Anyone know how to restore Door trim?

[93'til.]

I wet sanded the mouldings with 800 grit.
Then after washing them down, i applied this:



It lasts until it gets wet from liquid, then you will have faded marks from where the liquid was on the trim.

So pretty much, i apply the trim detailer after every wash, but the wet sanding, i did it once.

Nice. I'll probably do that to my car later this week.

[Joshy]

I swear behind a simple acetone rubbing. A small amount of acetone on a rag, rubbed against the molding, will eat away that old crusty rubber and expose fresh black rubber underneath. Be careful not to get it on your paint, though.

[4CYLPOWER92]

I swear behind a simple acetone rubbing. A small amount of acetone on a rag, rubbed against the molding, will eat away that old crusty rubber and expose fresh black rubber underneath. Be careful not to get it on your paint, though.

I'm going to try this. Do they sell acetone at autoparts stores?

[Joshy]

I'm going to try this. Do they sell acetone at autoparts stores?

I believe so, but I usually buy it in a 1qt can from Wal-Mart. It's like 5 or 6 bucks.

[drummerwill]

I agree with the painting route. It lasts longer. Here try this stuff:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...7CGRP2050_____

pop the door trims off, clean 'em, spray them with some plastic primer, then go over it with this stuff.

[Cb7_Qc]

i work as a bodyman in a BWM dealer and we use SEM trim black rattle can-paints for these kind of job...takes 5 min to do, last very long...in fact i am a rattle-can paint hater but SEM products are ''for professional use only'' and i must say their stuff always works great! especially for little things like this
so imo shooting a mist of trim black spray paint is your best way to do it because it looks OEM , last long, and is easy to re-do..if ever needed....i did it on the bumper trim when i bought my accord 4 years ago...its still perfect i cleaned and sanded with a 3M ultra fine sponge (800 grid +-) took me about 10min to do..i didnt even paint the whole molding, i ''blended'' it and it doesnt show at all...

you could also use detailling products such as vynile and rubber care from mcguiars and such but its not a permanent fix, its something you will need to re-do every week or so...

the heat gun technique may also work has the heat will make the petroleum wanna bleed out of the plastic and create a glossy look...but if your are not carefull you could melt the molding or create an un-even gloss...plus im not sure this will last forever....but anyways..who wants shiny door moldings..they come flat black OEM so just put the damn trim black paint on them

http://www.semproducts.com/Catalog.asp?prod=133

[ferenza]

Did my faded trim with dupicolor bedliner paint. it never fades and gives the molding a nice texture.