New Moldings

[swanicyouth]

Another visit from the UPS man

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This molding will take the place of the factory body colored side molding on my Pathfinder. Here is the factory stuff compared to the new stuff:

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I took the factory stuff off because the paint on it was mottled. Originally, I Plasti-dipped it black. I loved the look, but the Plasti-Dip wasn't durable enough for someone as OCD as me.

So, I was going to "paint" the original moldings black. We all know how durable rattle can paint is. That coupled with the fact that the 3M adhesive strips I used on them was IMPOSSIBLE to remove gave me the idea to just search for new moldings.

I found these from BrandSport in "satin" black, which was the exact color I wanted. So far, I'm very pleased with the appearance and the fact that these moldings also use 3M adhesive strips on the back - which stick very well.

Now, I need to "uncurl" the molding with a heat gun, cut appropriately, and stick on the truck. Too bad we are getting snow all week.

Here is a picture of the truck with the black Plasti-dipped molding:

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Here is how it sits now, no molding:

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I will post when I get this installed. Thanks for looking!

[rmagnus]

Looks very different w/o molding. Good luck with the install. Hard part was removing the old.

[swanicyouth]

Spent the afternoon straightening new moldings with a heat gun, cleaning them, cutting them, and protecting them with Prima Nero.

All bent out of shape:

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Cut & protected

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Just need the weather to change. They are calling for snow any minute. Supposed to be on and off for several days.