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Can someone help me with what these two parts are called? I want to replace them because they are so sun-damaged. Not sure where is the best place to find them either so any help is appreciated!
The Rustoleum trim paint works pretty well. I owned a Jeep Grand Cherokee with plastic side panels on the lower doors and used to paint them every couple of years.
Although, using a heat gun to revitalize plastic trim is also an option that may work. Nothing to lose trying it.
A hair dryer will not work, but a crafting heat gun or big heat gun will. Basically, you are softening the top layer of the oil based trim (plastic) and bringing the color back. I have done this on bumpers and interior pieces with pretty good results.
There are hundreds of videos on YouTube on how to accomplish this.
Can someone help me with what these two parts are called? I want to replace them because they are so sun-damaged. Not sure where is the best place to find them either so any help is appreciated!
Thanks
David
just paint them. Wash them with dawn dishwashing liquid. It will remove any wax, grease, road crap, armorall etc. use a paint specific for plastic. Regular paint will crack and peel. Paint for plastic usually has a flex agent.
as far as names I believe it’s front bumper trim and the lower piece is air deflector or lower valance
btw …remove the plastics off the bumper. Before painting
Revisiting the heat gun method I briefly mentioned above... I forgot that I had provided a few details of performing this task on an interior piece in the "what did you do to your rig today" thread. I had a moment, so I searched the thread and found the post.
This is an interior piece, but I have used this same method to renew faded, sun-bleached plastic pieces in the past. In my humble opinion, it works better than paint because there is not coating or coloring being added to the top layer of plastic. You are simply bringing some of the original color back to the top, that has been damaged by UV and debris over time.
Just a thought and I hope you find a solution that works well for you.
Revisiting the heat gun method I briefly mentioned above... I forgot that I had provided a few details of performing this task on an interior piece in the "what did you do to your rig today" thread. I had a moment, so I searched the thread and found the post.
This is an interior piece, but I have used this same method to renew faded, sun-bleached plastic pieces in the past. In my humble opinion, it works better than paint because there is not coating or coloring being added to the top layer of plastic. You are simply bringing some of the original color back to the top, that has been damaged by UV and debris over time.
Just a thought and I hope you find a solution that works well for you.
