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Post by ND97 on Apr 26, 2004 13:52:26 GMT -3
My fender flares have turned from black to almost bright blue because they are so faded. And Im talking about a 97 TJ!
Any suggestions as to how to make them black again without having to buy new ones?
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Ryan
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Post by Ryan on Apr 26, 2004 14:45:41 GMT -3
Yeah I got a good idea paint them!  I would use the Krylon brand of spray paint! they have some paint line that is specifically engineered to bond to plastic I forget what its called though... |
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Post by xdgedgex on Apr 26, 2004 20:32:09 GMT -3
bulldog primer
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Post by 1BadTJ on Apr 26, 2004 21:34:58 GMT -3
Krylon Fusion. I hear it works. If your not interested in that much work, I would try Black Magic. I use it on my flares and it keeps em black. I used it a couple of times on that little plastic piece in the door frame(At the front of the window). After I stopped using it the plastic turned almost white. I dont know if it'll turn them back to black, tho.
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Post by ND97 on Apr 26, 2004 23:58:09 GMT -3
nice. ;D I'll check them both out. Those faded fender flares annoy the hell out of me.
The paint is still in near mint condition and I have very little rust...its just the fender flares that make it look a little trashy.
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Post by jps4jeep on Apr 27, 2004 9:40:14 GMT -3
Paint Paint Paint
Pick out a color other than black and go for that custom look!!! How about Neon yellow!!!!
Looks good on that forest green paint job!
JK
An auto body supply shop has a paint specifically designed to work with plastic, I can't recall teh name but I used it one for my interior pannels, worked awesome, Next best thing to dyeing the plastic.
It might what was listed above!
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Post by rayj on Apr 29, 2004 11:04:42 GMT -3
take your flares off and give them to me, you can buy new ones!!!!
correct me if i'm wrong , but does any one know of the heat gun method? i think it was on jeepz.com no too long ago, i will try to seach it out for you.
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Post by bcarmsjeep on Apr 29, 2004 21:55:48 GMT -3
The problem with the black magic is that once you stop using it they fade worse, that is what I found with my old grand cherokee. Once you start using black magic you have to do it every two weeks but it will look good. Once you stop it will look worse.
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Post by jps4jeep on Apr 30, 2004 11:05:02 GMT -3
The heat gun trick works, but will make the flare brittle, and when it fades again, it is worse.
Another option is to find some factory sahara flares on ebay, get them used, they bolt right up, and then sell your old flares to Ray so he can put some bigger meats on his rig!
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Post by jps4jeep on Apr 30, 2004 11:05:48 GMT -3
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Post by jps4jeep on Apr 30, 2004 11:07:08 GMT -3
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Post by 1BadTJ on Apr 30, 2004 22:09:08 GMT -3
I garaged my Jeep for the first 3 years of its life so I guess now that I am garageless I should expect my flares to fade. Is it inevitable?
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Billy
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Post by Billy on Jul 2, 2004 0:33:43 GMT -3
the dealer that i got my green tj uses spray cloth dye it works great and lasts too
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Post by djgoody on Jul 8, 2004 9:04:15 GMT -3
I have been using the Mother's "Back To Black". It works well but needs to be reapplied ever couple of weeks. Painting them sounds like the best solution.
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