how to? plastic trim

[dcflo]

does anyone know of any products out there to clean up my faded plastic pieces on my frontier? their unpainted from the factory and dont really look good anymore, also if anyone could point me in the direction of finding a class iv reciever hitch for it, its an 03. thanx

[Midnight Tech]

Heaviest one I can find listed is a Class III - it's a Valley 81630.

[dcflo]

i know of a class iv for an xterra, will it fit? i might just make one if it doesnt

[Midnight Tech]

From what I see, the one for the Xterra won't fit a Frontier without modification.

[Q451990]

does anyone know of any products out there to clean up my faded plastic pieces on my frontier?

I have an '04 with the unpainted trim around the wheels, as well as the plastic cowl cover under the wipers. I tried Mother's "Back to Black" and it's a little better than Armor All or Vinylx, but still fades pretty quickly. 3M Bondo Restore Black is my next project. I put too many layers of it on the first time I tried it and it flaked, but when I called their customer service number they recommended waiting at least 30 minutes between application layers. I was slapping it on a soon as it looked dry in about 5 or 10 minutes - and it was pretty humid. Be careful to keep it off of the paint, it's harder to get off than you'd think. If you need to remove it, purple cleaner will take it right off. I put some on the black trim around the tailgate handle and it's holding up well.

For the cowl cover, I actually removed it and cleaned it with a purple degreaser, and then painted it with Krylon Fusion. It's not available in flat, so I used Satin. It looks good, but I think it's too shiny for the fender trim... A lot of guys with the Chevy Avalance that's just loaded down with plastic trim swear by it - getting years of it without flaking or cracking.

Heath

[dcflo]

thanx ill give that stuff a try

[StephenG]

I painted the black grill and bumper inserts on my hardbody with regular Krylon flat black when I first bought my truck back in may. They seem to be holding up pretty well but I would be hesitant to paint flares with it.

[RT22]

google auto magic, they sup[ply the pro detailers. Buddy had a tint shop turned me onto them, best detailing stuff around and very reasonably priced, can order online or may have local dist.