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Elite In Memoriam
- Joined
- January 17, 2001
- Messages
- 24,667
- Reaction score
- 28
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 XLT
A project that has been on the way back burner for a long, long time has come to fruition today; painting the windshield cowl(s).
The plastic has faded to an ugly black/gray color. Previously I have used Mothers Back to Black ( http://www.autogeek.net/motbactrimca.html ) on it numerous times, only to have it fade out in a few days. The only real solution was to pain it.
I considered painting it to match the body color ( Metallic Chestnut ) with paint I obtained from Paint Scratch ( http://www.paintscratch.com ) only to find out that my supply was almost out, therefore I decided to go satin black with Krylon Fusion ( http://www.krylon.com/main/product_...lid=10&productid=1751&content=product_details ).
The first step in the project is to remove the cowls. To accomplish this, first the windshield wiper arms must be removed followed by removing the retain screw in the driver’s side cowl, next the ends of the cowl were lifted to disengage the retaining clips. Next, the windshield washer hose was disconnected and the cowl lifted off.
The cowls were thoroughly scrubbed with Simple Green ( http://consumer.simplegreen.com/cons_prod_ori.php ) and then wiped down with acetone and allowed to dry. Then 3 coats of Krylon Fusion paint were applied.
After thoroughly drying, the cowls were reinstalled by reversing the removal procedure.
This project took a couple hours at a cost of nothing but my time ( I had the paint and cleaners on hand ).
I am very pleased with the results, in my opinion it looks very nice. In the future, I might body match the color.
The plastic has faded to an ugly black/gray color. Previously I have used Mothers Back to Black ( http://www.autogeek.net/motbactrimca.html ) on it numerous times, only to have it fade out in a few days. The only real solution was to pain it.
I considered painting it to match the body color ( Metallic Chestnut ) with paint I obtained from Paint Scratch ( http://www.paintscratch.com ) only to find out that my supply was almost out, therefore I decided to go satin black with Krylon Fusion ( http://www.krylon.com/main/product_...lid=10&productid=1751&content=product_details ).
The first step in the project is to remove the cowls. To accomplish this, first the windshield wiper arms must be removed followed by removing the retain screw in the driver’s side cowl, next the ends of the cowl were lifted to disengage the retaining clips. Next, the windshield washer hose was disconnected and the cowl lifted off.
The cowls were thoroughly scrubbed with Simple Green ( http://consumer.simplegreen.com/cons_prod_ori.php ) and then wiped down with acetone and allowed to dry. Then 3 coats of Krylon Fusion paint were applied.
After thoroughly drying, the cowls were reinstalled by reversing the removal procedure.
This project took a couple hours at a cost of nothing but my time ( I had the paint and cleaners on hand ).
I am very pleased with the results, in my opinion it looks very nice. In the future, I might body match the color.
