Need a few tips on painting a VX Calais boot garnish

[dobes]

Hey guys
I havent been a total noob and just asked this question straight away, i searched a fair few threads and couldnt really find anything about painting the VX Calais garnish, only on painting the vt lights or the vx garnish

I got a 98 VT Exec and heres what i have



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Do i have to take the lights off to paint it, or do i just use newspaper or whatever?

And itll be my first time painting, ive looked around the forums and does this sound like the right process -
Wet sand the paint down, lay down a couple coats of plastic primer, wet sand again until its smooth, then spray the garnish to the colour of my car
I know those steps arent in that much detail, but thats pretty much the jist of it all yeh?

If it doesnt work out or the paint job looks shitty, i guess i can always take it into a professional, but i wanna try do everything myself on this car, itll make me feel that much cooler (y) haha
So yeah, those are my questions
THANKS GUYS

[berad]

if you arent a painter yourself and you havent ever done it before, i would just send it to a painter and he'd prob do it for 50 or so dollars, a lot easier in the end with a good job

[JSTCOZ]

if you arent a painter yourself and you havent ever done it before, i would just send it to a painter and he'd prob do it for 50 or so dollars, a lot easier in the end with a good job

panel beaters will do it for $100 easy and looks mint

[dobes]

$100? Eeek thats a bit pricy, theres hardly anything to paint, only the bottom lip of the garnish since the middle part will be covered by my big ass license plate lol

[berad]

If you are supplying the paint, anything over 50 is a rip off, theres minimal prep work and it wont take up any room in the shop.