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takin' a shave
Vujade, I spent my .02 worth and weighed in for shaving the trim off.
On my car I removed the body and window rubber trim strips, blacked out the vent wings and door glass scraper frames, painted the tail light lens rings and the seal beam retainers black, painted the headlight trim rings to match the body and left the door, trunk and engine lid handles chrome. (no nicks that way)
That said, I once removed, sandblasted and painted all the body and window trim pieces satin black on an elm green 1970 standard beetle, and the car had a fabulous look that a lot of people commented favorably on.
Bottom line is that the whole thing is totally subjective, so do what's best to your eye.
If you do remove the body trim strips, a high wattage Weller soldering gun and common electrical solder will help you close up the holes with no shrinkage and cracking as with body filler.
-Mark (Bugnutz)
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