Cleaning up the rear bumper step trim?

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Yeah, if it's too far gone that's what I would do too. I use that back to black stuff about every six months and it seems to hold up pretty good. My '03 is still original and it's still pretty black. If I look at it close I can tell it's faded a little, but not too bad.


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Yeah, if it's too far gone that's what I would do too. I use that back to black stuff about every six months and it seems to hold up pretty good. My '03 is still original and it's still pretty black. If I look at it close I can tell it's faded a little, but not too bad.

Yeah mine is bad. 15 years in the Florida Sun.

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F6D326AB-2458-4BFA-A7F1-E25095501EEC.jpeg Duplicolor Vinyl & Fabric spray last a very long time on outside trim. Pic shows console side panel sprayed with Flat Black.

I think the piece un clips from the bumper cover so easy spray without masking. I’m going to spray this part, windshield wiper arms and trim panel around wipers. All have faded more gray than black on mine.

Clean the plastic with something that removes all dirt & oil, but that is also clean rinse. I used Purple Power on couple interior trim parts this week and then had issues with vinyl dye biting in. It left a greasy film even after blasting with pressure washer, so don’t use it for pre paint/dye cleaner.
Probably best to use the Duplicolor prep cleaner. On plastic use a medium to stiff nylon brush with cleaner to get into the texture of the plastic. Let dry then spray. Duplicolor vinyl & fabric spray dries fast, you can reinstall the part in less than an hour.
It’s not just paint, it does bond into the plastic.
 

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Wow Kevin, those parts look great. What time can you be here to do mine?

It’s 20 degrees here, don’t tempt me, I might stay until April. Lol

My 08 Expedition is a project. 275k miles and previous owner has 5 young kids with apparently no vehicle food restrictions. Transmission doesn’t move, but I bought it for $1,200 because the motor was replaced little over a year ago and around 30-40k miles on it. Hopefully couple more stimulus checks and I’ll have a new transmission!
 

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