Project Big Six-y: 1991 BMW 535i/5

[Jake]

Joey was doing some trim touch-up today, so I took it as an opportunity to finally rid the car of the chrome trim around the doors/windows. In later years with the M-sport package, BMW included black trim and called it "shadowline." So, this is more or less a DIY Shadowline project.

I had zero desire to remove the trim from the car, so I carefully taped things off. I did the lower (straight) parts on both sides first, then did the pieces that go above the doors.



Drying and awaiting a second coat. I used Plasti-Dip, which is great because it can be peeled off at a later date if someone (an old man?) doesn't like the black trim and wants chrome again.



Finished!





One more:



I had some issues when I peeled the red tape off. Some of the Plasti-Dip came with it. It took some careful scoring with a razor blade, but there are some spots where I need to touch up. Regardless, it's way better than the chrome. Nice afternoon project and very pleased with the results...