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Old 04-06-2007, 07:54 PM
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looks all faded.
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have they been polished and waxed?


i just took mine off!

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no havent done that yet at all.....

was it easy to remove to polish?

ill try on my next day off.....
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Originally Posted by Silvers808,Apr 6 2007, 09:06 PM
no havent done that yet at all.....

was it easy to remove to polish?

ill try on my next day off.....
no- its not usually easy, but on a small surface like the wiper blades it is easier... you gotta really rub.
i would take them off of the car probably
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I had a '93 Prelude that I bought new and by the time I sold it in '99 the wiper arms were pretty beat up. I was able to make them look like new by repainting them.

I just took them off the car, sanded lightly, then painted 2 coats. I used some sort of black trim paint that I found at Pep Boy's. They came out perfect.
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Apr 6 2007, 08:44 PM
have they been polished and waxed?


i just took mine off!
how do u polish and wax it ? just like the rest of the body of your car ? AIO then wax ?

thanks
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Poorboy's Trim Restorer does a nice job with faded parts like this, however, it's not a permanent solution because it will need to be reapplied every couple months or so. If you don't want to deal with that, then repainting them like MikeyC did might be your best bet
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I powdercoated them flat black along with my exhaust tips, came out awesome.
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Originally Posted by onfire01,Apr 8 2007, 10:44 AM
I powdercoated them flat black along with my exhaust tips, came out awesome.
i am sorry but can u powercoated yourself or u have to bring it to a shop ?
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If you have an oven you dont use to cook food you can. I have a extra one in the garage for my powdercoating


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