New trim

[muldokken]

Maybe just paint it on/do a graphic for the trim. I’ve seen it done and looks pretty good, it lacks the depth of actual trim of course.

I thought Frankenchevy was the only one who washed stuff here

Ya, I did ponder that, if it was airbrushed well it could be kool however I am not that guy lol. Sucks changing your mind halfway through...

 

[muldokken]

I guess we have different wash habbits then. I was just trying to save you a bunch of hassle with modifying new trim.

Well with new paint on that and my chevelles they will be washed and taken care of, that is the point of my question. It would make it much easier to maintain if nothing got behind the trim in the first place. Not sure of your habits but I try and keep things clean, I detailed for a few years so I know how to do paint correction, as well as body work and paint.

 

[muldokken]

OP, what you're wanting to do will actually trap water and debris behind there. Yeah, you might be able to seal it, but it will not stay sealed. There is no seal built for that application, no lip for a seal, the frame flexes, body flexes, moulding flexes, you have expansion and contraction from heat cycles, all at varying rates because different metals and metal thicknesses, so you "sealing it" will only cause more headaches down the road. Go ahead and try it, but I would not recommend it.

Well if the body panels flexed that much I am in trouble, the paint and bodywork I did would just Crack out and the paint would fall off not to mention the trim pieces. Frame on these are supposed to flex a little to keep the from cracking but that doesn't affect body panels, at least not terribly cancered out ones lol. I think silicone inserts would do the trick.

 

[bucket]

Well with new paint on that and my chevelles they will be washed and taken care of, that is the point of my question. It would make it much easier to maintain if nothing got behind the trim in the first place. Not sure of your habits but I try and keep things clean, I detailed for a few years so I know how to do paint correction, as well as body work and paint.

I guess you could say I'm relentless with a garden hose. I'm particular about a squeeze nozzle that can produce good velocity, then I get every angle I can to get water in behind the trim and blast it until I see no more debris running out.

My Chevelle wagon is a good example. It sat somewhere for around 25 years without getting driven or washed. Debris had built up in behind the rear quarter window trim (similar profile/design as the squarebody side trim). Every time I washed the car, I'd flush the trim until nothing came out. Each wash, it look less and less water to do so. Now it's to the point where the buildup is gone and nothing really comes out anymore. Just a little every spring, after it sat in the barn all winter. No more streaks in the paint below the windows anymore either.