Reconditioned Fender Flares

[sofloraptor]

This project ended up being a lot more than I had hoped for and really tested my patience. My flares and rear applique were heavily stained and had a bunch of scratches and gouges in them. I went back and forth between bed liner, wrap, EFF it or paint... finally settled on just painting them.

I ordered my paint from TouchUpDirect and @Cornwallis was a huge help with some tips and tricks.

I removed the flares and applique. I filled everything with a poly putty, sanded, primed, painted and then cleared.

I still need to do the front grill but I'm debating if I even want to at this point. Beside that, overall I'm really happy with the results. The finish is a tad lighter than OEM but because I did all the trim I wasn't too worried about it.

Figured I'd share since it seems like this comes up a bit.

 

[Admin.RealTruck]

The before and after are night and day. Amazing job! The color is truly a great match.

 

[smurfslayer]

#Respect.

 

[bounsmith21]

Nice work, those came out great!

 

[JohnyPython]

Fu€king fantastic!!

 

[kevo_lo]

Was this done via a gun or with spray cans? This came out very very nice, btw. Very nice job

 

[sofloraptor]

Was this done via a gun or with spray cans? This came out very very nice, btw. Very nice job

It was done with spray cans. I did however hang some plastic tarps and made a makeshift paint booth to help with any dust and to make it easier for even coverage.

Thanks guys for the feedback!

 

[HighwaySentinel]

Those came out really good. It could be pretty beneficial if you were to do a write-up on the project and include the tips and tricks you learned along with product numbers of paint etc... Again, nice job!

 

[rickysnickers]

Looks very good. Nicely done!

 

[Cornwallis]

Just saw this. Nice! @sofloraptor I'm glad it finally worked out...looks great!