GEN 2 Oddly Hazy Fender Flare

[Traffic22]

Don't know if this is the same but I had a similar problem. I bought my truck new and took it to have the wheel wells LineX. When Ingot it home I noticed scuffing and haziness on rear drivers side flare. Tried waxing it but it didn't seem to make a difference.

I took it back and the manager set up an appointment at a body shop who said it needed to be repainted. LineX manager didn't believe it and got denatured alcohol and after some scrubbing it looked like new. I put some wax on it and now 7 months later it still looks like new. Couldn't figure out what caused it, thought it may have been from adhesive when they taped off around the wheel well but don't know.

My original post did not attach my text to the pictures I posted. Operator error.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll give it a try. Now that I see the problem with mine, I can’t unsee it.

My plan was to hit up an acquaintance of mine who runs a body shop and see about repainting it the factory color.

I’ll give the alcohol route a try first. I use a 50/50 mix of Simple Green and Alcohol to clean my bowling balls and it works great to pull grease out of them. Hopefully it can cut through whatever is causing the haze. And worst case, if the paint is already boogered, and I’m no worse off than I am now.


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[KOBRA2848]

Stoner Trim shine. 12 oz aerosol can is like 12 dollars. You can find it on Amazon and in some auto parts store.

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I’ll second Trim Shine. It works great getting weathered plastic black again. I purchase at Oreillys auto parts for about $7 bucks. Hope your able to figure it out.

Mark

 

[Traffic22]

Well we have a winner. Took @wac45 suggestion. I was a little afraid to go straight rubbing alcohol, I used a mix of simple green and alcohol to cut the alcohol. (50/50 mix)

Amazing..after a few passes with the solution and a nice thick coat of paste wax for protection, it looks almost new.

Thanks so much for the advice and help.






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[Xtinct]

Well we have a winner.

Great, now on to cleaning the wheels!

 

[Traffic22]

Great, now on to cleaning the wheels!

Wheels are fine, tires look like garbage.

 

[wac45]

Well we have a winner. Took @wac45 suggestion. I was a little afraid to go straight rubbing alcohol, I used a mix of simple green and alcohol to cut the alcohol. (50/50 mix)

Amazing..after a few passes with the solution and a nice thick coat of paste wax for protection, it looks almost new.

Thanks so much for the advice and help.






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Awesome, really glad that worked for you!

 

[Traffic22]

Awesome, really glad that worked for you!

In bright sunlight, it’s clear they need a little work still. But thanks so much for the tip, they are 30-40% better. Think I can get them the rest of the way there.


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[wac45]

Don't know if it makes any difference but what I used was the denatured alcohol straight with micro fiber cloth. It took quite a bit of scrubbing not just putting it on and wiping it off. Hopefully you can get it to an acceptable level without having to repaint it. Good luck, once you know something is there like that it catches your eye all the time.

 

[Traffic22]

Don't know if it makes any difference but what I used was the denatured alcohol straight with micro fiber cloth. It took quite a bit of scrubbing not just putting it on and wiping it off. Hopefully you can get it to an acceptable level without having to repaint it. Good luck, once you know something is there like that it catches your eye all the time.

Thanks for the tip....next time I wash it, I’ll get after it again, but with a stronger concentration of denatured alcohol.

Yep, it’s a bummer how you can’t unsee it.


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[Traffic22]

Well this is what happens when you’re a dumb a**. I got too aggressive with a cutting compound trying to make the flare look perfect. (It was much better after the advice I received, but not 100%, and my OCD would not let it go.)

I essentially wore a spot in the paint, and it was done, no way to get it back to looking factory. (100% my fault.)

Stopped at my buddy’s body shop this morning and one of his guys did a super careful removal of the flare. Got it off with no scratches to the paint or damage to the clips.

Getting painted now, should have it back in a few days.




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