Making your sun burnt door trims look new again for under 15bucks. With Pictures!

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!


Aim: To make your door trims along the window looking new again, as most of the time the door trims just get sun burnt and it crinkles up with white cracks making your car look very untidy and ugly.

Required:
- I just used Kiwi Leather instant wax shine in black because i wasn't bothered to go to my local auto store to by forever black polish for cars. This should set you back about no more then 10 bucks from your local supermarket store.
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- clean cloth to clean the door trims

- masking tape to mask up the areas that may be leaked onto the paint. No more then 5 bucks.

Steps:

1. Mask up all areas carefully that may get some of the new black shine/paint/wax or whatever you want to call it leaked onto. i.e your doors so it won't get leaked onto the paint which may leave some very untidy and ugly stains on it. I gave mine 2 lines of masking tape along the doors just to be on the safe side.
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2. Clean up the door trims with a damp cloth taking off any dirt that may be on them, as this may affect the quality of the new paint on the door trims.
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3. Start giving the trims a first layer of black to it. Carefully stroking it along side and not allowing any leaks to be on the trims.
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4. Allow to drive for 3-5 mins and give it a second coat. Depending on how badly burnt your door trims are you my need to give it several coats.http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...w/DSC03403.jpg
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5. Allow the final coat to dry for about 10 minutes. And then give the trims a quick wipe down with a damp cloth.
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6. Peel off the masking tape and BAME its looking new again (Y). Making your car look a lot neater and better.


Before:
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After:
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Other comment: Took me about half an hour to do everything.


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'auto glym bumper care' does the same thing =)

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Originally Posted by TheSaint

'auto glym bumper care' does the same thing =)

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yer thers a few products that do the same thing lol i just wasnt bothered to go to the auto store

if u want a better job sand down all the black paint then apply it that way u get the smoothness :P
(dno if im right)

good write up :)
now MR.PT can i come to ur house and borrow ur kiwi instant wax shine :P

dnt shoe shines stains/dissolve/drip after contact with water?

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Originally Posted by m3ntAL_l2

dnt shoe shines stains/dissolve/drip after contact with water?

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well i havent had any problems yet so i think its fine

an epic product to use is called 'forever black' you can get it from autbarn and its cheap. works by staining the plastic with a dye that was used to make them black in the first place. you have to tape up your doors around the place ur blacking as it will stain ur clear coat if it drips down (can wash it off tho but will take a while)

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Originally Posted by greek_rambos2k

an epic product to use is called 'forever black' you can get it from autbarn and its cheap. works by staining the plastic with a dye that was used to make them black in the first place. you have to tape up your doors around the place ur blacking as it will stain ur clear coat if it drips down (can wash it off tho but will take a while)

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Yeah forever black is a good product to use, had some actually drip down on my car, lets just say coulda buffed half the car in the time it took me to take it off :P lol good DIY though :)

Good work, looks good!

would this also work on really faded door protectors?

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Originally Posted by grifty

would this also work on really faded door protectors?

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what door protectors?
im pretty sure it would still work just use 'forever black'.

i think this stuff bleeds in the rain,
but since you are basically putting it into the cracks and wiping excess away,
u may not realise the bleeding process cos there isnt that much shoe wax on + ur car is black also

i rekon u could do like a clear coat or something to preserve it? idk
good idea though

by door protectors you mean the rubber strips that go along the door that stops retards opening their doors and hitting you in car parks then maybe. It depends what the protectors are made from as different companies use different things. But if your talking standard black rubber then yes it should work just put on a few coats and allow to dry properly. but make sure u tape up your doors.

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Originally Posted by aznalex

i think this stuff bleeds in the rain,
but since you are basically putting it into the cracks and wiping excess away,
u may not realise the bleeding process cos there isnt that much shoe wax on + ur car is black also

i rekon u could do like a clear coat or something to preserve it? idk
good idea though

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i used it also on my sisters white corolla and i have not seen any bleed yet just clean it up well with a moist rag while in the process of painting it and it should be fine.

will update though if any does bleed onto the car.
but if yur scared go with forever black. as said its only just a suggestion nothing else.

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Originally Posted by greek_rambos2k

by door protectors you mean the rubber strips that go along the door that stops retards opening their doors and hitting you in car parks then maybe. It depends what the protectors are made from as different companies use different things. But if your talking standard black rubber then yes it should work just put on a few coats and allow to dry properly. but make sure u tape up your doors.

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yes what he said

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Originally Posted by beeza

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thanks man

using forever black, as long as you do a million coats, no worries :)

cant u sand them down to get like a stainless steel look? or you cant?

not if they are plastic. pretty sure most cars after 1990 have plastic trim around the windows. I know mine does. :]

cause on my doors its cracking and theres metal underneath, its not on the windows behind the door(they are full plastic) but i donno if anyone else can help out.
btw great DIY

Tried the leather cleaner and forever black.. and seriously forever black works sooo much better

my opinion spend the extra $5

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Originally Posted by Niche14

cause on my doors its cracking and theres metal underneath, its not on the windows behind the door(they are full plastic) but i donno if anyone else can help out.
btw great DIY

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just sand it down and respray i guess or just use forever black should still be the same

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Originally Posted by shaun08

Tried the leather cleaner and forever black.. and seriously forever black works sooo much better

my opinion spend the extra $5

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will look into checking it out thanks

coool

is the bumper care and forever black a good product to use on the plastics on my EG? I mean to darken and even up the side skirts and the lower skirt parts on my bumpers.

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Originally Posted by Red_EG4

is the bumper care and forever black a good product to use on the plastics on my EG? I mean to darken and even up the side skirts and the lower skirt parts on my bumpers.

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yerp you can use it sorry i havent been on as much

i used forever black the other day but didn't work so well
think because i waxed the car like a day before
will attempt it again to see how it goes, excellent write up though ;)

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Originally Posted by chinx_4eva

i used forever black the other day but didn't work so well
think because i waxed the car like a day before
will attempt it again to see how it goes, excellent write up though ;)

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yer did you wipe it down with a moist cloth?
should try that lol
and thanks
goodluck with it

Would this Help With Peelin door trim aswell? Would it be better to sand it back if it has black and silver uncoated spots?

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Originally Posted by sneakygreek

Would this Help With Peelin door trim aswell? Would it be better to sand it back if it has black and silver uncoated spots?

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yes it is better
sand it bak and give it some coats of forever black

They are a pain in the ass to remove so will just have to tape up all around the window, Is the Forever black like a liquid paint type thin?

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Originally Posted by sneakygreek

They are a pain in the ass to remove so will just have to tape up all around the window, Is the Forever black like a liquid paint type thin?

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its just liquid and you just give it a few layers and see how it goes if your lazy
or just tap all edges and sand it down

Had any problems after washing ur car? Shoe polish staining paint?

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Originally Posted by PeppeX

Had any problems after washing ur car? Shoe polish staining paint?

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nah i havent but that may be because my cars black? lol but i've wiped them down and everything when i was in the process of repainting them?

what a smart guy, guess il be doing this tmro morning :D

Hey where can I get it replace from Melbourne? Mines too damaged and showing the metal bit, looks real ugly :( .. reckon I can peel off the rubber/plastic so it just shows the metal or that will look bad still?

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Hey where can I get it replace from Melbourne? Mines too damaged and showing the metal bit, looks real ugly :( .. reckon I can peel off the rubber/plastic so it just shows the metal or that will look bad still?

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hey man take your trims off give them a sand down and then go autobarn and buy a can of "forever black" and see how you go from there if thats too much effort just go down to your wrecker and pick some up

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hey man take your trims off give them a sand down and then go autobarn and buy a can of "forever black" and see how you go from there if thats too much effort just go down to your wrecker and pick some up

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Sorry to be noob, but how do I remove it without breaking things?

^ Don't attempt it if you don't feel comfortable.

Just mask around it with masking tape/painters tape ( 2-3 layers if your scared ). Sand it down, clean it with wax and grease remover then give it a few nice even "thin" coats of quality exterior paint.

will forever black stick to the chipped chroming bits that are showing in the above pics ?

Just thinking for the future as i wash my car at the car wash (high pressure hose etc) and my car is white so really wouldnt want it dripping / chipping off again everywhere.

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Originally Posted by Lex_EG93

will forever black stick to the chipped chroming bits that are showing in the above pics ?

Just thinking for the future as i wash my car at the car wash (high pressure hose etc) and my car is white so really wouldnt want it dripping / chipping off again everywhere.

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sand it off till smooth first adn then mask it off as mnc has said and give it a few nice light even coats
should stay on if done right

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Originally Posted by Lex_EG93

will forever black stick to the chipped chroming bits that are showing in the above pics ?

Just thinking for the future as i wash my car at the car wash (high pressure hose etc) and my car is white so really wouldnt want it dripping / chipping off again everywhere.

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This is why people have said you must sand it so there aren't any "chips" in your which can also be called flakes if you want. These flakes or chips can cause the new paint you spray to "peel or crack" very quickly.

Sand your item down, apply 1-2 coats of primer, this allows your new paint to adhere much better than just sanding and spraying over but it's completely optional just making sure before you spray ANYTHING that everything is nice and smooth, no rough spots.

Hope that helps

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Originally Posted by WATAJK

This is why people have said you must sand it so there aren't any "chips" in your which can also be called flakes if you want. These flakes or chips can cause the new paint you spray to "peel or crack" very quickly.

Sand your item down, apply 1-2 coats of primer, this allows your new paint to adhere much better than just sanding and spraying over but it's completely optional just making sure before you spray ANYTHING that everything is nice and smooth, no rough spots.

Hope that helps

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thanks man some people just dont read lol