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Old 03-06-2022, 03:43 PM   #1
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Default Wagon d pillar

Anyone know of you can paint the d pillar plastics? I have an el fairmont wagon and the plastics on exterior are faded and look rubbish. Theyre near impossible to buy, so was hooing its worth it to try and respray them
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Old 03-06-2022, 04:55 PM   #2
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Anyone know of you can paint the d pillar plastics? I have an el fairmont wagon and the plastics on exterior are faded and look rubbish. Theyre near impossible to buy, so was hooing its worth it to try and respray them

pretty sure most plastics on the EA/B/D/F/L can be painted ... just no idea how good it would turn out tho as i have done none of this personally. or wrap it .. . . . . ....
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Yeah same why is is so hard to buy parts
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Default Re: Wagon d pillar

They are fine to paint. All my wagons currently have painted d-pillar trims and the result comes down to prep. I personally do not paint the very bottom of them otherwise I would have to paint the trims all the way around to have it match
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Yeah same why is is so hard to buy parts

coz everyone wants big $$ for em?
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Big money for average parts is the problem
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