Material to use for touch up below window?

[James Morse]

There is a strip of, looks like galvanized, metal below the front door windows, the black on it is mostly gone, on the flat part, it looks odd, I want to put it black again. They used some kind of sort of rubberized paint. Because where it is missing is at least a straight line to where it isn't, the fix shouldn't be that hard, and it doesn't have to even be perfect, but I want to put something on there. I'm thinking gloss black (for instance Rustoleum) wouldn't be quite right, it's more of a flat finish, and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas what would work well there. You almost could put black tape on it. I just want something that matches fairly decently, then it wouldn't stand out like it does, cosmetically. Sure would appreciate any hints or anyone who has had to do this.

 

[Milkman5687]

I used rustoleum 2x semi gloss black. Looks pretty good, just masked off around it and sprayed very light coats till it was painted completely

 

[Snoranger]

Plasti-dip would be the closest thing to the factory finish.

 

[James Morse]

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p...?brandName=Plasti+Dip&brandUrlName=plasti-dip

Something like this maybe - or - Rustoleum also would work.

 

[CrabGuy]

I did mine and decided against the Plasti-dip stuff since the whole concept of peel-off later wasn't a requirement. Bare aluminum needs a good bond under any coating. The Plasti-Dip wont bond as well as a good rattle can with a built in etching primer. I used this stuff, it worked out well and matches the OE pretty well.

 

[James Morse]

Wow, that looks fantastic! Thanks! What color is the textured Rustoleum, is it black or more or a grey?

Yes the peel-off feature isn't really desirable, the OEM stuff peels off and that's the whole issue.

 

[CrabGuy]

It was black, not gray.

 

[RangerVet]

Kind of an old post for an answer but I used black carbon fiber tape from Autozone. It went on easy and I trimmed it with a sharp razor blade. Black 2005 2 door.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Bumping this to ask a question.

The rubberized black coating on the same trim pieces under the windows is starting to fail on my 2011. What do you guys think of black Flex-Seal (as seen on TV! ) as touch-up or respray?

 

[avid]

Bumping this to ask a question.

The rubberized black coating on the same trim pieces under the windows is starting to fail on my 2011. What do you guys think of black Flex-Seal (as seen on TV! ) as touch-up or respray?

Why though? Look at CrabGuy's #5 post. That looks perfect. I wonder how it's holding up 4 years later. --------->

I did mine and decided against the Plasti-dip stuff since the whole concept of peel-off later wasn't a requirement. Bare aluminum needs a good bond under any coating. The Plasti-Dip wont bond as well as a good rattle can with a built in etching primer. I used this stuff, it worked out well and matches the OE pretty well.

 

[CrabGuy]

I sold the truck 9 months ago but it still looked like the day I sprayed it on. This was after 3-1/2 years rain/sun exposure parked outside in a very hot climate. I redid some aluminum patio furniture 2 years ago with the same product and great results.

 

[DeeRanger]

Instead of painting I installed new after market ones ( window-belt weatherstrip ) on my 2001 Ranger. They're fairly easy to replace although they're made of soft aluminum and easily bent. If in good shape painting would be easier. Good luck to you.

 

[fixizin]

OK, so it looks like the small rubber-plastic "cap" at the rear edge of the window-belt weatherstrip/scraper comes with a NEW one, but is there a way/source to replace (or reconstruct) it if you're keeping/re-painting the old window-belt???

Thanks in advance!

 

[fixizin]

Hello, is this thing ON?