PittVXr
08/05/2011, 07:33 PM
I had the opportunity to Gatorback my cladding this week. I purchased Mike Nomy's leftover cans of Gatorback Black. It was money well spent. Very easy to apply and I think the results are great. The biggest surprise is how the cladding felt after the Gatorback was applied. I was expecting it to feel as if it had been painted. Instead, it seems that the product "soaked in" to the cladding. It doesn't feel like there is a layer of anything on top of the cladding.
I have a few cell phone pics to share, I apologize in advance for the quality. I'll see if I can snap some with a better camera next week.
Here is a shot of the untreated passenger side. Cladding is faded and has an uneven look to it.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/515/raw_side.jpg
Here is the treated driver's side. Muy Bueno! Color is even and is a satin black. (picture is a little washed out)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/515/done_side.jpg
It rained the next day. As you can see the product does not wash off and water beads up nicely.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/515/wet_side.jpg
Overall I feel it was money well spent. I received a few compliments on the truck at work this week. People wanted to know if I had replaced all of the plastic around the bottom. They were surprised to hear it was from a spray can. I have a few spots that need to be touched up but overall it seemed to apply very evenly. I applied 2 very light coats and used 2 and approx 1/8th of a can to do all of the lower cladding.
Any questions please ask! I may not get a chance to respond until Monday though.
I have a few cell phone pics to share, I apologize in advance for the quality. I'll see if I can snap some with a better camera next week.
Here is a shot of the untreated passenger side. Cladding is faded and has an uneven look to it.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/515/raw_side.jpg
Here is the treated driver's side. Muy Bueno! Color is even and is a satin black. (picture is a little washed out)
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/515/done_side.jpg
It rained the next day. As you can see the product does not wash off and water beads up nicely.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/515/wet_side.jpg
Overall I feel it was money well spent. I received a few compliments on the truck at work this week. People wanted to know if I had replaced all of the plastic around the bottom. They were surprised to hear it was from a spray can. I have a few spots that need to be touched up but overall it seemed to apply very evenly. I applied 2 very light coats and used 2 and approx 1/8th of a can to do all of the lower cladding.
Any questions please ask! I may not get a chance to respond until Monday though.