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Old Aug 31, 2000 | 08:40 PM
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Has anyone ever spray painted there wheel wells black before. Mine are kind of getting a lighter color to them.What I want to now is do you think the paint will look good and stay on for a while.Thanks for any help.
Old Sep 1, 2000 | 03:22 PM
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I do this all the time.I paint the wheel wells and the front underside at the plastic.You may want to wash it,use a brush,let dry and then paint.I use the cheap paint and you may want to tape up the painted part of the car or have some kind of wax cleaner for overspray.Put some cardboard down for drips goodluck.
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 02:33 AM
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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Why do you want to paint them? The're made out of black plastic resin. Just clean and dress them and they shine like new. Use your favorite tire dressing or some Trim Shine. The paint is only going to chip off from the debri your tires throw.
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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Why do you want to paint them? The're made out of black plastic resin. Just clean and dress them and they shine like new. Use your favorite tire dressing or some Trim Shine. The paint is only going to chip off from the debri your tires throw.
Mine are stained brownish from living on a dirt road. No matter how much I scrub I can't get them clean so I've been thinking of painting them too.

You can see how bad they look here:

Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by njmaxseltd
Why do you want to paint them? The're made out of black plastic resin. Just clean and dress them and they shine like new. Use your favorite tire dressing or some Trim Shine. The paint is only going to chip off from the debri your tires throw.
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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Wow...didn't even realize this thread is going on 6 years old, lol!
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:42 AM
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Wow no joke, but dang I've gotta clean those up too on mine.
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