Hi Stephen, I did the same thing with my wolfsburg last summer. The black window trim treatment looks a lot more up-to-date, esp. on vehicles in the late-model gray or blue colours. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop www.busesofthecorn.com www.pottsfamily.ca
Stephen Grisanti wrote: > The window trim was less trouble but more tedious. I've heard > conflicting reports that it's okay to remove this stuff and, > alternately, that if you do so the removal may promote water leaks > around the window openings. Less worrisome just to paint it black, so > I used a 1/4" brush and some Rustoleum flat black and spent two hours > blacking it out. No masking required, since the black rubber window > gaskets provide a nice wide runoff area on either side of the trim. > > The overall result is subtle but effective. The eye is not drawn to > the distraction of top and trim and can now focus on the cracked > bumper end caps and other minor flaws. More stuff for the to-do > list. |
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