Eldorado2k
02-26-2018, 07:56 PM
Ok so a while back I restored the plastic fender skirts on my fathers Toyota Tacoma, I never really found anything great to protect them, so they’re due for a bit of attention again.
Here they are today before cleaning them. They used to be far worse than this before..
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/e41400f0963b5c059624d634895998ee.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/d4fa7a36b7e1470010fdb94a67bf91bc.jpg
To clean and prep them I decided to try the Blackfire Paint Prep for the 1st time.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/4c935b606456a97a65bbf141e40d15df.jpg
Spray on.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/653c5c68f7d3adaf9b8d2c1c11f05f79.jpg
Wipe off.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/f34b597b539f0b070ca6194b9d5b6d52.jpg
Worked pretty good. Smells great.[emoji1417] Here’s how much dirt came off.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/17bab1117ccd7c77c573a14dbea8e15a.jpg
Move on to the front fender. Now it’s time to remove all the oxidation that’s built up since the last time I cleaned them.
I’ll be using the McKee’s Coating Prep Polish [old label] w/terry applicator.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/3bea8dea888253e9eaec6fbf7ff143c2.jpg
Before.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/f8d96f9bca9dc472c3b824a135a66ced.jpg
50/50
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/79303856df13184bff2450e2f773baef.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/5fb3bf3bb7d75e7388a2fe1b3103bab1.jpg
Cleaning this time around was a breeze as there was nowhere ear as much oxidation to remove as the 1st time around. Very fast.
Gave it another quik wipedown with the Blackfire Paint Prep...
Finally time to lay down some protection. For this I figured I’d pull out the bottle of McKee’s Paint Coating [V.1] that I haven’t used in a while... However I’m fresh out of foam applicators.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/5bb61366399b317f14c65b784fbaeb72.jpg
So I decided to go Renny Doyle Style.[emoji41] Just grab 1 of my old gym socks.🧦
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/bf649943a555d8e4180f000cce05885f.jpg
However, as soon as the coating flashed, it hazed up the plastic making it look almost as bad as before. What the heck?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/220a3d943abdc981336aa725551f84c7.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/e991c7a34704f364323c779e4858e03b.jpg
Another quik rubdown with the Coating Prep Polish brought it back to new...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/1d88026fe1473b32d4462e7edefdabff.jpg
But what gives? The coating is forbidden to use on non porus plastic/rubber pieces? I wasn’t expecting that. Oh well, any suggestions for long term protection on this type of trim? Besides the obvious stuff like sealant etc. What do you guys think? Anyone dealt with this trim before?
Here they are today before cleaning them. They used to be far worse than this before..
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/e41400f0963b5c059624d634895998ee.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/d4fa7a36b7e1470010fdb94a67bf91bc.jpg
To clean and prep them I decided to try the Blackfire Paint Prep for the 1st time.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/4c935b606456a97a65bbf141e40d15df.jpg
Spray on.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/653c5c68f7d3adaf9b8d2c1c11f05f79.jpg
Wipe off.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/f34b597b539f0b070ca6194b9d5b6d52.jpg
Worked pretty good. Smells great.[emoji1417] Here’s how much dirt came off.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/17bab1117ccd7c77c573a14dbea8e15a.jpg
Move on to the front fender. Now it’s time to remove all the oxidation that’s built up since the last time I cleaned them.
I’ll be using the McKee’s Coating Prep Polish [old label] w/terry applicator.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/3bea8dea888253e9eaec6fbf7ff143c2.jpg
Before.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/f8d96f9bca9dc472c3b824a135a66ced.jpg
50/50
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/79303856df13184bff2450e2f773baef.jpg
After.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/5fb3bf3bb7d75e7388a2fe1b3103bab1.jpg
Cleaning this time around was a breeze as there was nowhere ear as much oxidation to remove as the 1st time around. Very fast.
Gave it another quik wipedown with the Blackfire Paint Prep...
Finally time to lay down some protection. For this I figured I’d pull out the bottle of McKee’s Paint Coating [V.1] that I haven’t used in a while... However I’m fresh out of foam applicators.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/5bb61366399b317f14c65b784fbaeb72.jpg
So I decided to go Renny Doyle Style.[emoji41] Just grab 1 of my old gym socks.🧦
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/bf649943a555d8e4180f000cce05885f.jpg
However, as soon as the coating flashed, it hazed up the plastic making it look almost as bad as before. What the heck?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/220a3d943abdc981336aa725551f84c7.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/e991c7a34704f364323c779e4858e03b.jpg
Another quik rubdown with the Coating Prep Polish brought it back to new...
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180227/1d88026fe1473b32d4462e7edefdabff.jpg
But what gives? The coating is forbidden to use on non porus plastic/rubber pieces? I wasn’t expecting that. Oh well, any suggestions for long term protection on this type of trim? Besides the obvious stuff like sealant etc. What do you guys think? Anyone dealt with this trim before?