Painting a Mini, to remove or not remove seam molding?
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Feb 17, 2017 08:01AM | SXSMAN | |
Feb 16, 2017 08:46PM | tothefloor | |
Feb 16, 2017 07:14PM | minimans | |
Feb 16, 2017 06:36PM | SXSMAN | |
Feb 16, 2017 04:56PM | malsal | |
Feb 16, 2017 04:14PM | dogscarf |
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Originally Posted by tothefloor
I took them off...sprayed under them initial coat maybe a foot wide, then put them on and sprayed the car.
Will spray the seams (paint) and then fit the moldings and spray the panels. I know stainless steel clips are available, I plan on trying those also.
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I took them off...sprayed under them initial coat maybe a foot wide, then put them on and sprayed the car.
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Take them off, be a shame to have rust or corrosion bubble through after it's painted or even a reaction from the old paint to new. just be VERY careful as you pry them off you really dot want to bend them in anyway as they will be a bugger to refit
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Originally Posted by malsal
Part 1. Leave them on if they are in good shape with no rust.The UK factory installed them on bare steel and just sealed the ends to keep moisture out. The trouble when you paint the seams and try to install the mouldings afterwards it scratches the new paint unless you use way too many clips but then you let moisture in.
Part 2. You are changing the colour and i am a believer of removing everything when doing that. You could remove them and sand down to bare metal (pita) and seal them then install the mouldings. Are you doing a full colour change inside and out, if so do it right.
Part 2. You are changing the colour and i am a believer of removing everything when doing that. You could remove them and sand down to bare metal (pita) and seal them then install the mouldings. Are you doing a full colour change inside and out, if so do it right.
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Part 1. Leave them on if they are in good shape with no rust.The UK factory installed them on bare steel and just sealed the ends to keep moisture out. The trouble when you paint the seams and try to install the mouldings afterwards it scratches the new paint unless you use way too many clips but then you let moisture in.
Part 2. You are changing the colour and i am a believer of removing everything when doing that. You could remove them and sand down to bare metal (pita) and seal them then install the mouldings. Are you doing a full colour change inside and out, if so do it right.
Part 2. You are changing the colour and i am a believer of removing everything when doing that. You could remove them and sand down to bare metal (pita) and seal them then install the mouldings. Are you doing a full colour change inside and out, if so do it right.
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Fellow Minoids, I have decided to paint my 1967 Aussie Mini from Special Burgundy to Island Blue. In the past, I have always removed the seam moldings. This car has zero rust and was painted just a few years ago. Therefore, I am debating even removing the seam moldings for paint. They are in perfect shape. Thoughts?
Dogscarf
1967 Morris Cooper S
1968 Morris Cooper S
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1967 Morris Cooper S
1968 Morris Cooper S