Painting

[Phillip Clark]

I have an 03 XLT so I have that grey bottem skirt that goes around the whole thing, has anyone ever got that painting to where the whole vehicle has a monochromic look? If so, how well does it turn out?

 

[Robert Stanton]

Think Tom R painted his own, and posted a project on it.



I'm curious what others have paid to have both bumper covers and side cladding painted.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Several have. From a shop you will find the prices range $400 to $600.



You can order it from Ford off an 04 in the color of your choice. It will run you just over $1000.00.

 

[Phillip Clark]

I think I might be going with shop for that one

 

[Phillip Clark]

I looked at TomR's project, is there a way to get it to look like the rest of the vehicle, as in being able to get it shiny and reflective as the rest of the vehicle?

 

[FlipTrac_511]

I think that's pretty much what TomR did, C2. Except he decided to use black paint. You'll have to find the paint-code for your Aspen Green Trac.

 

[Phillip Clark]

I realized that, it just looked more dull than the rest of the paint because of the material the cladding was made out of.

 

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[Todd Z]

It can be done....

I did mine in black

Todd Z

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[Phillip Clark]

Todd Z, did you have to sand it any?

 

[Todd Cloutier]

You could also try Dupicolor textured metallic paint. It is supposedly designed for use on plastic. I painted my step pads with it and the paint seems pretty durable.

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[Todd Z]

C2, Nope, I used 3m plastic parts cleaner, then 3m adhesion promoter and 4 coats of single stage PPG gloss black paint. No clear needed... I sanded the paint only between coats and then painted. the last coat got 1600 grit and polishing compound with a wheel...

Good so far, at least 1 year later...

Todd Z