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I couldn't get the dealer to replace my fadded cladding for free, so I spent $30 on Krylon Fusion spray paint and did it myself. These pics are only after one coat, I'm sure it will look better after I have time to do a second.
 

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here's what it looked like before. I also plan to paint the grill black sometime too.
 

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Looks good! Did you leave the panels on the Expy while painting, or did you remove them? I am considering this myself, and am curious.

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I left them on. I used some blue painters tape that's made for taping onto paint and some plastic to tape off the sides. I did it outside and had some overspray on the hood and roof, but it came right off in a regular wash, and then I waxed it and now there's definitely no sign of it. It doesn't take any prep besides wiping the dirt off, and it dries in 15 minutes.
 
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Excellent job! That looks really good. A huge improvement. On a similar note, anybody have any advice on making the faded trim around the windows on the doors and other areas look any better?
 
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Excellent job! That looks really good. A huge improvement. On a similar note, anybody have any advice on making the faded trim around the windows on the doors and other areas look any better?
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Try some Armorall, it works great on all the trim, tires and dash.
 
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looks good dude. doesnt krylon chip off though? or did you use that plastic bonding paint?
 
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looks good dude. doesnt krylon chip off though? or did you use that plastic bonding paint?
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The Fusion paint is made for plastic and also says that it's chip resistant. I havn't had any problems with it so far, and the another person on here that did it said he never had problems with it either.
 
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