Re: window trim MK1

[mike <rept@uswest.net>]

Are you talking about the thin metal strips that run inside the window seal
rubber?    I assume you mean I have to remove the larger metal door
ornamentation to "slide the trim out?

I think I will try it with a large paint scraper.

Thanks for the tips,   If I Phuck it up- will it harm the integrity of the
window seals to not have it in place?

Mike

Andre' Bjorkheim wrote:

> mike wrote:
> >
> > I need to repaint the metal mindow trimming.  How do I remove these?
>
>     Very carefully!  The front and rear windows seals I used a hammer to
> remove (the claw part).  I would recommend using something wider tho, as
> when you use the claw to remove it, you get little ripples in the trim.
> I put the claw under the trim (on the window side) and use the
> windshield as leverage as I pried up on the trim.
>
>     For the trim on the side windows, that stuff slides off, but you
> need to take those big black things off the door and on the door sill
> (in front of the rear window).  Once those are off, you can slide some
> of those pieces off.  The other ones I may have had to pry off part
> (around a corner) then slide them off.
>
>   Is
> > it better to just replace these? Where do i get them?
>
>     You wont find that stuff new anymore, and if you do, it will be
> sooooooo expensive.  You might as well try salvaging your current ones,
> and if it doesnt work, then perhaps look towards used/new trim pieces.
>
> What paint has
> > wirked well for those of you who have done this proceedure?   Any tips
> > welcome.
>
>     I used SEM flat black trim paint, and it turned out great.  The only
> downside is that after time, the front windshield trim has small chips
> in it from rocks.  Just make sure to sand the crap out of the trim so
> the paint sticks worth a damn.  Check local auto paint supply stores for
> some nice trim paint.
>
>  Andre'


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