[DeTomaso] Stainless trim

[Corey Price]

Rich,

I went thru the same thought process and agonized over painting my trim
black or leaving it polished. I have a very blue metallic and with the
wheel choice & color choice, the stainless trim would have overpowered the
paint. So, I painted my trim black. I would have left my trim stainless for
ease of upkeep, if it worked with my colors. It's hard to get paint to
stick; most end up powdercoating their trim to help it stick. I repainted
my trim twice (off the car) before I found a paint and technique that would
keep the paint from flaking off or easily scratched. Even now, I know it's
the most sensitive part of the car to scratches.

I would say it entirely depends on the color of the car, the wheel color,
etc. There's nothing wrong with stainless steel trim. The factory did both
as we all know.

Corey

On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 9:11 AM Rich Hoppe <richbhoppe at gmail.com> wrote:

>    I am trying to decide whether to have the trim on my daughters car
>    buffed or made black.
>    Was the trim shiny buffed or just stainless looking?
>    What do I tell the buffing guy so they are correct?
>    They want a lot of money to buff them and it would be less to powder
>    coat.
>    In today's world which is best buff or black?
>    Rich
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   Rich,
   I went thru the same thought process and agonized over painting my trim
   black or leaving it polished. I have a very blue metallic and with the
   wheel choice & color choice, the stainless trim would have overpowered
   the paint. So, I painted my trim black. I would have left my trim
   stainless for ease of upkeep, if it worked with my colors. It's hard to
   get paint to stick; most end up powdercoating their trim to help it
   stick. I repainted my trim twice (off the car) before I found a paint
   and technique that would keep the paint from flaking off or easily
   scratched. Even now, I know it's the most sensitive part of the car to
   scratches.
   I would say it entirely depends on the color of the car, the wheel
   color, etc. There's nothing wrong with stainless steel trim. The
   factory did both as we all know.
   Corey

   On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 9:11 AM Rich Hoppe <[1]richbhoppe at gmail.com>
   wrote:

     A  A I am trying to decide whether to have the trim on my daughters
     car
     A  A buffed or made black.
     A  A Was the trim shiny buffed or just stainless looking?
     A  A What do I tell the buffing guy so they are correct?
     A  A They want a lot of money to buff them and it would be less to
     powder
     A  A coat.
     A  A In today's world which is best buff or black?
     A  A Rich
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