[DMCForum] Re: Pics of glossier black windshield trim?

["Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxxxxx>]

Or he could strip the part bare, clean it, powdercoat it, bake it, and
put it back on the car.  Do you always have to do things the hardest
way possible, Joe? :) *LOL*

Matt
#1604


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx> wrote:
> When it comes down to it, of ALL the differnt shades and styles of 
> paints out there, it always seems that the Krylon semi-flat black 
> looks the best.
> 
> I strip the pars bare, clean it, primer it 1 or 2 times. Then 1000 
> grit wet sand it to smooth. Pain it 3-4 cpats or krylon semi-flat 
> black using 1500 grit wetsanded between coats, and the results are 
> fabulous. I just finished the corvette rear brake light this way, and 
> it looks dead on stock in this color. 
> 
> If you want a stock look, that looks brand new, got with Krylon semi-
> flat black.
> 
> Best of luck,
> 
> Joe O'Brien
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "lakelanier20" <derek4567@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hi everyone, 
> > I currently have the 3 outer windshield trim pieces off my car, and 
> > have spent a lot of time carefully stripping them to bare metal. I'm 
> > going to have them powdercoated, and the plan was 50% gloss black.
> > Now 
> > I'm kind of having second thoughts about the 50% gloss, as it would
> > be 
> > noticeably glossier than stock. Right now it matches the rearview 
> > mirrors and tollbooth window surrounds pretty well, but my thinking
> > is 
> > that a little more gloss on the windshield trim will make it look
> > nice 
> > and "newer." 
> > Has anyone here recoated their trim glossier than stock or have any 
> > pictures of what this looks like? 
> > 
> > Thanks a lot, 
> > -Derek

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