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Old 07-09-2022, 06:52 AM
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Default Refinished fender flairs - awesome turn out

Got tired of my discolored and rough fender flairs but wasn't about to buy new ones at the dealer.
Sanded with 80, then off to 200 and 400.

I found it easier to do on the car - i taped off and when I had to get close to the edge i used a skinny putty knife to protect the paint.

After sanding, I used an air compressor and clean, then 3m wax removal spray to make sure it was clean.
I used a quick coat of Bulldog adhesion promoter and then SEM 39103 Bumper paint. At this point i could still see some imperfections from sanding and it wasnt quite drying to the finish I wanted. I then used a few light coats of SEM texture




coating - this was the best part of it. It hid my imperfections and gave me the texture of oem. A few more top coats of bumper paint and i was set.

One of my flairs was pretty lose so it came off. Some 3M VHB and it was back together. I was a pain to get the old adhesive or tape off the body and the inside of a flair but doable.
 
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Old 07-09-2022, 07:23 AM
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Looks great! 3m stripe off wheel takes the old adhesive right off the body. Great for old decals and all kinds of stuff.
 
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Old 07-10-2022, 06:04 AM
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Looks Great. I have used SEM products for many interior plastic parts and though not inexpensive the quality of the product is worth it. Me on the other hand, I just deflated mine.
 
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