TJ Flare Rejuvenation

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:06 pm

So do you have faded out plastic flares on your TJ? You know, the ones that were black when you bought it but have faded to that terrible grey color.

I hunted around for an easy slick way to fix them and found the usual info on Krylon plastic fusion paint, 2 part bumper paint and peanut butter.....ok, I made that one up...... :roll:

Then I found the coolest solution.....well actually it was a Hot solution.....

A Heat gun. Heating the flares up w/ a heat gun brought back the original black appearance and made them look like new again. We started at the bottom and worked our way around the flare moving slowly but not staying in any one spot too long so they wouldn't melt. You could see the flare change appearance as you moved the heat gun over the surface.

Here's a few thousand words in Pic format:

Ugh! Grey TJ flares:

Heat 'em up!

Good as new again!

Burchie · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:59 am

JJsKJ wrote:

Then I found the coolest solution.....well actually it was a Hot solution.....

This information would of been useful BEFORE i sold the jeep.
:roll:

Great find. Glad to see the boy out there working on HIS jeep.

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:27 am

that is too strange!
Very Cool!

Thanks for posting this.. My wrangler buddies are going to flip!

chris

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:01 pm

Burchie wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

Then I found the coolest solution.....well actually it was a Hot solution.....

This information would of been useful BEFORE i sold the jeep.
:roll:

Great find. Glad to see the boy out there working on HIS jeep.

Why? It doesn't work on removing dents!! :wink:

Inc · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:14 pm

Very cool find JJ. :wink:

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:39 pm

Do you think this would work on a KJ. My sport flares are kind of getting dull.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:53 pm

jeepkj02 wrote:

Do you think this would work on a KJ. My sport flares are kind of getting dull.

Couldn't hurt to try it. Maybe test it in an inconspicuous spot first.

dog_party · **Posted:** Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:49 pm

Very cool discovery! Thanks for sharing!

501 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:40 am

jeepkj02 wrote:

Do you think this would work on a KJ. My sport flares are kind of getting dull.

Let us know if it works.

TJ Flare Rejuvenation

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