Body Mouldings on ebay ...very reasonable...ending in 30 minutes

[Roadster90]

Black body molding for a couple of bucks and a little >>>>>>>.....

I am sure they need painting, but at that price they are a steal/deal...I just recently paid 20.00 for a small one that needed refinishing....

[Guest Ranger]

auction number?

[Roadster90]

just go to ebay and type in "reatta"

[Guest CL_Reatta]

Mine could use some work, what do you repaint them with, as a permanent marker does not work the best.

[Roadster90]

Hey Brian,

Go to your local automotive paint jobber and ask for SEM body trim paint. Those moldings were gloss. SEM had both gloss and semi gloss (semi used for the mirrors, wiper arms and molding under the windshield...also a few other places like on the top of the turn signal housing etc)and is formulated to most OEM specs.

[Guest CL_Reatta]

Alright, Thanks a lot Nic

[Guest Durahansolo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mine could use some work, what do you repaint them with, as a permanent marker does not work the best. </div></div>

Should've used a Sharpie Marker <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.

[Guest mgibson]

I use Testors model paint in Gloss Black. It is formulated for plastic and matches perfectly. It is available in spray or bottle and you don't have to buy a lot of paint for a little job.

Martel Gibson

[Guest CL_Reatta]

Went out and got some molding paint (not SEM but supposedly the same thing) but the back trim was so faded and scratched up that I just refinished the whole thing, I kinda did it the economy way but it still worked out okay, and while I was at it I sprayed some chrome paint on the tailpipe since age had got to that to.

[DeeBee]

Can't help but notice you are using masking tape to mask. Might want to try some Frisket they sell at Art supply stores. Wonderful stuff and much easier to work with. Comes in sheets about 2'x2' and easily cut. You can also wrap it around compund curves and such. Comes off in a jiffy without leaving any residue.

[Roadster90]

Have a feeling that Brian is going to have an awefully nice Reatta before long <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Guest F14CRAZY]

We'll see. He hasn't proven himself yet. He's just like 15 <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

About as old as I was when I ended up here. Now I'm close to 3k posts. He's learning quick

[Guest CL_Reatta]

I'm going to try to make my Reatta be in best of condition possible without spending a fortune. I think of this as my "practice Reatta" once this one blows up, breaks in half, starts making loud noises etc. then I'll get a nicer looking Reatta, or have mine renovated, after all it would be nice to pull up to my parking spot at the retirement home in the same burgundy Reatta I had 80 years earlier <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />, as for the masking tape I am/was up to my neck in masking tape so it seemed the logical thing to use <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> but thanks for the tip.

[Guest CL_Reatta]

Well, I feel like an 8 year old again, took my shorts out of the dryer and found a nice black spot on them, so I figure that I must have walked past the trim after I changed into my good new cloths and hit it without knowing <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />, would anyone happen to know how to remove the paint from cotton. tried everything I know and all I ended up doing was making the fabric look more worn. ( I buy the cloths that already look like they're 5 years old but so if the fabric get's frayed its okay but a big black spot isn't <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />)

[Roadster90]

After it is set there is not much you can do (by being washed and dried)....But you might try some lac thinner and a toothbrush/small scrub type brush along with other concoctions (oxygen cleaner)and then re-wash. It MAY reduce the damage....or completely destroy them <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Vincent Vega]

Maybe you could buy one of Barney's floormat logo patches and sew it over the stain.

[alexhouston]

"After it is set there is not much you can do (by being washed and dried)....But you might try some lac thinner and a toothbrush/small scrub type brush along with other concoctions (oxygen cleaner)and then re-wash. It MAY reduce the damage....or completely destroy them"

Acitone usually works dry or not, but the quoat above applies even more so.

[Guest EDBS0]

Don't want to spring for a full bottle of acitone then use your wife or girlfriend's nail polish remover, it is essentially acitone.

If all else fails try this.

[Vincent Vega]

You have to be a big man to get away with the holstein pants my friend <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Guest CL_Reatta]

Just finished trying all that stuff, it made the original color a little more light but did nothing to the paint <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />, now I'm going to go try a little sandpaper and see if maybe I can get it worn off so that I can "touch up" a few more places with the sandpaper so it matches or I could do what EDBSO said to and be a cow for Halloween <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />