Paint on aluminum trim usually starts to peel after 15 to 20 years, he said, with the shortest lifetime in areas where salt from oceans and bays tends to be carried by the air in windstorms.

Prep the trim. When it comes to painting trim, properly prepping the material is essential. “Caulking edges that are coming away [from the wall] and lightly sanding places that are peeling will ...

Rollers and paint brushes are great tools, but a paint sprayer gives you maximum efficiency to get the job done. These are the best paint sprayers you can buy.

So I started with big oval handle paint brushes and angled trim brushes and that was that. I’m not a painter but did a fair amount of painting to complete things I built. Build a fence.

After the Red paint has cured for 24 hours, you can re-install the trim on the bezel. Use Scotch brand low tack Blue Painter's tape to temporarily hold the trim before flipping bezel onto it's face.

Paint attaches itself to the trim both by mechanical means (locks into the tiny pores and grooves) and chemically (sticks to the trim like tape). A clean, dry surface is imperative.