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Is Trunk Key Lock Paintable?

Old Aug 17, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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On the trunk, there'* a place for you to stick the key in to unlock the trunk. It'* black (I secretly hate dark colored Bonnevilles for this reason) and it'* a eyesore on very light colored cars, it looks unfinished and I was wondering if I could paint it? Could I just scuff it up and spray paint it? Or no? It'* like the mole on Cindy Crawford'* upper lip, you're distracted by it when you're trying to admire her body....
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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get a paint pen.....or the nail polish (like you used in the interior) and paint it up
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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get a paint pen.....or the nail polish (like you used in the interior) and paint it up
it'* NOT nail polish, it is a Duplicolor paint pen (Pontiac Red) so we're clear
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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I wouldn't do that....

When you do use your key to get into the trunk, it'll scratch VERY easily....
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by driverjohn2005
I wouldn't do that....

When you do use your key to get into the trunk, it'll scratch VERY easily....
I thought about that but then again I haven't inserted the key in it for a long long time, I just use my remote trunk opener I <3 my remote
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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Fuel you just gave me a vary good idea... thanks...

I dont even use the key, cuz i have a Viper remote start and i use that to open it
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Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
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I wouldn't do that....

When you do use your key to get into the trunk, it'll scratch VERY easily....
I thought about that but then again I haven't inserted the key in it for a long long time, I just use my remote trunk opener I <3 my remote
well, so do i, would you go body color then?
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i thought about painting mine too, i have the paint... but at the same time that paint doesn't come out exactly right...the wipers i did were very very close....but not quite

anyhow i think imight do it anyway...the black is scratched a bit and besides i never go into the trunk hardly at all, and if i do i have a remote so...
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Originally Posted by fuelforthesoul1999
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I wouldn't do that....

When you do use your key to get into the trunk, it'll scratch VERY easily....
I thought about that but then again I haven't inserted the key in it for a long long time, I just use my remote trunk opener I <3 my remote
well, so do i, would you go body color then?
Oh yeah I would do body color, I have the duplicolor paint pen that matches the body exactly. I'll do it tomorrow.
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