powder coating trim

[flyboyx]

^how is this more durable? powder coat actually seeps into the metal's pores. nothing is more durable than that.

your suggestion may be good. in fact, i plan to look into it to see if it offers viable cost savings. it may be much cheaper, but it is certainly not more durable.

also, primers are a problem when they get wet over time. they generally will water spot and look like crap in short order. what do you suggest to negate this? clear coat? semi gloss clear coat? wouldn't that defeat the purpose? by this point, it would probably be easier to just spend a couple hundred bucks on the powder coat.

[Liam]

Industrial self etching semi flat primer is going to be way more durable that powder-coat.

[jaywood]

I have vinyl wrap.

I'll try to get some pics up soon

[Mlarsen]

Does anybody have pic's of powdercoated trim?

What about vinyl wrap?

[jaywood]

I think your biggest concern would be how to keep the rest of the car from melting when they put it in the oven to cure.

:giggle::giggle::giggle:

[JesseStacks]

@bastianshaw

Paint > powdercoat

you know this..

we can do it at the shop for FREE

[8380 Labs]

Agreed but not on the painting, but guessing that the normal person cannot paint half as good as me. So agreed on both ;)

it doesn't have anything to do with your painting skills. it has to do with not being able to access certain parts of the trim while it's still installed.

it's a short cut that doesn't produce results as nice as doing it the right way, period. ;)

[bastianshaw]

Yes, it called being careful.
Go to the junkyard, practice on a few cars before you do your own.

Follow my advice, you'll thank me later.

Thanks. This isn't my first rodeo as I already have removed trim and shadow lined I just wanted to review the write up to visualize what I'll be doing and snag the part numbers for the trim clips

[brutus87]

Yes, it called being careful.
Go to the junkyard, practice on a few cars before you do your own.

Follow my advice, you'll thank me later.

[bastianshaw]

Anyone got a link for the removing trim write up? I can't find it

[flyboyx]

during the powder coat process, the parts are actually lightly media blasted. when the powder coat is baked on the color actually seeps into the metal pores. so, no, you cannot sand it off if you don't like it. however, used "chrome" colored trim is easy to find on a parts car and you can switch it back if you don't like it. i say go for it. it will look fantastic.

[ForcedFirebird]

If you've already painted your trim but now want to switch back to unpainted can you just sand off the paint and re-polish it?

Good luck. It's not polished, it's anodized aluminum, then covered in paint.

[noE30]

If you've already painted your trim but now want to switch back to unpainted can you just sand off the paint and re-polish it?

[Kershaw]

aww that sucks. perfect fuse covers are hard to find. :(

[ForcedFirebird]

Agreed but not on the painting, but guessing that the normal person cannot paint half as good as me. So agreed on both ;)

If you paint like you port heads, you are in trouble...

J/K :P

I know plenty of people who have had their window trim powdercoated, you just have to be EXTREMELY careful removing/reinstalling it. That shit will bend easier than wire, and once it does, you will never get it straight again.

Not sure about bending it as much as the tabs that hold it in not working so good after re-install. I lost the passenger side at 120mph after the lower clip wouldn't hold so good anymore. :( Took a while to figure out what it was when it happened as it was just a blur in the peripheral vision. Also lost my perfect fuse box cover test driving without a hood on, not going disclose how fast that was on a public road...