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Painting the fender liners black???

Old 06-20-2007, 01:54 PM
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Anyone done this? Someone suggested this to me in another thread and I'm seriously thinking of doing it I think it will look good..
Old 06-20-2007, 01:59 PM
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Do it you homo, you could get a rattle can from autozone.
Also for a quickie you could spray that tire shine stuff on them, Ive done that and it works pretty well too.
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Yeah Id like to just spray paint it then its permanent. And remember Joe I know where you live! You cant say the same.
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I had a guy at a car show tell me to spray pam cooking oil on them. It is not suposed to let the dirt and crap from the road stick and keeps them black like new
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I wouldn't paint them, at risk of having the paint chip & peel.

I'd just clean them real good, you can use tire dressing to really make them black...
Here is mine.
Old 06-20-2007, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Hark_Z
Yeah Id like to just spray paint it then its permanent. And remember Joe I know where you live! You cant say the same.
I can find you if I want...
Im going to be painting my inner fenders too probably soon. I think Im just going to use the left over black caliper paint.
Old 06-20-2007, 02:45 PM
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id do it, ive thought about doin that to mine. jw hark_z wat #'s does your car push?,or times? you got most the mods that i plan to do soon and its an A4
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Originally Posted by JD_AMG
I can find you if I want...
Im going to be painting my inner fenders too probably soon. I think Im just going to use the left over black caliper paint.
Well I dont care if it starts to slowly chip in months down the road..You cant really see the fenderwells good enough anyways, lol. Im just going to use black spray paint and then cover it over with a clear protectant.

You might as well too! I live down a gravel road though so everything on my car is always chalked over
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Originally Posted by Hark_Z
Well I dont care if it starts to slowly chip in months down the road..You cant really see the fenderwells good enough anyways, lol. Im just going to use black spray paint and then cover it over with a clear protectant.

You might as well too! I live down a gravel road though so everything on my car is always chalked over
Yeah I feel so bad for you living on a gravel road with a black car
You might want to scuff up the front fender wells a little so the paint can stick.
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Originally Posted by Unstang
I wouldn't paint them, at risk of having the paint chip & peel.
true that, but i might try the rubberized bumper coating in a spray can from autozone...that shouldnt crack or chip off and would be easy to clean up nicely...
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I'm going to do the rear fender wells tonight-the flat black paint should stick well..and still look alright if it should chip down the road for whatever reason I can re-coat it. As stated I think it would definitely be a good idea to use the rubber coating paint for the fronts. Thanks guys.
Old 06-20-2007, 10:07 PM
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you should do the !cat mod too.
Old 06-20-2007, 10:26 PM
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I just use the tire gel. It works good and last a long time. My car doesn't see rain and rarely gets driven so it probably lasts longer than most.
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took some pics of tonights progress:
I know my rotor is rusted..haha.




The paint is drying overnight[I sprayed a loooot] then tommorrow I am going to coat it with a clear protectant. Let me also add that I did powerwash the fenderwells first.
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The finished product:



Looks a lot cleaner to me now let me know what you guys think!
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Looks good, I thought you were painting the fronts, that is why I was thinking the paint would hip & peel.
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Originally Posted by Revelation Z28
you should do the !cat mod too.
target practice

J/K but the cat would be tossed a couple of yards
Old 06-21-2007, 05:53 PM
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You can do it just used RUBBERIZED UNDERCOAT. And carefully.

If you use paint your gonna hate yourself when it chips.
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WTF! that cat would be in 10-12 pieces by now if that were my car. I used the rubberized undercoating stuff on the frame/wheel wells of my Grand National, its held up well for almost 4 years now and resists scrubbing frequently to remove the remains of ET Streets
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Looks good! FWIW, I painted the front plastic inner fenders with cheapo rattle can black almost two years ago. They look brand new, no chips or cracks. Only way to go IMO.

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