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Mar 12, 2007 | 10:49 PM

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Painting wheel well?

Well since im painting calipers i have decieded i want to clean up my wheel wells....what can be done? Spray paint the rears? what bout the fronts?

Mar 12, 2007 | 11:13 PM

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It's done all the time with rubberized undercoat. Make sure you tape everything off and clean them up real good before you do it!

Mar 12, 2007 | 11:16 PM

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just clean the fronts really really good, and they will shine better then new.. and rubberized undercoating works great on the rear

Mar 12, 2007 | 11:18 PM

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I don't care for the rough look of the rubberized coating. I bought some of the Krylon Fusion paint for plastic and it does a great job of holding onto plastic. The only drawback is the limited colors but gloss black works well. Clean them up good with acetone or a degreaser and mask everything off and start painting.

Mar 12, 2007 | 11:50 PM

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where do you guys buy the stuff to paint the rear?

Mar 12, 2007 | 11:51 PM

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im saying this b/c i have the car on stands now and have the wheels n rotors off so i want to do it tomorrow so i need something that is buyable at a store...Thanks

Mar 13, 2007 | 12:00 AM

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Any auto parts store will have the rubberdized coating, and walmart for black spray paint.

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Mar 13, 2007 | 05:52 PM

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I just spray paint flat black every year after storage. Just make sure to tape off your fenders so no overspray gets on it.

Mar 13, 2007 | 06:42 PM

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yeah i just sprayed mine with duplicolor gloss black, and it looks real good but probley wont last real long

Mar 13, 2007 | 07:23 PM

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I used the underbody spray. Whose going to inspect wheel wells too closely anyway?

Mar 13, 2007 | 07:25 PM

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The reason for the truck bed liner is that its though and wont crack or chip plus its easy to clean.

Mar 13, 2007 | 07:57 PM

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Try duplicolor truck bed liner. Works great and leaves a smooth finish that looks like the rough surface of undercoat but cleans up really well and is smooth to the touch.

Mar 13, 2007 | 08:03 PM

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Try duplicolor truck bed liner. Works great and leaves a smooth finish that looks like the rough surface of undercoat but cleans up really well and is smooth to the touch.

Exactly thats what I use and you can get it in the spray can.

Mar 13, 2007 | 09:36 PM

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Try duplicolor truck bed liner. Works great and leaves a smooth finish that looks like the rough surface of undercoat but cleans up really well and is smooth to the touch.

Where can you get the Truck Bed Liner Spray? I dont guess I have ever seen it. Im sure maybe any of the auto storeshave it, but I have to ask!