painting the plastic
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From: Allentown, Pa
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
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Haha.. just kidding. I don't have any rubber gloves in my collection though. It's one of those... "I can spend my money on something better" type of things. One day I'll find some on sale somewhere and pick 'em up.
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From: Easton, PA
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I wanted mine black, and a lot of the stuff you put on only last about 2 or3 weeks. This passed spring I found Bondo- Restore Black at K-Mart in the auto section. I took off my door molding, but the bumper end caps and flares are still black after the whole summer. You do have to tape off the paint though, and I wore rubber gloves. I put on about three coats. The first coat will streak. They stay black through all the mud, and washing (hosing off).
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From: York PA/State College PA
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6
Another quick simple tip... Wrap your trigger finger in a little tape. These cans of truck bed liner, in my experiences, always spray all over my index (trigger) finger for some reason. Wrapping your finger with a little tape will just help you avoid scrubbing the snot out of it later 
But seriously, thanks to everyone for all the tips and tricks.
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No problem. Everything I know about painting I've learned on my own over the past few years. It's really simple when you figure it all out and figure out what your rythem is. The biggest things with painting are the prep work and releasing the trigger at the end of every stroke. I can't stress enough how important the prep work is. My first couple projects with paint were pretty ugly, so don't get discouraged if this doesnt turn out exactly as you plan. With the amount of practice I have now with painting, I can definitely get a respectable finish.
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No problem. Everything I know about painting I've learned on my own over the past few years. It's really simple when you figure it all out and figure out what your rythem is. The biggest things with painting are the prep work and releasing the trigger at the end of every stroke. I can't stress enough how important the prep work is. My first couple projects with paint were pretty ugly, so don't get discouraged if this doesnt turn out exactly as you plan. With the amount of practice I have now with painting, I can definitely get a respectable finish.
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From: central,new jersey
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
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what ill do if im impatient with painting something in the cold weather is keep the paint can , bumper caps in the house at room temp. go out side and spray them somewhere out of the wind,garage or wherever.....then bring them into the house to dry just lay newspaper down it doenst stink the house up either ...this is for only small things that wont destroy the house............and make sure the wifes not home
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