Painted My Cladding Pics>>>

[Whaleboy]

I think this is a wonderfully simple idea. Bulldog specifically states it works on polypropylene, which is what our cladding is made of.

Lightly sand the surface. Clean really well with the remover or Acetone (I would imagine), clean again, apply Bulldog then the paint!

It's enough to actually make me wanna try it. I am SICK AND TIRED of putting back to black on every weekend. It's the only thing that keeps me from just going to a car wash and having someone else do it. cause they use crap like turtlewax. And in Texas heat it dries out in days.

[vxDAKINECHICvx]

Look amazzzzzing! I have wanted to do that with my ebony since I got it, but am afraid of the paint chipping or ending up looking awful in the end. Want to come and paint it for me?! I don't know if I will be able to build up the guts to try it. May come out pretty awful for me....
Thanks for the pictures and the post on how to do it though! You rock!

[Dare2Dream]

Dang, this looks amazing!!!

[Maugan_VX]

is the cladding still holding up well?

[Bantan]

Thats hot!!!

[Mark Miller]

I had one spot on the front on the slick part of the tag mount area.
That would be my fault for not preping it well enough.
I'm still very happy with the results, would do it again.
I'll keep you guys posted with any problems with it.

Here are two pics from last week when I did the painted on skid plate mod.
I was chicken to do it any higher. The hook is going back black.







My biggest problem now is the Love Bug Suicide Rate Is On An All Time High!

[Maugan_VX]

ok, well it still looks good, and thats convinced me. I was going to go for a rhino-lining alternative, but this looks better even if it wont hide my gouges and scrapes from wheelin.

[E-ZooZoo One]

...The hook is going back black.

Why? - you can hardly see it.
(says the guy with Day-Glow Safety Orange tow hooks on his Rodeo )

[Mark Miller]

Why? - you can hardly see it.
(says the guy with Day-Glow Safety Orange tow hooks on his Rodeo )

There's an idea, how about the hook the same red as my calipers.
If I don't like it, I can paint it.
(race cars use the red loop hooks)

Maugan_VX
If you have a lot of the "son of gun" type products on your cladding, go over it several times with the prep all. A buddy of mine said he had problems like technocoy did on one of his cars, in the same breath same guy said he never had a problem with his other car that he did that had no products used on it over a year.

[Joe_Black]

My biggest problem now is the Love Bug Suicide Rate Is On An All Time High!

Excellent! That means our relocation program is working well. I can actually count the splats this year!

[onebadtrooper]

Hey thanks for posting this... Smiley posted this over on 4x4wire, so I tried it on my moms vx. It looks great!!!!!
I don't post much over here, but I do lurk form time to time...
here is a link with pics.....

Thanks again
_chris..

vx repaint pics....

[Veritech Jedi]

Anyone try this on the hood insert to match the cladding? I wonder if it might cover the minor nicks and chips the insert gets. Just curious for opinions on this from people who have messed with their insert.

[onebadtrooper]

Yeah I did the insert also, it turned out pretty good. Its harder to get an even coat on it because its not textured. I'll try to get some better pics....

[etlsport]

if youve got some guts and confidence in your ability to paint, you could always sand down the hood insert some to give it texture (maybe 400-600 grit)... just keep in mind once you do that theres no going back

[onebadtrooper]

Here is the only picture I have of the hood insert at the moment. When this was taken I didn't have the front clip repainted yet....