GU Owners: What do you use on your flares?

[trekster]

Hey all,

Tried a search but couldn't come up with what I was looking for, What does everyone use on their flares to keep them schmick and black?

I got my car detailed a few months back and they used some sort of silicon spray as they came up black, but after a while with the rain etc I had all these run lines down the car from where the silicon had washed off!

Mine are fairly faded and abit white in areas, Gimme some ideas on how to revitalise them


Cheers,
Eric.

[04OFF]

Close range with a water blaster, then heat with a heat gun should get a lot of colour back for you.

What i did with mine was paint them with cheap satin black paint, lasted very well looked great.



Ive bought new flares for my car now, but before i put them on im spraying them with bumper coat, its like a matt texture finish like the flares are from factory, looks clean and neat and is easy to spray compared to anything ive used.

Give me 5 min and ill get you a pic of something ive painted in it.

If you want to see the flares painted in satin paint, look in my 04off pics thread, every pic of my car was taken long "after" the flares got painted when i first bought the car.

[the godfather]

I use tyre replenisher. Works a treat.

[happygu]

Never use Car Polish...they will go all white and it is really hard, i.e read nearly impossible to remove.

Mic

[happygu]

Heat gun works really well as it brings them back to black but it isn't always convenient and it is time consuming, so I just used to Armorall them, and I did it when I did the interior.

Mic

[04OFF]

Here ya go, its dark in my garage, and only taken with my ph, but should give you some sort of idea.....

Blackouts in the grille...







Door handles...




Even window rubbers....

[trekster]

I have a heat gun here at home, so am I looking to get it to a certain temperature or will I be able to visibly see when it's right as the colour will come back?


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[trekster]

Close range with a water blaster, then heat with a heat gun should get a lot of colour back for you.

What i did with mine was paint them with cheap satin black paint, lasted very well looked great.

Did it ever start going white in the sun?




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[macca86]

Can I just say you blokes are making a strong case for the gq owners as to the toughest patrol. The correct answer is go for a bush run in a tight track get some bush pin striping its the best thing about the gu guards that and we don't need to put on rubber skirts to fit 33 or 35 tyres

[taslucas]

Can I just say you blokes are making a strong case for the gq owners as to the toughest patrol. The correct answer is go for a bush run in a tight track get some bush pin striping its the best thing about the gu guards that and we don't need to put on rubber skirts to fit 33 or 35 tyres

Thats a straight out lie!!
The rubber flares are to stop the mud roosting up the side of the vehicle. Have you ever driven in mud? Everyone I know that owns a GU has put rubber flares on.....

FanTapstic!