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Fox Body Door Frame Fading

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88foxbodyowner

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I have a 1988 mustang and one thing that has always bothered me was I have paint fading on the door window frame. I don't know the right route on to fix it. So is there a paint I can buy and do it myself or should I bring it to a body shop and have it done right?
 

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That's not too bad. You can fix it yourself. This is what you need. SEM Trim Black # 39143 .It is an exact match to the original finish.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SEM0/39143.oap?keyword=39143
Lightly sand the warn areas with 600grit sandpaper. Apply 2-3 light coats and it'll look like new.

Good Luck
 
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Onefine88 said:
That's not too bad. You can fix it yourself. This is what you need. SEM Trim Black # 39143 .It is an exact match to the original finish.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SEM0/39143.oap?keyword=39143
Lightly sand the warn areas with 600grit sandpaper. Apply 2-3 light coats and it'll look like new.

Good Luck
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Thank you so much, I will have to give that a try.
 

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i would spray some primer on the frame first before you spray the paint
 

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It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?
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88foxbodyowner said:
I have a 1988 mustang and one thing that has always bothered me was I have paint fading on the door window frame. I don't know the right route on to fix it. So is there a paint I can buy and do it myself or should I bring it to a body shop and have it done right?
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My son and I restored his fox. Here is the page where we did window trim. Scroll down.
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/as-requested-project-horse-manure.882684/page-19
 

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I used SEM Trim Paint on mine also.
 

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I finally got around to paint the trim and I think it turned out great. It's not perfect but now you can't see it from far away. Thanks everyone for your responses.
 

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I am going to do this to mine. Why did it not turn out perfect? Was is lack of prep, spraying technique ?
 

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I am going to do this to mine. Why did it not turn out perfect? Was is lack of prep, spraying technique ?
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It was lack of prep on my part. I didn't take enough time to tape it off. If you look closely you can see the fading in the crack. I'm sure if I did one more coat it would look perfect but I was impatient.
 

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Thanks 88. Last question, did you use the SEM self etching primer?
 

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Thanks 88. Last question, did you use the SEM self etching primer?
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For me I thought my fading wasn't serious. I just taped it and sprayed it. Yes, sanding down and spraying primer would have been the best route but I hated looking at the fading and didn't want to spend much time on it. Since then I have seen no problems and it looks the same from the day I sprayed it.
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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I know what you mean, I just didn't have the time to tighten that last lug nut, now it's gone an I miss it terribly.
 
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