PICS of re-painted rear window trim. . . - Honda Prelude Forum

red92s · 05-09-2002, 04:55 PM

I know a lot of people gripe about the lower trim on the 4th gen rear window rusting out. People have been asking for pics of what they look like re-painted. . .so here ya go. I did this like a year ago, and it has held up just fine:

A $3 can of spray paint sure beats $80 from Honda, at least in my opinon.

MR.CLIFFORD · 05-09-2002, 04:58 PM

No ish...

I am stripping mine tonight!

red92s · 05-09-2002, 05:02 PM

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Originally posted by $$lude
No ish...

I am stripping mine tonight!

I used a stiff wire brush that you insert into a drill. Works fairly well. I also used some steel wool and acetone to clean the surface prior to painting. Just make sure to mask EVERYTHING in the area, and I think you have to open the trunk to get at parts of the trim to strip them (if memory serves).

G_Loc · 05-09-2002, 05:02 PM

ooo, what exactly did u guys do?

i took it off once, but i was scared the rubber would harden or something? well, after i reinstalled it, its no longer as flush against the window.

what spray paint?

red92s · 05-09-2002, 05:06 PM

I left it on the car when I did it because I couldnt figure out how to get it off. I think I just used some basic flat black high temp enamel spray paint (it gets fairly hot in the summer months).

G_Loc · 05-09-2002, 05:13 PM

oh cool. i gotta buy some paint then.

u think its really necessary to strip the old material off?

red92s · 05-09-2002, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by G_Loc
oh cool. i gotta buy some paint then.

u think its really necessary to strip the old material off?

Yes. If you dont, the rust will continue to eat away at it, and your new paint will look like ass.

ghettoride · 05-09-2002, 07:01 PM

i just completed mine all i have to do is clear coat but even w\o the clear coat it matches perfectly. another common problem of honda oh well it's fixed now and looks hot. i did mine white with honda spray paint for 3.49 at discount auto. my car is gonna look hot when im done.

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 07:12 PM

that looks nice man. yea mine are all fuk up and rusted out and so is my brothers. the dealer wanted like about 130 for it and i was like damn for piece of plastic. i was wondering how do you guys take that rear piece off....? i took all the screws out but it still wouldn't budge. do you must yank that sh*t out? and if doing so does it fit back in the normal position perfectly or other wise? and does it prevent from water gettin in the trunk? thanx.

05-09-2002, 07:22 PM

i sanded mine down, and put black electrical tape over it, u cant even tell that its electrical tape because the width is perfect.

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 07:24 PM

hey that's also a great idea think i might do it also, can you post up some pic of the electrical taped up rare?

soopaswoze! · 05-09-2002, 08:44 PM

Anyone know how to pull it off?

Brady92/4WS · 05-09-2002, 09:14 PM

i did the same exact thing as you, except mine is a little worse because i didnt get all the coating off, but it looks much better than all that rust

redpreludevtec9 · 05-09-2002, 09:51 PM

i just put some electrical tape on my trim. man it looks brand new. it is the exact size too. i just used a razor blade on the ends to get it the right size. thanx to the person with this idea

SiR-P12eLude · 05-09-2002, 09:56 PM

do you must take it off to put the electrical tape on or just tape over it?

FGarcia1 · 05-10-2002, 09:28 AM

looks good, red92s, i'm gonna do that soon.

pter · 11-11-2002, 07:42 AM

Those who did the paint, how's it holding up?
I've got to do mine soon and just wanted to know

concLude · 11-11-2002, 08:21 AM

did anyone eventually take the stip off? i wanna do this too over break.

SLICK96 · 11-11-2002, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by imported204
i sanded mine down, and put black electrical tape over it, u cant even tell that its electrical tape because the width is perfect.

Does the tape eventually fail and fall off? Mine hasn't started to rust YET, but I have a 96, so that may help.

J

Monas · 11-11-2002, 11:36 AM

I got a question for you kind of off the topic of the weather stripping, but still a rust issue.
i have a 96 VTEC, and the sunroof has started develop a small rust spot on the front edge near the passenger side

. it hasnt gone thru the paint yet, but the paint is bubbling up on me. it is about the size of a dime right now. i wax my baby every other weekend, but i think the florida sea breeze is just to strong (i live right on the beach). anyway i was wondering if anyone else has had this problem, and if you all had anyidea on how much it would caost to fix and have (proffesionally repainted) or would it be worth it to save up and have the entire car repainted (red paint is starting to turn pink on me as well

)
anyway sorry for the long post,
thanks for any help you can offer up
Monas