Rear screen extior trim flaking

bear-mg · 20th July 2020, 17:32

Has anyone else had any issues with the rear screen trim flaking away? It looks like Mg covered the R75 chrome trim with a black coating, over the years this has dried out and is slowly flaking away... anyone else experienced this?? Just wondering what's best to soak it in to help remove it ?

FLYING BANANA · 20th July 2020, 18:10

I just picked mine off. Looks ok with the chrome trim around the rear window. Even when I had the car re-sprayed I asked paint people to leave it with the chrome showing.

Garry k · 20th July 2020, 20:13

Think we all have the same problem with the zt I trimmed mine with a new Stanley blade ( slowly and carefully) close to the rubber seal then picked the bits off looks good trying to get a scrap trim to see if it will repaint ??

Odd Job · 21st July 2020, 18:35

Let us all know how re-painting goes when you get chance please, mines flaking too!

championdaddy · 21st July 2020, 18:58

Respray with
Stone chip does the job perfectly.....

mileshawk56 · 24th July 2020, 17:39

I second Gary K- slow and careful with a sharpknife, Ive got all mine off and it looks ok, you have to be careful you dont mark the chrome, keep the blade almost flat to the surface. But Im still wondering, it would be a tricky job masking it off(forme)! But there is a Peelable black paint at Halfords one could use but then you really need to give textured finish? could be done. I meant to get some of this peelable stuff but Covid interfered so that as far as Ive got. Best of luck. Chris S. P.S. if I do mine I will report result, even if its Cr-p. Chris S.

Chunky2778 · 24th July 2020, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by championdaddy

Respray with
Stone chip does the job perfectly.....

How do you refit it without bending it please?

Removed mine to try and cure water leak before I knew about Captain Tolley's but now it won't sit flush?

20th July 2020, 17:32	#1
bear-mg Loves to post mg zt cdti 160👍 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: bath Posts: 374 Thanks: 105 Thanked 50 Times in 43 Posts	Rear screen extior trim flaking Has anyone else had any issues with the rear screen trim flaking away? It looks like Mg covered the R75 chrome trim with a black coating, over the years this has dried out and is slowly flaking away... anyone else experienced this?? Just wondering what's best to soak it in to help remove it ?

20th July 2020, 18:10	#2
FLYING BANANA Moderator/Club Shop MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rattler Farm Posts: 22,568 Thanks: 9,270 Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts	I just picked mine off. Looks ok with the chrome trim around the rear window. Even when I had the car re-sprayed I asked paint people to leave it with the chrome showing. __________________ 233,431. That’s our second meet done, no.3 next weekend. onen hag oll

21st July 2020, 18:35	#4
Odd Job Gets stuck in MG ZT 2.0 cdti Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Derby Posts: 909 Thanks: 298 Thanked 191 Times in 149 Posts	Let us all know how re-painting goes when you get chance please, mines flaking too! __________________ ….And the latest thing to break is..... ### MG STANDS FOR "MY GREMLIN" !!!

20th July 2020, 20:13	#3
Garry k Regular poster Mg zt / rover 75 saloon / 75 saloon Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Doncaster Posts: 57 Thanks: 12 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Think we all have the same problem with the zt I trimmed mine with a new Stanley blade ( slowly and carefully) close to the rubber seal then picked the bits off looks good trying to get a scrap trim to see if it will repaint ??

21st July 2020, 18:58	#5
championdaddy This is my second home Mg Zt 190 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The FIRST Garden City....Letchworth. Posts: 6,778 Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 920 Times in 698 Posts	Respray with Stone chip does the job perfectly.....

24th July 2020, 17:39	#6
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	I second Gary K- slow and careful with a sharpknife, Ive got all mine off and it looks ok, you have to be careful you dont mark the chrome, keep the blade almost flat to the surface. But Im still wondering, it would be a tricky job masking it off(forme)! But there is a Peelable black paint at Halfords one could use but then you really need to give textured finish? could be done. I meant to get some of this peelable stuff but Covid interfered so that as far as Ive got. Best of luck. Chris S. P.S. if I do mine I will report result, even if its Cr-p. Chris S.