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Prerunner-Rangers Fender Restoration and Paint!!!! FINALLY!

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Haven't posted in awhile, been busy as hell. Anyway, for XMAS I'm finally going to paint my damn fenders. But there's a lot of cracks and **** in the way that need to get fixed first. Working on getting the required crap to fill in the cracks and then going to get a sander and go at it. And yes I'm doing the fronts too, but I had to take off my rears for now because the support mounts snapped off.

Fenders off:
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I'll keep you guys updated on my progress. Sorry for ****ty cell pics, but I'll get a better camera by the time it's done. Any feedback or suggestions are welcomed as this is my first attempt at doing this ever, and I'm kinda lost. Also I'm driving around like this cus I still gotta get to work :P Hopefully the popo don't bother me.

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got any before pics?? even if the fender are laying on the shop floor.. haha.. what kind of material are they?? plastic, f-glass, sheetmetal?
 
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Here's some befores:
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You can see on the second picture the fat crack I have on the rear right fender under the light. I tried to patch it up in the past but couldn't sand it too good cus the bumper was in the way.

They are all fiberglass.
 
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sweet.. ya i have a dent in the same spot on my truck.. backed into a tree and pushed the stock rear bumper into the sheetmetal.. truck looks good.. i like the prerunner style.
 
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your truck is awesome. no more cow! haha should look good when your done
 
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take off all those stickers from your back window you homo
 
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FINALLY! haha its about darn time!
 
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Originally Posted by 93rangerXLT4x4
sweet.. ya i have a dent in the same spot on my truck.. backed into a tree and pushed the stock rear bumper into the sheetmetal.. truck looks good.. i like the prerunner style.
Thanks.

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your truck is awesome. no more cow! haha should look good when your done
Gracias.

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take off all those stickers from your back window you homo
Only homo's live in FL, popeye.

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FINALLY! haha its about darn time!
 
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sweet deal man itll look good!!
 
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sweet deal man itll look good!!
Thanks bro
 
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Sweet man, I finally got some fiberglass fenders too, but I'm getting mine painted right away! LoL I hope to get my truck back next week sometime. JW what brand bedsides/fenders are you running?
 
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well at least for now its easy to fill the gas tank haha.
but you do loose the mad street cred of white fenders on a black truck
 
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Originally Posted by Prerunner-Ranger
Only homo's live in FL, popeye.
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Originally Posted by FRXLT
Sweet man, I finally got some fiberglass fenders too, but I'm getting mine painted right away! LoL I hope to get my truck back next week sometime. JW what brand bedsides/fenders are you running?
Nice man, I wish I woulda done that to mine. I think they are hannemans?

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well at least for now its easy to fill the gas tank haha.
but you do loose the mad street cred of white fenders on a black truck
True that. But it'll be back and black in no time flat!
 
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UPDATE:
Spent the weekend sanding down both front and rear fenders till they were soft as a baby's butt. Used 220 first then 320 Wet on the jitterbug. I got a few cell pics but didn't get anything else. Fenders are currently getting repaired and getting the final prep before paint.

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Currently rolling around fenderless

Making progess!!!!
 
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hell yeah progress is good no matter how small
 
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hell yeah, thanks andy.
 
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Can't wait to see them installed!
 
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Me either :)
 
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UPDATE:

Fenders have been completely restored, all cracks have been patched and all fenders sanded like a **** then wetsanded and primered. Also installing a new hole to mount my gas filler up to my fender again, finally.

Fenders currently being painted in the shop and will post pics asap.
 
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Pics now!!!!
 
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Yeah now!
 
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Soon.

Promise!!!! :)
 
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Originally Posted by Prerunner-Ranger
Soon.

Promise!!!! :)
Stop rubberizing your interior and get some damn pics up foo!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Prerunner-Ranger
Soon.

Promise!!!! :)
 


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