911 Window trim paint

[N11Porsche]

I have a 1979 911SC with the black window trim. It needs some attention and I don't want to pull all the glass to have it anodized. Any recommendations as to which paints look the best and hold up well.





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Bill Carcot
1979 911SC
Diablo Region, P.C.A.

[Eric Coffey]

See my reply in the "Painting Fuchs center cap black. What to use?" post.

-Eric

[lsolon]

I just painted all the chrome trim around my windows with a paint that I bought at kragen. It's called trim paint. I was amazed at how well it came out. The wurth paint is the best though.

[wckrause]

Did you pull the trim out to paint it, or did you do it in place?



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Bill Krause
'79 911SC Euro
MY PELICAN GALLERY

[Early_S_Man]

No less an authority than GM ... recommends in their service manuals that anodized aluminum trim be painted with PPG DP40/401 two-part epoxy chromate primer before attampting to repaint the trim black!

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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa
1992 Dodge Dakota 5.2 4X4 parts hauler

[EWPurdy]

I used SEM self etching primer and trim paint. It's holding up well after 2 years.

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Eric Purdy - 1980
911SC

[floorMatt]

Purchased the "Trim Paint" from Kragen, taped the trim off, painted it while on the car with excellent results. Washed the car a couple of times and now it looks like crap. I recommend treating the trim surfaces with primer prior to painting. I plan to redo the whole operation with the same materials and a good base coat of primer.

Matt
80SC

[lsolon]

Since my car was in pieces, I sanded the trim pieces with 220. Then primed them with Zinc chromate(yellow). Then painted them with the trim paint. I'm sure the wurth paint is better and if i would of known about what s_man just said, I would have used that paint. I also tried the trim paint that tweeks sells. Have to say that the kragen paint was better. So far so good. Looks great after 3 washes. Did the door handles also because the powder coat guy wouldn't do them. They still look great also

[N11Porsche]

Eric, where do I get the Wurth paint? What primer did you use? Thanks, Bill



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Bill Carcot
1979 911SC
Diablo Region, P.C.A.

[Eric Coffey]

Bill-

I would check here with Pelican first to see if they carry any Wurth products. If not, I know that Auto Atlanta carries them (don't know their number off-hand). Or, you could simply call Wurth directly (800-346-4198) and they will connect you to the closest distributor/rep. You can also visit their website at: www.wurthwest.com (no affiliation). As far as primer goes, you may want to take the advise of the above posters. However, The last job I did with the Wurth trim paint was my Fuchs wheel centers, and I didn't use any primer at all. I just roughed the surface well with industrial scotch-brite pads (the maroon colored ones), masked them off, and applied about 4 coats. It turned out great, and looked factory-done.

-Eric