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PAINT MEANT TO BE THERE OR WHAT?!

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:43 pm
by DRM34R
u know that small frame that the window sits under...well when i got my car it was very flakey n i assumed the clown before hand had sprayed it black...how can i get the paint taken off totally? ive tried a few things but no luck n it looks crap.
in sayin that i don't recall seein an fto with a silver frame??

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:54 pm
by eThix
what window? i'm a bit confused... you got a pic?

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:59 pm
by DRM34R
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:05 am
by DRM34R
not the clearest but thats all i found

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:09 am
by eThix
is it silver or just faded white plasic?

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:12 am
by DRM34R
well its meant to be silver underneath by the looks of things

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:37 am
by Delvance
And it's also meant to normally be black dude. Yeah mine's starting to fade a little too, especially if i don't give it some shine stuff. You're going to have to somehow get it anodised or sprayed black =/

Whats probably happened

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:36 am
by dstocks
Whats probably happened is that it had the rubber bits stuck to it (an option) and someone removed them - it leaves the glue which is damn near impossible to remove (and stuffs the paint in the process). The peeling paint is probably the result of trying to repair the resulting mess without preparing the surface properly.

You can get those bits off fairly easily by removing the rubber around the door frame. Underneath are a whole stack of screws that hold that bit in. Remove them and you can then rub it all back without damaging your car.

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:09 pm
by DRM34R
see i wasnt too sure how it should be in its originall state its just a pain...ill get some guy to remove it with somthin strong n c how that turns out...thanks for the help guys appreciate it will try to sort it out :)