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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:30 AM
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i have used this on grand nationals with black trim.
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then you have to polish it to get it to match. prepping and masking is easily as important as product on stuff like this

any pics of how it turned out? I used that Mothers "Back to Black" with little sucess.

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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 11:06 AM
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they turn out ok painted...def better than faded/cracked...$145 each side is ridiculous no way...
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 05:42 AM
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Yea, I was thinking like $50 per side and then I would have just bought them. $145 per side leaves a lot of room for me to mess around painting them and still come out very far ahead.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 01:03 PM
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I agree...you can paint them various times and still have money left over for pizza and beer...
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bluepeartype-s
any pics of how it turned out? I used that Mothers "Back to Black" with little sucess.

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car is in storage. i will as soon as i can. my method was get it smooth then scotchbrite it, solvent, tac cloth and paint lightly. then rub it by hand to get the sheen to desired level.
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 07:26 AM
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problem is that it has a rubber edge sort of like what windshield wipers have...so u have to be careful when peeling off the rubberized stuff because you can rip the edge...have to take your time with a blade etc but they turn out good...I also painted the plastic part between windshield and hood and still looks new after about 6 months...need to figure out what to do about the moldings on the doors
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by nor11384
problem is that it has a rubber edge sort of like what windshield wipers have...so u have to be careful when peeling off the rubberized stuff because you can rip the edge...have to take your time with a blade etc but they turn out good...I also painted the plastic part between windshield and hood and still looks new after about 6 months...need to figure out what to do about the moldings on the doors
Well..STM has the doors sill moldings but they are like $50 a piece I think. None, of these moldings are reasonable for replacing.

FRONT DOOR WINDOW MOULDING
OEM Mitsubishi Front Door Window Belt Moudling.
2003-2006 Evolution VIII & IX CT9A
$49 a piece

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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 05:51 AM
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To be honest im planning on painting the door moulding as well. At this point I am actually leaning towards plasti-dip as much as I hate it. This would allow me to cover the moulding with a fresh black but now have to mess around too much with prep I think.
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 06:52 AM
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yeesh everything is so expensive for this car...thing is the door moldings are rubber so idk how to paint it and have it last...
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 07:06 AM
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I was looking at my roof molding last night again and I can see I'll be trying to re-paint these suckers soon. Definite sun fade.
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 10:32 AM
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yup yup
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Any update on how the finished product looked?
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Old Mar 15, 2017 | 02:11 PM
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yeah id like to see what people have done with the door moldings...im afraid to paint them because theyre rubber...paint wont stick to that crap without cracking...
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Old Mar 20, 2017 | 05:06 PM
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I caved and bought all new look great
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Old Mar 20, 2017 | 05:13 PM
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yeah i would love to...its details that make a car...
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