Trim Painting

[uzj100]

Step on up! I think it would look awesome and be functional as well.

 

[1loudLX]

Has anyone done this yet on a 100 series?

No, but you could get the bragging rights to being the first person to!

 

[bwbski26]

Mine was painted to match the color. so mine is monotone. looks 300x better. only way to go. take it to a body shop and have them paint the trim and the bumpers.

 

[slimbuddha]

No, but you could get the bragging rights to being the first person to!

I may just have to do that this summer.

 

[redjeeper]

bwbski, can you post some pics of your rig. I would like to see how it turned out.

 

[bwbski26]

ill post some pics up tomorrow if it isnt raining out. and i should prob wash my rig first too. lol.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Well, I figured someone had better do something. So, from ugly, to taped and sanded with 120 grit:

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Mas. It's Duplicolor spray on bed liner. It's not as thick as Rhino lining, but it's pretty durable. I used this on my 80 flares and it held up really well.

 

[uzj100]

Looks great. I will be doing the same. I just need to figure out which color to use. Where did you buy the duplicolor spray on liner?

 

[1loudLX]

i believe auto-zone has it, i saw it there earlier this week.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

i believe auto-zone has it, i saw it there earlier this week.

Yep. Black only IIRC.

 

[BMWSTOY]

In the photos it looks gray? Congrats on being the first and willing - I think it looks good. I know I will either copy or have the whole piece done to Black out the vehicle.

Thanks for posting pics

 

[1loudLX]

i did the same thing to the chrome strips on my LX, except i used vinyl film instead since they were much thinner.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

In the photos it looks gray?

Adjust your monitor - it's black. The plastic trim around it is gray.

 

[pint]

GREAT job Trunk Monkey. I've been trying to figure out what to do with the trim for some time. My only problem is a few pieces of mine are peeling outside the center area you painted. I may try to paint the whole thing???

 

[e9999]

ours is fading a bit in the middle, but it doesn't look too bad, kinda marblish looking.
Coupla dings and peeling on the outside edge of the trim too, from parking door dings (bastids!)

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I may try to paint the whole thing???

Sand it good to give it a tooth for the liner to stick to, mask really well up and down and you should be fine. Like I said, I did all 4 fender flares on my 80 and it held up well. Dunno if it'd survive a power washer but it was pretty durable. Branches on the trail wouldn't mar it.

 

[1loudLX]

trunk, think it would stand up to small rocks hitting it at 80mph? Thinking about painting my grille with it since the flat i painted it with has been chipping from rocks.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

trunk, think it would stand up to small rocks hitting it at 80mph? Thinking about painting my grille with it since the flat i painted it with has been chipping from rocks.

Sure, give it a couple coats.

 

[slimbuddha]

I was considering actually using Herculiner and rolling it on the entire trim piece, and possibly even below the trip piece. I wonder how it would come out, if I rolled it on if it will fill the seams.