Another Cladding question

[circmand]

I was looking for some of the cladding products recommended here and had no luck. I did see Bondo has a product to renew your truck bed liner. Has anyone had experience with this?

[etlsport]

I used that bondo stuff "black again" or something like that.. it was AWFUL it was basically black paint.. you can still see remnants of it on my fender after i dont even know how long... probably been a year now.. I think that crncnn also used it on his cladding with not very good results

I do remember one person saying they liked it though.. I could see it working well to make your cladding really dark permanantly if you used like 3-4 coats to be sure its even, it was really streaky to put on

imho i would just look for the purple mcguires tire shine and use that once a month with a few touch ups

[circmand]

What would you use to get it black again? Mine is fadded and swirly

[Triathlete]

What would you use to get it black again? Mine is fadded and swirly

Line-X!:bwgr:

[etlsport]

use a coat or two of this.. itll help a lot

http://www.meguiars.com/estore/products/product_G7516.jpg

[DarkWing]

Do a search and you will find a few threads about a perm solution to the cladding question. If you don't mind the weekly effort, Mother's back to black is the best thing going. Wipe it on, look for spots that don't take it the first time, reapply there. Once it all looks, wet, wipe with a dry cloth, buffing to a shine. Looks GOOOOOOD!! I'm looking into a small handheld device to aid in the application.

D.W.
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[LittleBeast]

If you don't mind the weekly effort, Mother's back to black is the best thing going. Wipe it on, look for spots that don't take it the first time, reapply there. Once it all looks, wet, wipe with a dry cloth, buffing to a shine. Looks GOOOOOOD!! \

I 2nd that opinion, I have been using Mother's Back to Black for 4 years now and never had any problems and it is awesome stuff. My vote is Mother's Back to Black.

[bigkoala1]

i was talking to a detail guy thats been doing it for years. he said you want to use a non- petrolium based protectant. after you stop using said products it dryes out the plastic/rubber.

he recomended the 303 products

[circmand]

And the #)# products are?

[johnnyapollo]

I've been using Endurance since shortly after purchasing the VX (I bought it new in 2001). Big vote for it - it lasts for 2 weeks in weather and up to a month if you garage at home and work. Even after washing it looks good so it only needs to be reapplied every 2-3 weeks. Plus the grape smell will trigger some olfactory response while it's being applied.

For really faded cladding there's a restoration package designed for the Chevy Avalanche that's supposed to be top notch - it's basically a special forumula paint that bonds with the cladding plastic (Urethane I believe - same as a shampoo bottle and hard to find something that sticks to it well). I've heard of good results with this.

Of the low-cost products, I think Endurance is best - it's basically a silicone made for tires. I've tried most others at different times and have been disappointed with them.

-- John

[circmand]

Sorry I meant what are the 303 products?

[bigkoala1]

Sorry I meant what are the 303 products?

http://www.303products.com/tech/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=428&CFID=6023216&CFTOKEN=89839484

check out this link.

[circmand]

Thanks

[JHarris1385]

There is a link from that mentioned 303 page for a free trial set, just send $5 to them in the mail for shipping. Im doing it.

[alanbradley]

Yeah, bummer they won't ship to the UK though... :(

A

[bigkoala1]

i used to use it on my tonneu cover for the 1500. with great results, never thought to use it on cladding.