Painting Black rubber on doors!!

[97HCiViC]

Hi! I own a 1997 Honda Civic DX coupe. I think that the black rubber lines on the doors are ugly. I was planning on painting these things myself because i figure that it would be cheaper. I already painted my side skirts and me and my friend did a pretty good job on them. I was wondering if anybody painted these things before and has any suggestions on how i should go about this? I hear that the paint doesn't stay on well on these because of the hard rubber. Any tips would be helpful. -97HCiViC

[kicker1_solo]

yeah, my friend search did this, maybe you should check him out and you'll find exactly what you need.


but since you're lazy, I talked to him for you, read this, you do the same thing for your moldings
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...+side+moldings

[lkailburn]

it best to remove them. have fun with it tho, its not easy!! i was gonna spend a whole weekend doing that and aswell as my mirrors and door handles, well i was never able to get the molding off. take off your interior door panel, and you'll see a bunch of blue clips, careful not to break anything while your at it

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by lkailburn

i was gonna spend a whole weekend doing that and aswell as my mirrors and door handles

are you serious? I can fix all the dents in a car and paint the whole thing, including engine bay and door jams in a weekend.

[lkailburn]

hey man don't bash.. that includes sanding the skirts with 300, 400, 600, then 1000, and then the others with 600,800,1000..but those moldings are a bitch!!

[lkailburn]

but i respect that you can do all that junk in a weekend...how did the paint come out? bubble in a week?

[kicker1_solo]

lol, I was just messin' with ya man. And no, I guarantee my paintjobs, they will not bubble ya little prick.