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Old 05-24-2014, 06:59 PM
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My fenders have turned gray how do I get them black again


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Mother's "Back to Black"
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A product called Wipe New works very well, I use it once a year and it keeps everything looking good. Also, there are several threads on the forum about using a heat gun and Mother's back to black, just do a search. Walmart sells the Wipe New or something very similar, not sure of the name.
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Repaint them. Sprays, potions and lotions don't normally last too long. On my sons TJ I just painted them with Krylon or Rustoleum paint that is made for plastics. I masked out the area around the fenders with painters tape. I did the same treatment to my wife's Mini Cooper.
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. Ditto!! Works awesome, blackened my 7 year old, water/sun faded sponsons on my jet ski that had turned light grey
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thx for the replies i tried searching but couldnt find any thing



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Some auto parts stores carry it, and here's Mother's back to black at Amazon

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I've used Mothers Back to Black for years and I believe it to be a very good product, however last summer I tried this Click image for larger version

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A heat gun works on TJ, XJ, and Liberty Fenders. Not sure about JK. I have also seen the results from Back to Black and it works good.
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Krylon Fusion paint, its a paint for plastics. Mask off the body and spray away. Did the TJ few years back, lasted through a couple canadian winters and was still nice and black when I sold it. Just picked up another can to do my JK. Haven't done it yet though but the plastic is about the same so can't imagine any bad results.


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