Topic: Faded Flare Fix

[JohnnyO]

I had planned on buying new fender flares until I ran into another Jeeper one day at the recycling drop-off place.
To this point all the Mother's Back To Black in the world was only marginally helpful.  We're talking and he suggested Krylon Fusion paint, which is made for plastic.  It took a little shopping around to find the proper black satin paint but I got it done over the weekend and it looks 100% better.  Rub them up with some acetone first.  I did get some bad fish eye under the gas filler but after it dried I sanded it down with some #400 and painted it again and it came out fine. 

[dale j]

 super cheap, get by a while longer = rubbing compound

[Jesse-James]

Just a heat gun does wonders.

[Jeffy]

Rubbing compound works but is hard to get even and you'll eventually have to do it again.  You can also use a scotch pad or just go with some 600-800 grit sand paper.

Heat gun makes them look better for a while by making them sweat.  This draws up moisture from inside the plastic.  It also can be difficult to make even.

I'd just paint them black with some Fusion paint.  They may chip if you smack them into something but you can always repaint them.

[TahoeYJ]

Another vote for Krylon fusion here. 2-3 coats on my flares usually keeps them looking good for many months 

[YJmechanic]

i used fusion on my dashboards and stuff too,  i love that stuff

[Mozman68]

I used the "forever black" type dye from Griot's Garage...I learned that you really have to slop it on for it to even out, but it worked great.

[JohnnyO]

Turning me loose with a torch on plastic, I'd melt them for sure. 

[Sine Deviance]

I'm planning to repaint mine soon, they are getting to be quite grey. I think I'm gonna go with some gloss black if I can find it. I like things shiny

[aka-justin]

Try some plastic polish.  Worked on my lenses guages, and plastic windows.  I got an all in one step called Plexus.  $10 is worth a shot.  If anything, it works great on lenses, guages, and plastic windows

http://www.google.com/products?q=plexus

[Sine Deviance]

Try some plastic polish.  Worked on my lenses guages, and plastic windows.  I got an all in one step called Plexus.  $10 is worth a shot.  If anything, it works great on lenses, guages, and plastic windows

http://www.google.com/products?q=plexus

I use Meguiar's Plastix for those things (headlight lenses, soft windows, etc.) and it is essentially the same. Unfortunately those products really only work on transparent plastics; you can't get a good result on full-color plastics. Paint works better.

[Weedwakr]

I bought the acetone tonight to clean them good before using Walmarts bed liner in the rattle cans. Oldest son used this on a friends flares and it last and sticks a long time.

[chrisfranklin]

The back to black I used worked well, but the Krylon Fusion would probably be a better way to go in the long run

[dwtaylorpdx]

I've soaked the flares on my YJ with SolderSeal Silicone sealer for
years they stay fairly black, I mostly do it to keep them from cracking....

Dave