Fender Flare Paint and Prep ...HELP!!!!!!!!
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as was said, take them off You are gonna have to mask almost the whole truck unless you want overspray on the whole thing.
scuff them with a grey scuff pad. red ones are very harsh and they are meant for priming, not painting over. you can do it wet or dry. if you do it wet, put a little soap in the water.
Wash them off. Dry them very well. Use a wax and grease remover from a paint store if you can get it. Its cheap at about $6 for a spray can. Spray it on, wipe it around and with a clean paper towel, wipe it off while its still wet. Glass cleaner can work, but it can stain and streak with certain kinds of paints, so i would avoid it to be safe.
Im assuming you are gonna rattle can it. Spray the first coat very light. You just want a pisser coat on there to make sure you cleaned it right. Let it sit for a couple minutes than go with a second, slightly heavier coat. Let that sit for a few minutes and if there are no reactions, then you can go with a nice medium coat. Let that one sit and give it one more. Most paints require 2 or 3 coats. So just check the can.
Let it dry for a while, slap flares and bumper back on and be happy.
scuff them with a grey scuff pad. red ones are very harsh and they are meant for priming, not painting over. you can do it wet or dry. if you do it wet, put a little soap in the water.
Wash them off. Dry them very well. Use a wax and grease remover from a paint store if you can get it. Its cheap at about $6 for a spray can. Spray it on, wipe it around and with a clean paper towel, wipe it off while its still wet. Glass cleaner can work, but it can stain and streak with certain kinds of paints, so i would avoid it to be safe.
Im assuming you are gonna rattle can it. Spray the first coat very light. You just want a pisser coat on there to make sure you cleaned it right. Let it sit for a couple minutes than go with a second, slightly heavier coat. Let that sit for a few minutes and if there are no reactions, then you can go with a nice medium coat. Let that one sit and give it one more. Most paints require 2 or 3 coats. So just check the can.
Let it dry for a while, slap flares and bumper back on and be happy.
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There is little arrow kind of tabs that hold them to the fenders. The easiest way i found was to give the end towards the front a good yank to pop it out and get it started, then i just worked my way down the flare pulling it back and using a flat head screw driver to push one side of the arrow tabs in and pop it out. You can also remove the tabs from the flare, i cant remember if the tabs slide up or down into the flare but i broke a few tabs attempting that so i wouldnt try that one.
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