restoring faded rear plastic side panels

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You might try vinyl paint. I have had pretty good luck with it. Very durable. Some colors of it cover better than others. You might try it on the back side first. Oreilly sells it.
 
interesting, thnks. Am trying not to paint it though. Will be last resort - have used cheaper Krylon Plastic paint on other stuff with good results. Got all winter to mess with it I guess..
 
I agree with the vinyl paint. SEM makes great stuff. Use the prep stuff (or whatever they call it). And make sure you clean, clean, clean first. I changed door panels from red to black about 5 years ago and they still look great.
 
Yeah, I used the vinyl paint on a boat seat. Lasted for 30 years without degrading. Cleaning is definitely the key.
 
Mike69cuda said:
Yeah, I used the vinyl paint on a boat seat. Lasted for 30 years without degrading. Cleaning is definitely the key.
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SEM makes good products. As some one stated above, use their prep products and follow the directions.
Often times you can get a close match in an aerosol or have the color mixed. Best choice for variety would
be an automotive paint store.
 
just straight plastic? There is a rubber/plastic refinisher that works like magic on rubber bumpers.
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BTW, used some VHT Vinyl Dye with super results on soft vinyl like my sun visors and a motorcycle seat - really good stuff fwiw. With this type hard plastic though, I really want to get it right with correct paint if I do it. Someone suggested using a good metal polish first to see if the mild abrasive in it could bring out a shine/luster. Might try that first. Some of these projects with hard to locate parts you sorta get one shot at it and risk screwing it up worse..Incidentally the Classic Industries include a caveat they are not an exact match for the orginals on a Barracuda,but gotta say they look pretty darn nice anyway.
 
well FWIW -using some meguiars
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and though it's for made for clear plastic, with a fair amount of effort it seems to be taking out all the crud and leaving a very clean glossy finish I will add some wax to. surprised. Must be layers and layers of dirt and wax on there...
 
900 dollars for a dart part that isn't correct for b'cuda , then the chromed plastic trim pieces sold separately. That's a lot of incentive to make the correct originals look new.
They should match the doors. Below the trim is a lower gloss like the vinyl. Above the trim a medium high gloss like the painted section of the door. OK they match the door painted metal again at the bottom but I wouldn't be highly concerned with the finish down there. Very little of it shows. I don't know that they used 2 different paints though. The texture or lack of would create 2 different finishes to the eye.
I found a way to use the stainless trim piece form a door on the rear panels. One piece from either door cut in half is enough length to do both rear panels. The OEM plastic never exactly matched the stainless anyway.
A lot of labor in modifying this piece of stainless. Not for everyone I'm sure.
 
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