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I have decided to paint the chrome bumper trim instead of removing it. But I had a few questions.

1) Should I sand the entire black part (I am painting the whole thing, instead of just the chrome)?

2) Should I prime the whole thing? Or should I just paint the whole thing and not prime it?

I got some crap from pep-boys that is "trim paint" and should work pretty well. I probably will end up painting the door trim as well (below the window) and the whole door surround.

Should I sand and prime all of that too?

Ideally I'd just paint the chrome parts, paint won't stick very well and will flake off the door trims sonn enough since their rubber.

Mark,

Really? The stuff is called "Trim Paint" and says it's for rubber and such. I would think it'd be fine.

What about the door/bumper trim?

I want the paint to match, you know?

Chrome and plastic are two relatively difficult things to paint in terms of paint longevity, so I would think paint that worked for one would probably not be ideal for both. The trim plastic is the same as the bumpers (ABS, urethane, or whatever it is) - although the end caps between the doors may be different - so auto paint should be as good with proper prep.

Steve

no, the black trims on the doors are rubber, whereas the black trim on the front and rear bumpers are plastic.

-thats why is advise against paint the trim part on the doors. -

Mark