ergo Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 OK, certainly not a major issue, I know. The matte black paint above the side windows on my Legacy wagon is flaking/peeling off. Is there a preferred paint to use for repainting? I was thinking of using a flat black primer. Any particular prep for the underlying chrome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 from experience. my 92SS i took the trim off, sanded, primed, painted with black lacquer. Reinstalled the trim. Looked awesome, for about 2 months. Then, it too began flaking off. In a year or so it looked like what i started with. Not sure you are going to get anything to stick except for some outdoor black vinyl tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubaruFred Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I had the same problem. I masked around the the trim, sanded it smooth with 400 wet/dry and painted it with Rustoleum flat black using a 1" brush. Up-close you can see that it was brushed on but it still looks 100x better than before. I did this 6 months ago and so far it's holding up great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchwarzeEwigkt Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 They make spray versions of that too. Great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I power washed (3000 psi) all the paint off of mine. They'r shiny chrome now. Looks way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Yeah - it actually doesn't look bad if you just make it *all* chrome. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Yeah - it actually doesn't look bad if you just make it *all* chrome. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 hmm interesting.. mine was flaking when I got the car I haven't touched it yet I don't know.. chrome look or black again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If you don't like the chrome look, sand it down and spray it with etching primer. Once the primer dries give it a quick sand and hit it with your choice of color spray paint and let cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 don't think gold or chrome looks good. keep it black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If you don't like the chrome look, sand it down and spray it with etching primer. Once the primer dries give it a quick sand and hit it with your choice of color spray paint and let cure. That's what I was about to suggest... I did that with my wiper arms and they look good. I took a wire wheel to them however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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