Side door and fender moldings
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Side door and fender moldings
Stupid question I'm sure. Repainting my 1987 Firebird, and the side moldings had been painted to match the car. The car had been resprayed some time before I bought it. The car is bright red, and when I sanded the moldings down, I found that the actual plastic/ compound of the molding is red.
Were these moldings painted to match from factory, or were they made in corresponding colors.... red for red cars, black for black cars, etc.
If they are supposed to go on the car unpainted; what would be the best way to recondition them?
Were these moldings painted to match from factory, or were they made in corresponding colors.... red for red cars, black for black cars, etc.
If they are supposed to go on the car unpainted; what would be the best way to recondition them?
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Re: Side door and fender moldings
Stupid question I'm sure. Repainting my 1987 Firebird, and the side moldings had been painted to match the car. The car had been resprayed some time before I bought it. The car is bright red, and when I sanded the moldings down, I found that the actual plastic/ compound of the molding is red.
Were these moldings painted to match from factory, or were they made in corresponding colors.... red for red cars, black for black cars, etc.?
Were these moldings painted to match from factory, or were they made in corresponding colors.... red for red cars, black for black cars, etc.?
Thread Starter
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Joined: Nov 2015
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From: Kansas City
Car: 1984 &1987 Firebird, 1991 GTA
Engine: 5.0(84) , 5.7L LT1 (87),5.0(91)
Transmission: Automatic
Axle/Gears: 3.23;3.42;2.73
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,892
Likes: 85
From: Mantua NJ
Car: 1 Owner 1986 TA with a WS6 package
Engine: 5.0 EFI
Transmission: THM700R4
Axle/Gears: 277 Posi Speedo
Re: Side door and fender moldings
yes the Reds are Red, the Whites are White and the Blacks are Black are made with the colored material. These are made to be painted over with the new color.Hang on to them,they are very hard to find.
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From: Kansas City
Car: 1984 &1987 Firebird, 1991 GTA
Engine: 5.0(84) , 5.7L LT1 (87),5.0(91)
Transmission: Automatic
Axle/Gears: 3.23;3.42;2.73
Re: Side door and fender moldings
awesome – thank you for clearing that up… I really appreciate it… I didn't want to paint them if they weren't supposed to be…
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Re: Side door and fender moldings
While these moldings are color cast when made, they can be painted just like the bumpers:
sand lightly, clean thoroughly, adhesion promoter, base-coat, clear-coat. Attach with standard
3M trim adhesive. Easy-Peazy
sand lightly, clean thoroughly, adhesion promoter, base-coat, clear-coat. Attach with standard
3M trim adhesive. Easy-Peazy
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Re: Side door and fender moldings
Just be careful during r&r of them, they have metal strips in there and they are hard to get strait once bent.