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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 08:49 PM
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Lift Gate Paint?

I am thinking about painting the bottom of my lift gate. The handle appears to be peeling, maybe a clear cover? Anyways has any one done painted this?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2015 | 08:50 PM
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I am thinking about painting the bottom of my lift gate. The handle appears to be peeling, maybe a clear cover? Anyways has any one done painted this?
Not yet, mine just started a month or so ago....
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 01:18 AM
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I plasti-dipped mine due to the peeling. I removed it to do that. I have more pictures but this junk mobile app will only let me post 1.

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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 07:47 AM
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I plasti-dipped mine due to the peeling. I removed it to do that. I have more pictures but this junk mobile app will only let me post 1.

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Good idea... post some more pics when you get a chance please. How does one remove this part?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 09:37 AM
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Very interested to see how others have handled this as the handle on mine is peeling as well...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 01:07 PM
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Juan, that looks great!

I replaced the one on my preveious Ex, ford dealer charged me 1 hour labor plus part no big deal.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 01:49 PM
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That Plasti Dip looks great!
 
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Old Apr 9, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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Here's more pictures. I tried to scrape more of the peeling layer off but it didn't really work. The plasti-dip filled it in some but you can kinda still see a faint outline of the areas peeling. I should've put some more coats of it on.
As for removal, you just removed the interior gate trim. You will see inside the rear gate under where the trim was, there's some small bolts that hold the outside trim on. It's pretty easy to remove.







 
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On my old X I wet sanded it for about 20 minutes and then tried to wrap it in vinyl and had no luck. I ended up just sanding it all the way down to the plastic and leaving it. Looked much better than the clear pealing off but nowhere near as good as Juans!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2015 | 08:23 AM
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Part come pre-painted from Ford? Wonder if its still available.
 
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I jut repainted mine when I had the back glass out. Sand progressively down to a 400 grit before painting. It takes time, but it gives a great result. I then sprayed it flat black. Then I sprayed a clear coat over the top of that.


 
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It looks great!
 
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