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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 12:18 AM
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What's up everybody. I am experiencing bad oxidation around my headlights and around the grille. I'm pretty sure that's all plastic around it so I figured you would approach it differently then on the body. Anybody know of any methods I could try so I can get it looking good and shiny again?
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 12:23 AM
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Not much you can do, that's in the clear coat so basically you need your grille surround repainted
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BrowningSCrew
Not much you can do, that's in the clear coat so basically you need your grille surround repainted
what if I sanded the oxidation off then put a clear coat on it. Do u think that would work? I'm afraid that if I repaint it then it will stick out from the rest of the paint because it's newer.
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Chase_Lloyd93
what if I sanded the oxidation off then put a clear coat on it. Do u think that would work? I'm afraid that if I repaint it then it will stick out from the rest of the paint because it's newer.
I don't think so, that's between the paint and the clear so you risk messing up the color of you go too far. A good shop can match and blend the color so it won't look off from the rest.
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 02:50 PM
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I don't think so, that's between the paint and the clear so you risk messing up the color of you go too far. A good shop can match and blend the color so it won't look off from the rest.
Okay I appreciate the help man. Thank you.
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Chase_Lloyd93
Okay I appreciate the help man. Thank you.
No problem
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