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Posted: 01/09/08 12:08 PM
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I just wanted to let everyone know about a solution I found for those plastic fender flares we have on our jeeps, that overtime, fade in the sun. My 94 Wrangler looked great except for the plastic on the fenders. After using several temporary products, I finally ran across a company on the web called Urethane Supply. I tried their Bumper & Cladding Coat Paint and found a permanent solution in a easy to use aerosol can. This stuff is awesome! This isn't spam, just kudos for a great product! My Wrangler now looks brand new all over! This stuff is color coated and apparently works just as well on Cherokee's, Avalanche's, Trailblazers, ETC...If your plastic is faded, look them up! Hope this helps someone.
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02jeepX
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Posted: 01/09/08 05:59 PM
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How well does this hold up? I've been looking for something to repaint my flares with. Seems how they were painted before I bought it. Now after some playing around in some gravel they are chipping down to the original grey color. The black looks much better and I would rather spend the money on someting else for the jeep rather than new flares.
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Posted: 01/09/08 06:45 PM
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Just some regular self etching primer and some paint should do it right. I plan on doing mine this spring (live in the midwest). I'm wondering if I should paint my flares yellow to go with the rest of the jeep.
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jeepnut
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Posted: 01/09/08 06:57 PM
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I tried the self etching primer and quality paint. All of mine turned out fine. Looks like new. Hasn't chipped yet.
"I'm not stuck....I'm just directionaly challenged!"
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Posted: 01/09/08 07:35 PM
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i painted mine with something that sounds similar and it looks great, no chips but it does scratch on brush, etc...like any paint does, so do you want scratches on black fenders, or scratches on yellow fenders. the scratches on my black ones don't look too bad but on yellow, i don't know.
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Posted: 01/10/08 04:47 AM
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yeah, i'd stick with the black flares (a little contrast to the yellow) i do it the lazy way, i guess. i use armorall, i kinda like the faded look every now and then.
I work to support my Jeep
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Posted: 01/10/08 09:11 AM
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I used it on my jeep a couple of years ago and the plastic still looks great! The reason I posted this is because a buddy of mine just bought a jeep and I told him about it and he used it and loved it! I like it when folks pass on good information to me so I am trying to return the favor. As far as some of the replies go, I will try to answer the best I can: Their website said that they test blast it with a pressure washer @ 3000psi and it will drill a hole in the plastic before it peels. I think I remember them having a video on there about it. Anyway, as for my personal experience, I haven't had any chipping. As for scratching, I can claw it with my finger nails and it has no effect at all on it. It is super durable! Armor-all is good, just not permanent..LOL..As for the other paints or primers described in this forum, I can't offer an opinion. I do know that the Bumper & Cladding Paint cost $19.95 per Aerosol can, and it only took about a fourth to half of can to permanently solve my problem. Just a side note, those fender flares come from the factory without paint. The tell me it is raw TPO plastic. Just clean the plastic with a high grade solvent based cleaner. I think Urethane Supply also has this real cheap as well. Anyway, just clean the plastic and spray the paint on. Simple and easy! If your flares have ever been painted before, you will have to sand the paint off down to the raw plastic in order for it to bond. I hope this helps!
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servantes
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Posted: 01/11/08 03:07 AM
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i use to work on diesel rigs and what we use, and i use on my jeep is just clear spray paint works. well for about 3 months if you aren't beating on it to badly. works great on tires also
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