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Trim Paint

I don't know if any of you have seen pictures of my car but the paint on the trim (nose) likes to come off. How would I repair this or would it just be easier to take it to an auto body shop because the trim is vinyl?

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
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Reply #1 –
The trim on the front and rear bumpers are molded in. You have to sand and paint. Any old gloss black will work, though you get what you pay for. I like Duplicolor Gloss Black Bumper Trim spray paint.

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Reply #2 –
I think that is what I used on the bird too.

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Reply #3 –
SEM trim black i heard is awesome and matches almost perfect with factory satin black trim
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Reply #4 –
Don't use gloss black.

I've used several cans of Dupli-Color Trim Paint (matte finish) on my '86 XR-7 and I love it. It may not be an exact factory match, but it comes out clean and smooth.
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Reply #5 –
Stock is a matte finish...I have always had excellent luck with SEM bumper paint. I'd also take Zach's word on the Dupli-Color stuff. Either will get you a professional, OE-quality finish.

This trim does look pretty nice in a gloss finish, though. ;)

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Reply #7 –
To help it stay on there you can get some Adhesion promoter. That helps the paint stick to the plastic/rubber parts better. Also they make stuff with a flex additive try to find some of that. Both of those will help it stay on the part and keep it on the part. You can even buy the stuff to put into regular car paint.
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Reply #8 –
Quote from: cougarcragar;156339
Don't use gloss black.

I've used several cans of Dupli-Color Trim Paint (matte finish) on my '86 XR-7 and I love it. It may not be an exact factory match, but it comes out clean and smooth.


I think Dupli-color has a trim paint and a bumper paint. I suspect the bumper paint would have the added flex agent in it.

If you are painting your car in the sig, I would go with the black bumper paint.  It will look stock.  Keep in mind, that most of the job is the masking, cleaning, sanding, cleaning, sanding, cleaning. Time spent there will yield good results.  I also recommend following the instructions which I think suggest using adhesion promoter.

I also recommend masking the chrome impact strip with the narrow blue tape you can find at a home improvement store. Paint doesn't come off of that strip very easily.
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Reply #9 –
But if you mess the chrome strip up, I'll be here selling new ones :D

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Reply #10 –
yeah cougars2go is right, it took me about 2 and a half hours to do the front bumper, and the majority of that time was sanding cleaning and masking like he said.  also use some bondo to fill any pits in the rubber, it will come out much better. I didn't do it to my front bumper, but did do it to the back one.  the back one looks way better.

And the bumper paint does have flex additive added.

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Reply #11 –
I don't have to do the front bumper, just the trim on the front bumper.

Thanks for the advice everyone, I'll be sure to post pics after I'm done the work!

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"
 

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Reply #12 –
Has anyone ever used Colorbond? I was going to pick up a few cans for my bumpers. They also have a fabric paint I was going to try on my sun faded passenger seat.