ZT rear window trim refurbishment. - Page 2

Steven.walsh · 11th May 2015, 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveb57

Hi all,

Having re purchased my ZT, the rear window trim which was starting to loose it's covering of whatever it is on it, has deteriorated further.

Whilst the car was away, I did pop in now and again to see what was happening and remember seeing a thread about this somewhere.

Have tried to see if I can find it, but to no avail I'm afraid.

Anybody able to help me this one as it is letting the car down a bit now and I would like to get her back to where she should be.

Many thanks,

Dave.

Hi Dave,
Just dawned on me have hi-jacked your thread ooops, I'm alright Jack or what!! lol.
Of course if you would like first refusal on the trim offered up by Mike absolutely go for it, where are my manners.
Am happy to pick up and drop off too.
Yours most Selfishly
Steve

Lynyrd Skynner · 11th May 2015, 18:37

Well here is the result of my trial run , first off it only took about 20 mins , first I cleaned the trim with Isopropolene cleaner then brushed on some primer on the effected area's ,I had 5 piece's of chrome showing all about 4" long , then I went of each one with matt black enamel paint from Halfords then let it dry then went over the whole thing with some back to black type stuff , but looking at it again today I will go over the whole thing with the paint as it does look a little patchy , but please bear in mind it was a quick job to see if it could work with a bit more time ....

The pics could be better but the sun is shining right into the garage...

Dallas · 11th May 2015, 19:06

Steve, that looks a great job.

I have on mine thick paint which is cracking and flaking off at the four corners, I will not be able to paint over mine due to having to strip off the crumbling paint first, otherwise mine would have been done by now.

Was yours nice and smooth to begin with?

Lynyrd Skynner · 11th May 2015, 19:19

Thanks , I would not say smooth there is a textured feel to it , I just dont fancy spending ages masking up etc ..Hopefully when its all been painted it will look better but to be honest it looks loads better right now ...

daveb57 · 11th May 2015, 20:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven.walsh

Hi Dave,
Just dawned on me have hi-jacked your thread ooops, I'm alright Jack or what!! lol.
Of course if you would like first refusal on the trim offered up by Mike absolutely go for it, where are my manners.
Am happy to pick up and drop off too.
Yours most Selfishly
Steve

No problem mate, go for it as I do not want to take the chance of breaking the rear screen when removing the trim.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lotuslc

You could maybe try this but a lot of masking would be needed and a dry day
http://www.halfords.com/motoring-tra...ed-black-300ml

Was thinking of getting a can of this, spraying into the cap and applying with a thin brush. Alternatively, Halfords matt black will do very well I think!!!!

Hope everybody gets a nicely finished rear window trim now!!

Regards,

Dave.

Dart2050 · 11th May 2015, 20:56

Guys I had this problem with my ZT saloon last year. The rear screen surround was a thick textured plasticky rubbery thing that had got brittle in places and broken off. I spent a couple of hours trying to chip the rest of but some of it would not come off. I eventually compromised by getting rid of any sharp edges and then went back to black. At first I tried smooth hammerite Matt black paint but it looked to black and despite several coats didn't look great. I switched to a hammerite satin black and with three Coates it looked pretty good. Imperfections were smoothed out by applying a few coats and the colour appeared to be a slightly grey black which suited the x power grey paintwork very well. I know it was not a professional job but it looked pretty good so having noticed this thread I thought I 'd share it with you.

starway · 10th April 2020, 00:52

Just repaired the same issue with about 5 coats of plastidip, and I must say it worked very well

11th May 2015, 18:37	#12
Lynyrd Skynner Regional Secretary: South Central None at the moment Join Date: May 2013 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,726 Thanks: 676 Thanked 526 Times in 286 Posts	Well here is the result of my trial run , first off it only took about 20 mins , first I cleaned the trim with Isopropolene cleaner then brushed on some primer on the effected area's ,I had 5 piece's of chrome showing all about 4" long , then I went of each one with matt black enamel paint from Halfords then let it dry then went over the whole thing with some back to black type stuff , but looking at it again today I will go over the whole thing with the paint as it does look a little patchy , but please bear in mind it was a quick job to see if it could work with a bit more time .... The pics could be better but the sun is shining right into the garage... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Started out with nothing , and still got most of it left!....

11th May 2015, 19:19	#14
Lynyrd Skynner Regional Secretary: South Central None at the moment Join Date: May 2013 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,726 Thanks: 676 Thanked 526 Times in 286 Posts	Thanks , I would not say smooth there is a textured feel to it , I just dont fancy spending ages masking up etc ..Hopefully when its all been painted it will look better but to be honest it looks loads better right now ... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Started out with nothing , and still got most of it left!....

10th April 2020, 00:52	#17
starway Regular poster MG ZT + Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Plasti dip Just repaired the same issue with about 5 coats of plastidip, and I must say it worked very well

11th May 2015, 19:06	#13
Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Steve, that looks a great job. I have on mine thick paint which is cracking and flaking off at the four corners, I will not be able to paint over mine due to having to strip off the crumbling paint first, otherwise mine would have been done by now. Was yours nice and smooth to begin with?

11th May 2015, 20:56	#16
Dart2050 Loves to post Rover 75 Connie SE CDTI Tourer, MGF and Triumph Bonneville America Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Stroud Posts: 443 Thanks: 321 Thanked 65 Times in 49 Posts	Guys I had this problem with my ZT saloon last year. The rear screen surround was a thick textured plasticky rubbery thing that had got brittle in places and broken off. I spent a couple of hours trying to chip the rest of but some of it would not come off. I eventually compromised by getting rid of any sharp edges and then went back to black. At first I tried smooth hammerite Matt black paint but it looked to black and despite several coats didn't look great. I switched to a hammerite satin black and with three Coates it looked pretty good. Imperfections were smoothed out by applying a few coats and the colour appeared to be a slightly grey black which suited the x power grey paintwork very well. I know it was not a professional job but it looked pretty good so having noticed this thread I thought I 'd share it with you.