Painting the mouldings.

bambam · 09-11-2007, 11:27 PM

Hey guys, just had a new paintjob done and the colour of the mouldings no longer match the colour of the car. How does one go about painting the mouldings or is it just worth it to hunt down new ones?

86SupraMan · 09-12-2007, 04:52 AM

im actually wondering the same thing, as my mouldings are crap and im looking to replace them with new ones

Drag0na5h · 09-22-2007, 08:16 PM

Depending on the condition of your moldings you could take them off and repaint them. All of them have a bolt or screw in them somewhere so don't just try to yank them off. In my case my moldings were falling apart...depending on where you live or you have a lot of money to bid on some from ebay, its either going to be time consuming or costly. In my case I decided to save money and spend the time hunting for moldings at local junk yards. After a few years of doing so I finally got a clean set of moldings to replace the old ones. I put them on after a new paint job and it looks great. I'm one of those who votes not to paint my moldings.

Chambers · 09-23-2007, 05:01 PM

I would imagine some sort of plastic/rubber paint, the special kind that bonds to those surfaces, but if you could get a primer on them then you could use conventional paint.

SCRAMJET · 09-26-2007, 11:44 AM

i colour coded my mouldings. Just need a plastic primer. As long as there in good nick. Earlier models have metal inserts that can rust out

Bman86.5 · 09-26-2007, 02:37 PM

hold on guys there is no need to ruin ur cars. dont paint them, if u have the money replace them then do that, however it is big buck (one of mine cost $180). however, i restored the rest of them is by using wet sanding with a thousand grit then go to a buffing compound and then to a fine chrome polish and finally to a wax to refinish the surface, the molding color is behind a clear plastic and painting it will look like crap. don't ruin ur cars

09-11-2007, 11:27 PM	#1
bambam Stock Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 8	Painting the mouldings. Hey guys, just had a new paintjob done and the colour of the mouldings no longer match the colour of the car. How does one go about painting the mouldings or is it just worth it to hunt down new ones?

09-12-2007, 04:52 AM	#2
86SupraMan 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada Posts: 58	im actually wondering the same thing, as my mouldings are crap and im looking to replace them with new ones __________________ 86.5 Toyota Supra ((Current Mods)) : -Slotted/Crossdrilled Rotors -K&N Filtercharger -H4 Projection light Conversion -Magnaflow Catback Exhaust -=Mods to do=- : -Rust Repair -Bodykit -Paintjob -Engine work -Suspension -Wheels -Intake (Semi-Done) -Exhaust

09-22-2007, 08:16 PM	#3
Drag0na5h 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 67	Depending on the condition of your moldings you could take them off and repaint them. All of them have a bolt or screw in them somewhere so don't just try to yank them off. In my case my moldings were falling apart...depending on where you live or you have a lot of money to bid on some from ebay, its either going to be time consuming or costly. In my case I decided to save money and spend the time hunting for moldings at local junk yards. After a few years of doing so I finally got a clean set of moldings to replace the old ones. I put them on after a new paint job and it looks great. I'm one of those who votes not to paint my moldings. __________________

09-23-2007, 05:01 PM	#4
Chambers walbro fp Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA - Harford County, Maryland Posts: 481	I would imagine some sort of plastic/rubber paint, the special kind that bonds to those surfaces, but if you could get a primer on them then you could use conventional paint. __________________ Whats in the garage, well.... in the yard. 1986.5 Toyota Supra - NA - 5 spd 1986 Ford Ranger Lowrider - 5 spd 1984 Ford Ranger XLT - 7" Lift - 4X4 - Auto "Stuck in the 80's"

09-26-2007, 11:44 AM	#5
SCRAMJET 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: perth west aussie Posts: 75	i colour coded my mouldings. Just need a plastic primer. As long as there in good nick. Earlier models have metal inserts that can rust out __________________ 1jz scramjet mkiii

09-26-2007, 02:37 PM	#6
Bman86.5 Stock Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Tonawanda Posts: 13	hold on guys there is no need to ruin ur cars. dont paint them, if u have the money replace them then do that, however it is big buck (one of mine cost $180). however, i restored the rest of them is by using wet sanding with a thousand grit then go to a buffing compound and then to a fine chrome polish and finally to a wax to refinish the surface, the molding color is behind a clear plastic and painting it will look like crap. don't ruin ur cars

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