipsoids.:razz:

[Jand3rson]

i hit everything possible. all bumper trim, those wiper vents, the wiper arms, window trim, headlight rings, grills, door handles, door lock, door moldings, fog light trim, etc. makes a huge difference.

I don't like the headlight rings black, it makes them look a lot smaller. I repainted mine with silver Rustoleum.

[Hick]

spray the rockers with underbody coating, ive done mine that way. 3M is the best.

[doucy2]

sweet
I'll prob get to the rockers next, but I may hold off until I get skirts.

As for that rear shelf, it is def on my list to turn black, it is the only thing that sticks out like a sore thumb on my interior except for my ripped seats. :(

[straight6pwr]

i hit everything possible. all bumper trim, those wiper vents, the wiper arms, window trim, headlight rings, grills, door handles, door lock, door moldings, fog light trim, etc. makes a huge difference.

[asubimmer]

next do your rocker panels w/ that undercoating paint. It really makes the car look better. I just did mine a few days ago and it looks much better now. I didn't know it had faded THAT much!

[Jean]

Now you gotta dye your rear shelf behind the back seat lol

[doucy2]

gotta be careful, newpaper bleeds sometimes.

Got ya man, it's all doubbled up :), and I took my time tapeing so the edges would be nice.

[BDSax]

gotta be careful, newpaper bleeds sometimes.