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Old 11-12-2014, 05:15 PM
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^ I dig the graphics on the bed!
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Old 11-12-2014, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Fbcoach
Do you think PlastiDip would help touch up the plastic cowl between the windshield and the hood?
Yes it would but I would probably remove it first. That would be a pain to do on the truck, I think...
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:45 PM
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If you're going to go through that much trouble I would just paint it with real paint.
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Originally Posted by smcox1
If you're going to go through that much trouble I would just paint it with real paint.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:54 PM
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Crap. Sorta high jacked the thread. My bad guys.
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Originally Posted by thedecimator150
i havent tried this, but i have seen people using a heat gun and heating up their fenderflares in short circular motions and it will restore the coloration to the original. they look like they are made out of the same material so it should work. i would look up the video on youtube of the guy doing it to his mazada trucks fender flares and it actually works. so maybe try that and you dont have to plastidip.
I HIGHLY reccomend NOT using a heat gun on your black plastics!! I too have seen the videos and so I tried it myself. It looked great for 2 months. The problem? the black plastic has a UV protection layer on it. when you heat up the plastic, the layer melts. This caused the plastic to melt black again but without any UV protection causing the black to look worse than it ever has to begin with.
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Old 11-12-2014, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jtjpilot

I HIGHLY reccomend NOT using a heat gun on your black plastics!! I too have seen the videos and so I tried it myself. It looked great for 2 months. The problem? the black plastic has a UV protection layer on it. when you heat up the plastic, the layer melts. This caused the plastic to melt black again but without any UV protection causing the black to look worse than it ever has to begin with.
I just heard about it like 2 days ago.
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I plsatidipped my cowl, turned out amazing. But that was before I heard about using Krylon Fusion black for our plastics.......
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Old 11-13-2014, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by JKRIFX4
I did some matte black plastidipping to my fx4 last weekend. "bug guard", Wheels, fender flares, and window molding... I think it makes a world of difference... here are some pics of the progress, Im also going to do the bumpers and bottom of the doors...
I think your job came out great. I really like the hood treatment. Gives you an added layer of protection against stone chips. Actually if you get I chip you can just touch it up again.
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