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Outside door pillar discolored

Any info on how to fix this? Everything else is black but this 1 pillar on the passenger side for some reason.
It's like a ashy gray.
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Black spray paint. Tape and cover parts you do not want to paint. Easy, and will look great.

Good luck.
 






IDK, With the FL weather I've had painted parts look like garbage after a few months. I was looking into maybe some sort of plastic dye?
 






I have always thought that part was metal. Maybe just repaint every few years. I am not aware of any other options that are more effective, except of course to spray paint that is much higher quality.

Good luck.
 






Rattle can.
Trust me.
 






Rattle can.
Trust me.
That has definitely been my answer, and I have been please enough with the results... but wouldn't a purist insist on better quality paint, like maybe two part epoxy, and therefore have – at least slightly --- better results?
 






You could visit a vinyl sign shop, vinyl wrap shop, or something along those lines, and see if they could cover it :dunno:
 






You could visit a vinyl sign shop, vinyl wrap shop, or something along those lines, and see if they could cover it :dunno:
My old boss did that to a vintage Cadillac with roof,really turned sharp. Simulated Leopard. Good luck!
 






Mine is looking like this as well and I remember a member of our Mustang club painted the B pillars of his 90's Mustang because of the same issue. I asked him what he used and this is what he suggested:
Eastwood Plastic Resurfacer Matte Black Aerosol

He is really happy with how it worked on his Mustang.
 






Oxidation of the black pillars on the side and trunk (and the windshield wiper arms) is a known issue with Explorers. My '97 had it much worse than yours. The answer is to wet sand them, then tape them off with garbage bags. Do a quick wipe down with a cloth soaked in isopropyl alcohol, then spray them with rattle-can automotive primer and finally a few coats of Rusto-Oleum black trim paint.
I don't think this approach would be great for a car, but the results look fine for an SUV/truck.

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I ended up using an aluminum trim paint made by Duplicolor sold at AutoZone. I'm pretty happy with how it came out!
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