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are the 00-01 black plastic mud guards paintable?

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Old 01-26-2006, 08:57 PM
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are the 00-01 black plastic mud guards paintable?

I was thinking about purchasing these but came across the idea of painting them myself. Has anyone done this? Is this surface paintable. I dont know too much about painting but how many layers of primer, paint, and clear coat do i need if i were to do this. Any help would be appreciated
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Old 01-26-2006, 09:31 PM
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im pretty sure its paintable.
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Old 01-26-2006, 11:08 PM
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yes, I paint mine
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Old 01-27-2006, 05:29 AM
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they are paintable, but IMHO you should take them to a shop to have it done, w/ 2k urethane primer/bc/cc. rattle can paints will fail and look like crap in no time
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Old 01-27-2006, 09:18 AM
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yes they are.......
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Old 01-27-2006, 01:39 PM
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The mud guards I got for my AE were already painted. I thought Nissan made body colored mud guards for the regular Max (non AE).
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Mine are painted from the factory, got me....
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just curious..would anyone happen to have a set of sterling mud guards up for sale?
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I think it may be cheaper and better to just buy the pre-painted ones from Nissan. The only thing is that they only come pre-painted for the 2k2-2k3 models. But, they do fit the 2k-2k1's perfectly, but only for the rears. The fronts leave a gap, since the 2K2-2K3's come with side skirts. I only say this because, if you get a body shop to paint them, you might as well buy the body-colored ones from Nissan.
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