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Are the side moldings car clour specific or are they paintable?

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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 12:10 AM
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Are the side moldings car clour specific or are they paintable?

Getting the car painted just want to know if the door bumper guard molding is already coloured or is it pantable.

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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 01:18 AM
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If you're talking about the GFX..no, they're not..but you probably have to prepare them differently than the metal parts of the car..
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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 07:51 AM
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The moldings come in specific car color, but there's no reason why you can't paint them to match.
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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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It would look alot better if you bought new ones, they're pretty cheap, so why not. I think Classic Industries has them, look them up. I've seen re-painted side moldings that have looked like crap cause the paint gets too thick and it's just nasty looking.
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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 10:28 AM
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Not if you paint it right.

This is the closest pic I have to a "close up" of the moldings:


They were painted at the same time as the rest of the car.
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