Exteror plastic bleaching
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Yes, the kids call it the star burst truck...
I had it to two dealers and they told me it had to be falling off before they would do anything!
I havent bothered, some people have painted them - I think i might try that.
I had it to two dealers and they told me it had to be falling off before they would do anything!
I havent bothered, some people have painted them - I think i might try that.
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I painted them myself, I spent less than 200.00$ for all the material to do the job. I even have enough left to redo the process again if I need too. If you've never done any type of automotive painting you might want to have it done by a pro shop. A good price range is 400-600$ for it to be done by a auto paint shop.
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Auto parts stores carry a paint called bumper coating (exact same gray color), I popped mine off and rattle canned them about 1 year ago. They still look great, no fading cracks, or chipping. This paint is made for plastic bumpers, so it works great on factory side moldings.
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The side panels are more of a grab and pull, or yank, as the case may be. Some (most) of the retainers will stay in the metal. Just remove them and place back in the panels.
I ran silicone around all holes when I replaced mine. This keeps water out, and stops any rattles that these panels are famous for.
I ran silicone around all holes when I replaced mine. This keeps water out, and stops any rattles that these panels are famous for.
Last edited by yardbird; Aug 14, 2006 at 11:37 PM.
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Any way to match the factory paint for a Silver Birch Expy if i want to paint the pannels.
Mine are fading too, and i never liked the silver truck with grey pannels, love to take them off and paint them, but i want to match the body color.
Where can i get the matching paint? Any thoughts?
Mine are fading too, and i never liked the silver truck with grey pannels, love to take them off and paint them, but i want to match the body color.
Where can i get the matching paint? Any thoughts?