Haven't really posted anything much other than questions, so even though this really isn't huge to most of ya, figured I'd share. Spent Saturday (65 degree day in Ohio!) de badging and painting the sun faded door trim of my 95 coupe. First time ever painting anything and I think it came out really well for a $5 can of Autozone paint.

Before:


Ghetto mask job lol:


After:


And finally the de badge:


Comments/criticism welcome! I know it isn't much, but I'm pretty proud of it

 

did u clear coat over the trim?

 

Nope, no clear coat. I wanted to see how it looked before I bought the clear coat, and ended up liking it the way it turned out.

 

you probably want to clear coat, to extend the life of the paint

 

aerosol can clear coats tend to make everything look flat in my experience, so good call.

looks good man, same way i masked mine lol, i didnt clear it either and it held up fine

 

But with harsh winters in Ohio you should clear coat it. Salt will kill that paint.

 

Yea, I hadn't even thought about the salt since it's been pretty nice in Ohio so far. But we're getting dumped on right now..so first chance I can get in my uncles heated garage I'm going to clear coat it.

 

Good idea. I live in Wisconsin so i know how it is.

 

do many light coats that way u reduce risk of cloudiness