black wheel wells

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aircargoo

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has anyone redone there wheel wells? wanted to use a good product.

was going to paint wells in rear for now flat black.

front ones are pretty much plastic or rubber so....not touching those, but rear ones would look sharp black.:cool:
 

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Rubberized undercoating? I think that's what a lot of people use on their F150s. Supposed to resist chips better since it's a bit rubbery, if that makes sense.

I spray painted regular Rustolem all over the underside of the Expy (wheel wells included) awhile ago. Makes it look better :)
 

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I sprayed mine with an inexpensive satin black paint from Home Depot. When I detail the truck after washing I spray the wheel well with tire shine and it looks pretty good for a few weeks, also no dirt seems to stick to it.
 

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The best stuff out there is Dupli-Color spray on bedliner paint. I use it on tons of stuff and it always sticks and wears great.
 

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i used Rust-oleum rubberized undercoating then hit that with their gloss black auto paint too match the gap gaurds
 
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perfect.......ill get dupl this week. the rubber i think would get dull fast. im looking to get it black at least thou....especially rear wells.....txs people!!:D
 

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On the plastic parts of the fender wells I used Krylon's (or maybe Duplicolor's) black spray paint specifically for plastic. It has held up for a couple years now without fading, peeling, cracking, bubbling, etc. It looks brand new still. All I did was was it really well and then mask off the area and spray two or three even coats.

For the rest of the fender wells and the exposed metal (frame, suspension, etc) I used black Rustoleum paint that was for propane/charcoal grills. I didn't do enough prep on getting the surface rust off, so it didn't last as long as a it should have. If I did prepare it properly I imagine it would still look great all these years later. But, some of the surface rust came back and other spots just started to turn grayish because I didn't start with a good surface and really just sprayed over stuff.

So what I'm saying is, the plastic parts are easy if you use the spray paint for plastic; and with the metal, good prep work is key for whatever you end up spraying-whether its paint, bedliner, or undercoating.
 
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