CutTex27

I just got a 2010 wrangler, the fenders and bumpers have faded to grey and armor all isn't holding up the color but for a couple of days. I've been reading up on how to paint them with bed liner but I was wondering if there's any tricks to taking off the fenders without breaking the clips? I'm on a budget and trying to do this as cheap as possible but still want to make this really nice. Any suggestions?

jedg

I had the same issue. Rather than taking the fenders off I used paper to slide between the seem of the fenders and the body, then tape and plastic sheeting (the cheap stuff that comes in a role from Walmart) to protect against overspray. If you do it this way, make sure you cover the jeep at least 2-3 feet back from the fender as some of that bedliner in the can will travel a bit. I used Dupli-Color Truck Bed Liner in the blue can and it held up great.

rob_engineer

I used blue painters tape to cover the nearby metal. I didn't use Bedliner. Instead, I used krylon made for plastic. Called fusion I think.

deathwagon

I bedlined my fenders flares and bumpers and it was worth it to remove them first. If you decide to yank them off, buy some of these clips. Dirt cheap:

http://www.amazon.com/Partsam-Bumper...r+clips+105899

I used rustoleum aerosol bedliner. The texture is pretty much an exact match to the factory fender flares.

Eandras

I actually restored my brothers 2012 jeep fenders and bumper by using the following process.

1 spray with an all purpose cleaner
2 take a medium bristle brush an agitate the APC adding more until you get it clean
3 rinse with clean water.
4 work small areas
5 I use PoorBoys Trim Restore and apply to fender and let it sit in the sun.
6 apply at tease3 more coats. You will be using a foam applicator similar to a wax pad.
7 let it sit in the sun between each coat.
8 once you ge the look apply PoorBoys Natural Look to the areas that you coated with trim restore. Apply Natural Look monthly and they will stay looking like new.

Trim Restore is said to put the oils back into the plastic.

Ed

DKehler

If you do want to remove your fenders this little guy will make life easier. It's cheap, was at my local autozone, and I've used it a hell of a lot. Even on christmas tree type clips used for securing wiring.