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Old 01-28-2011, 09:55 AM
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Ive done the 303 and the Back to Black and I still end up going back weeks later trying to get them looking good again. Bout ready to just linex the darn things.
Old 01-31-2011, 07:08 PM
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I just painted them to match. Once they're done that's it.
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Old 01-31-2011, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Daves07JK
I just painted them to match. Once they're done that's it.
Bumper looks great. Did you just spray factory matched paint on the stock plastic?
Old 02-01-2011, 02:42 AM
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I've owned my 2010 Wrangler for about 1 month; I wipe down the black plastic fenders with a protectant every time I wash it.
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Old dealership trick is use a bottle of Kiwi black shoe polish.
Nothing but black liquid wax.

Holds up for about a year.
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Originally Posted by ChopN
Bumper looks great. Did you just spray factory matched paint on the stock plastic?

Had to sand down the stock bumpers smooth and then spray factory paint. Time consuming but good look. Funny how Jeep is offering the body color top now too.
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I use turtle wax ice, easy to use and looks great for a while
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Originally Posted by homer
Old dealership trick is use a bottle of Kiwi black shoe polish.
Nothing but black liquid wax.

Holds up for about a year.
Neat idea, I would have never thought of this ^

Originally Posted by G31TER
Mother's Back to Black
Another simple strategy for when my Jeep gets a little older.
Old 02-01-2011, 05:08 PM
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I took my fenders off and painted them with a cheap can of truck bed liner in a rattle can. Bought it from lowes or home depot and I painted them a year ago. Before I painted them I was getting mud stains and bad fading from not washing them right away. Now that they're painted, they've yet to fade and they still look great a year later. Plus you'd never be able to tell they were painted because of the textured paint.
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Originally Posted by fyrman
What is the best way to keep them looking black, they seem to grey out over time.
Or is everyone just using some form of a armour all protectant?
Turtle ice, that's all you need.


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