Question about painting accessories in cars.

[h3llfir3]

Ok so i was thinking , i want to paint my mudflaps the same colour as my car, but if i do, i would paint them and clear coat them, then later if i wanted to trim the mudflaps an inch or so from the bottom of the flap, i would cut them with shears but would that mess up the paintjob on them or not? and if it does then if i want to repaint, do i have to take off all the old paint or can i paint on top of a clearcoat? or what?

 

[TAZ]

It'd be best if you got them the way you wanted them right off the bat, BUT, if you do decide to trim them, most likely you would not have to strip the paint. It will probably damage the paint when you trim them, but you can just feather this out, prime, then repaint

 

[h3llfir3]

It'd be best if you got them the way you wanted them right off the bat, BUT, if you do decide to trim them, most likely you would not have to strip the paint. It will probably damage the paint when you trim them, but you can just feather this out, prime, then repaint

can i repaint on top of a clear coat or do i need to sand it off?