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OK, certainly not a major issue, I know.

The matte black paint above the side windows on my Legacy wagon is flaking/peeling off.

Is there a preferred paint to use for repainting?

I was thinking of using a flat black primer.

Any particular prep for the underlying chrome?

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from experience. my 92SS i took the trim off, sanded, primed, painted with black lacquer. Reinstalled the trim. Looked awesome, for about 2 months. Then, it too began flaking off. In a year or so it looked like what i started with. Not sure you are going to get anything to stick except for some outdoor black vinyl tape.

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I had the same problem. I masked around the the trim, sanded it smooth with 400 wet/dry and painted it with Rustoleum flat black using a 1" brush. Up-close you can see that it was brushed on but it still looks 100x better than before. I did this 6 months ago and so far it's holding up great.

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  Fairtax4me said:
If you don't like the chrome look, sand it down and spray it with etching primer. Once the primer dries give it a quick sand and hit it with your choice of color spray paint and let cure.

 

That's what I was about to suggest... I did that with my wiper arms and they look good.

 

I took a wire wheel to them however

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