My xj has trim that goes along the sides, or buggy guards as i call them. They are grey and look like crap. I believe they are supposed to be black like the bumper corner covers. How can i fix this ugly problem. Spray paint????

 

mothers back to black. follow the instructions and it will work and just reapply every other week...and if nothing else just use some krylon, but i use back to black and it works very well. you can get it just about anywhere

 

I used Krylon black satin on mine and they came out great. That was like 5 months ago and still look great

 

yeah that was my plan, but got recommend mothers back to black never got around to painting it....especially after i ripped the trim off...guhh that was an ordeal

 

I took them off and washed them real good. then spray painted them black.

 

I just removed mine, I think the XJ looks better without them and I don't have to mess with trying to keep them looking black.

 

x2 removed mine as well......

 

You already did yout thing but i've taken a heat gun to faded black plastics and it looked good as new

 

Agreed, unless you think you can paint them while there still on there (which is VERY difficult to do without overspray) then I would suggest just taking them off. Once you take them off they warp horribly and become impossible to get back on there. I took mine off with the intention of painting them and putting them back on but realized I loved the look with them off.

Also I wouldn't suggest using mothers back to black or other similar products. They are a temporary fix so unless you want to apply it every 6 months or so, I'd paint them.

 

I kinda think it depends on the look you wanna go with. I've used the Back to Black (but you've gotta keep using it), I've painted them (SEM makes nice trim paint), and also removed them all together. But, just keep in mind that if use Back to Black, and decide to paint, you're gonna have to clean the s#@! out of the moldings or the paint won't stick.....

 

Yeah i like the looks without the trim. How do you remove them and is there not any holes left under them?

 

The trim is just held on with double stick tape. I carefully pulled out on it while slicing the tape, top and bottom (stay close to the molding and away from your paint) with a razor knife. I then hit the remaining tape on the body with an eraser wheel on a cordless drill at low rpms and being careful to not stay in one spot too long. It came right off. I cleaned the whole area up after with 3M decal adhesive remover. Only took about an hour. 3M and eraser wheel (Its actually made for removing decals, in case they don't know what your talking about) can be purchased from most part stores or autobody supply shops.

 

i painted mine with two cans of krylon fusion (less than 10 bucks total from autoparts store or walmart or sears)

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