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Old 10-10-2021, 06:30 PM
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Who has painted their trim color matched or black? I’m sitting here looking at my R53 and trying to visualize if I should paint the trim color matched, gloss black, or leave it. I’m wanting the Garbino bumpers and skirts, so I’m just daydreaming of painting it all BRG or just the skirt and black wheel trim.
 
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Old 10-10-2021, 08:47 PM
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Sure have. This is after driving in the rain today, but you get the idea.
 
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Sure have. This is after driving in the rain today, but you get the idea.
Are the wheel arches painted factory ones, or are they aftermarket?
 
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Are the wheel arches painted factory ones, or are they aftermarket?

Painted factory ones
 
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Old 11-27-2021, 02:40 PM
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Painted factory ones
How did you smooth out the texture and prep? Is it holding up?
 
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