Painted Mirrors
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Fleet Mechanic
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Painted Mirrors
We had our Van painted last Fall. when it came out of the paint shop the mirrors were not repainted. I picked up a can of BLACK SATIN Automotive Trim Coating by Bondo/Mar-Hyde. This spring I sanded the Mirrors with 400 grit, cleaned them Rubbing Alcohol, Masked off the Mirrors & mirror pillars. and applied four coats to them. The still look great and I just did the wiper arms with the same paint. If I can get two days down time on the Van I'm going to paint the door handles. The can was $7.99 at Mattos and one can will be more than enough
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The trim paint works pretty well on the rubber mouldings around the windows. If your mouldings are deteriorated to the point of pitting, you migh try sinding and filling first.
I fact, i was thinking of doing this to new rubber trim, just to protect them from the sun. When the paint starts to deteriorate, just sand it off and re-apply. At least the rubber is preserved.
I fact, i was thinking of doing this to new rubber trim, just to protect them from the sun. When the paint starts to deteriorate, just sand it off and re-apply. At least the rubber is preserved.
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