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Originally Posted by Miketebo22
I think im going to just sand ALL the silver off of my door and trim panels, then paint them body color (with taped off strip for abl) and re install. Think it will be ok?
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Originally Posted by tightchevelle69
i considered this myself, but how do you go about painting where the clips are that hold the trim pieces on the dash? i havent taken mine off yet so i can only guess by the pictures that they are attached with some type of plastic epoxy or something. if you can figure it out let me know. i would love to do it that way!
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During my initial try at this ABL, I screwed up on the sanding, and needed to repaint. I actually painted the trim several times ( every time I painted it was super blotchy ), until I put a clear coat on first, and then before it was fully dry I applied the color. I STRONGLY recommend that you experiment with the small drivers trim before moving on to the passenger side, or the door inserts. Oh, and by the way, sanding all the paint off is a PITA ....
As for the clips, they are installed with a double faced tape (3M automotive tape ). To take the existing ones off, you'll need a lot of patients, and a one sided blade to separate the two. I began on one side, and slowly went to work. Once the two are separated, you'll need to find a rigid plastic scraper to remove all the old tape.