I have see the DIY on how to paint the exterior trim with removing it, and I didn't want to even attempt that, seeing how difficult it is to get the trim off and you can possibly mess it up getting it off. So I came up with a way to paint the trim while leaving it on the car and it came out awesome...

nice write-up. Just wish I was better with painting. The results look great.

What are you guys doing about the inside part of the shadowline? I taped, sanded and cleaned everything off tonight, painting tomorrow.... Are you guys leaving the silver showing on the inside? At least on the e46's the shadowline extends beyond what can be painted with the doors closed...

I am planning on painting it with the doors open....

Suprised this hasnt come up...


Thanks again for the write up Bake!!

The textured finish that rolling the paint allows is what makes this worth it!

nice! i used plasitidip! worked out sweet for me!

i too wanna know what is the paint called exactly!! thanks

Nice

I was thinking of doing the same thing, but instead using spray paint, would that work?

Lol, going to do this. Plastidipped mine but I feel like this is just an easier way to do it.

thinking about plastdip mine

Plasti dip looks okay, I was not 100% satisfied with my results.

wow good job and write up

I did this about a year and a half ago and now I'm looking for a way to go back! First I noticed a lot of chips , especially around the edges. I tried to cover with plasti dip, so I "repainted" the whole trip with i but it still chipped. Any suggestions on how to remove it all? I'll probably go vinyl.

Any updates on how its holding up? Is vinyl the way to go for durability?

Is the foam roller going to be smooth or spray paint?

Good Mod, thanks

I removed my trim in less than 5 minutes without breaking anything.