Any one tell me what the trim is made from, I think it is chrome coated, would like to try and paint it. Thank you

 

Some paint it to match the body color.

 

If it appears to be chrome, it may be an aftermarket overlay. James

 

Thank you

 

OEM is plastic.

 

That must be what mine is, think it is original to the car. Will have to figure out the best type of ext paint to use for plastic. Thanks

 

To be a bit more precise the marking on the back of the windshield trim is >UP-GF-30< My understanding of that is UP = Unsaturated polyester resin, with reinforcement of GF= Glass Fiber and the final 30 I believe indicates a nitrogen based fire retardant. So it is a thermo plastic and as such will require a first coat adhesive primer if you remove all previous coatings and get to the base material. It may be easier to sand it until smooth by not removing all previous coatings, and then use a standard filler sandable primer before your new color coat.
On the windshield trim you may want to consider a single stage paint vice the OEM color coat and then a clear coat. The single stage one coat paint is both a color coat and clear coat. Single stage paints do not dry as hard as the two step process, thus they will not get as hard or as brittle as the OEM paint. The windshield trim takes a lot of abuse as to road dirt and bugs hitting it and I prefer the more malleable single stage paints for this use as they will not chip as easily as the two step color coat and clear.

 

Thank you.

 

They are plastic of course but you say yours is chrome and the way to get that normally is with an overlay as stated by James1549. An overlay should be able to be spotted, I do not know if they can be removed but if they are it would be better to do so. Then the OEM finish could be painted with a primer, a top coats do a clear coat if needed.
I am not sure if the OEM finish is applied in mould or later, I suspect an in mould finish just like the console bezels.
The only real suggestion that I can make is that you install the finish trim properly or it will come off and in the rear view mirror you will see it run over by the cars behind you.

 

I guess it is chrome, it has a silver finish, don't know for sure. Did these cars come with chrome trim, Roadster limited 2006?

 

Perhaps if you tried to hold a photo of the pieces closer to your computer we would all be able to see it better and give you the correct advice.

Everyone has a camera, post a few images