How to and how much to do this...

How to and how much to do this...

My door frames look like this...PAINTED


I want them to look like this...BLACK


I know on my girlfriend's 05 its a vinyl overlay. I went to a local shop and they said they wouldnt do it On my gen, is it paint or vinyl? How could I go about doing it myself. Thanks!

Just lay vinyl over it yourself.

I could paint that easily ... what's the problem?

sand, dupli color black, dupli color Clear coat... and lots of paper news and tape
and a 800 grit sand paper

i have no idea what to say i'd rather have it painted since vinyl will mess up later in the future.I think due to the heat. both of my Rollas came with the door frames unpainted and left black. just go get an estimate if you do not want to do it yourself.

Pick up some trim paint from autozone, that should be the best color for it.

I would use a 3M scuff pad from a automotive paint supply store, then clean it with denatured alcohol before painting.. remember prep and masking is the most important part to a good paint job, so dont rush it.

and leave the paint dry WITHOUT clear coats! slightly sand inperfections, 800+ grits WET, then clear coat

I figure there's more important stuff for the car than that, like a turbo down the line.

And that comment has a place in this thread because?

try the vinyl out first.... if u dont like it you can always take it off

yea, i was fortunate to have a rolla that already has that black....i honestly dont kno wut paint you would use cuz its not like its glossy....it looks more like flat black...if you clear coat it, then it might look too glossy n i dunno if that would turn out well or not...

I love the fact that my car has the pillars painted black but the color keyed pillars is actually something that was put on the higher end models I think (I could be wrong... :S )

damn, I didn't even notice that my pillars were black...lol...:scratchhe
btw, who's car is that in the 2nd pic...looks good... :haha:

stop being lazy and paint it urself lol...

cover up everything, sand, primer, paint, clear coat, done bitch

the color matched pillars are on the lower end models. The CE has the pillars painted and the S has them black. Black looks much better in my opinion, especially w/ tinted windows. i asked the same question by the way earlier, and everyone discouraged me from using vinyl because it wouldn't last. It's interesting though because my bros tC has what looks like vinyl on the doors, and its a black car anyway

No, the black pillars were designated by year. I believe that the 98 and 99 models had black pillars, and the 00 and 01 had color matched regardless of model. Not sure if that works exactly in the 92 - 97 models.

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my mother's 94 rolla has black pillars

my 01 S had black pillars, so your theory didn't pan out...

Don't use vinyl it won't be durable enough and it will end up looking like crap.
Painting would be easier anyways.