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Old Oct 10, 2021 | 06:30 PM
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Who has painted their trim color matched or black? I’m sitting here looking at my R53 and trying to visualize if I should paint the trim color matched, gloss black, or leave it. I’m wanting the Garbino bumpers and skirts, so I’m just daydreaming of painting it all BRG or just the skirt and black wheel trim.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2021 | 08:47 PM
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Sure have. This is after driving in the rain today, but you get the idea.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2021 | 04:34 AM
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Sure have. This is after driving in the rain today, but you get the idea.
Are the wheel arches painted factory ones, or are they aftermarket?
 
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Old Nov 27, 2021 | 01:43 PM
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Are the wheel arches painted factory ones, or are they aftermarket?

Painted factory ones
 
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Old Nov 27, 2021 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Joshua P
Painted factory ones
How did you smooth out the texture and prep? Is it holding up?
 
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