xenon flares - repaired?
 

I have some 4" wide xenon fender flares for my cj7. I have them, but have
not bought them yet. The person selling them to me said he used wax on the
front ones and it left them faded looking:

http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare2.jpg
http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare4.jpg

Any suggestions on how to make these look better? or should I pass. They
sell for $220 new and he's willing to sell to me for $100. I've tried wiping
with water - nothing.
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Heat gun.
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HomeBrewer wrote:
>
> I have some 4" wide xenon fender flares for my cj7. I have them, but have
> not bought them yet. The person selling them to me said he used wax on the
> front ones and it left them faded looking:
>
> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare2.jpg
> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare4.jpg
>
> Any suggestions on how to make these look better? or should I pass. They
> sell for $220 new and he's willing to sell to me for $100. I've tried wiping
> with water - nothing.
> --
> ___________________
> HomeBrewer
> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
> http://85cj7.webhop.net/
> http://funfacts.webhop.org/
> "When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the way
> of the man that's doing it."

Damn, you beat me to it. Heat gun works good on those from what I hear.
KH

"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Heat gun.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> HomeBrewer wrote:
>>
>> I have some 4" wide xenon fender flares for my cj7. I have them, but have
>> not bought them yet. The person selling them to me said he used wax on
>> the
>> front ones and it left them faded looking:
>>
>> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare2.jpg
>> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare4.jpg
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to make these look better? or should I pass. They
>> sell for $220 new and he's willing to sell to me for $100. I've tried
>> wiping
>> with water - nothing.
>> --
>> ___________________
>> HomeBrewer
>> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
>> http://85cj7.webhop.net/
>> http://funfacts.webhop.org/
>> "When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
>> way
>> of the man that's doing it."

They could also be painted.
KH

"L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Heat gun.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> HomeBrewer wrote:
>>
>> I have some 4" wide xenon fender flares for my cj7. I have them, but have
>> not bought them yet. The person selling them to me said he used wax on
>> the
>> front ones and it left them faded looking:
>>
>> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare2.jpg
>> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare4.jpg
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to make these look better? or should I pass. They
>> sell for $220 new and he's willing to sell to me for $100. I've tried
>> wiping
>> with water - nothing.
>> --
>> ___________________
>> HomeBrewer
>> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
>> http://85cj7.webhop.net/
>> http://funfacts.webhop.org/
>> "When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
>> way
>> of the man that's doing it."

The wax didn't do that, but he put the wax on to try and fix the faded
look he was already getting. If you go the heatgun route, be sure not to
get too close or you will leave behind a melted spot. :) It's probably
your best bet considering how chaulky they look.

HomeBrewer wrote:
> I have some 4" wide xenon fender flares for my cj7. I have them, but have
> not bought them yet. The person selling them to me said he used wax on the
> front ones and it left them faded looking:
>
> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare2.jpg
> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare4.jpg
>
> Any suggestions on how to make these look better? or should I pass. They
> sell for $220 new and he's willing to sell to me for $100. I've tried wiping
> with water - nothing.

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You could try waxing it with a product called colorback. It is a wax
with pigments in it. It works well, but make sure you wear gloves when
applying it!

HomeBrewer did pass the time by typing:
> I have some 4" wide xenon fender flares for my cj7. I have them, but have
> not bought them yet. The person selling them to me said he used wax on the
> front ones and it left them faded looking:
>
> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare2.jpg
> http://www.t3e871.rchomepage.com/ngpics/flare4.jpg
>
> Any suggestions on how to make these look better? or should I pass. They
> sell for $220 new and he's willing to sell to me for $100. I've tried wiping
> with water - nothing.

I've had good results with McGuires Gold Class Trim Detailer. So far the handles
and trim on the ZJ are staying nice and new looking. Put the stuff on outside though,
it's stinky.

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DougW

That is sun bleeching. Not wax. By the time you get doen messing around
with the flares you'd be better of buying new ones. But, there is a
product I have heard about that is marketed through ATV/dirbike shops
that is for restoring sun bleeched plastic. I have no idea what its
called, but stop at your local bike shop and ask them I am sure they
can tell you.