them black plastic fenders

well i accidentally spilled engine degreaser on mine and it turned them black again, but if youre gonna do that test it in an unnoticeabe spot first. good luck

I heard some use a heat gun to bring back the color.

Bill

There is a spray paint can sold at Walmart made for black bumpers.

I have not tried it yet and do not recal the make, however, it worths checking it out

Eric Silver TJ Unlimited 2004

Yup, clear coat like the rims.

Man, you think the flares look bad when that stupid coating starts peeling, you should see the rims....

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

FrankW wrote:

There's no coating or clear coat on SE or Sport TJ fender flares, nor is there any paint on them. The only model that has painted flares is the Sahara.

The only paint I've heard that works well on them is Krylon Fusion, and it has been receiving rave reviews.

Penetrol is now receiving good marks for leaving flares nice a black, it's found in most Home Improvement stores in the paint department. It's a product that is meant to improve paint adherence but it also leaves the flares black for what seems to be nearly a year from reports I'm reading.

Jerry

There's no coating or clear coat on SE or Sport TJ fender flares, nor is there any paint on them. The only model that has painted flares is the Sahara.

The only paint I've heard that works well on them is Krylon Fusion, and it has been receiving rave reviews.

Penetrol is now receiving good marks for leaving flares nice a black, it's found in most Home Improvement stores in the paint department. It's a product that is meant to improve paint adherence but it also leaves the flares black for what seems to be nearly a year from reports I'm reading.

Jerry

So what do I always see peeling off the fenders?

The first layer of plastic?

Mike

Jerry Bransford wrote:

Mud?

Not sure Mike but I'm literally on my 4th set of TJ fender flares and there's no coating on them.

Jerry

They come unpainted if you order a replacement set from the dealer; you are meant to paint them yourself.

Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

I will pay more attention to the next one I see.

I do remember laughing and showing the TJ owner my still mint looking 86 flares and making some wise crack about DC 'quality'.

Mike

Jerry Bransford wrote:

a lot of people use a flex paint.. mike you are probably seeing paint peeling off but it was do to someone painting them not factory

There is no coating on my '02 TJ Sport flares.

Tom

I have jus purchased an '03 Sport over the winter and no clear coat on the flairs... as for restoring... my buddy told me to try Mothers "Back To Black". and that stuff worked really nicely at restoring the black..

for the amount of years Jeep have made these they can't figure out how to keep them from fading.... even my ZJ grey body accents are sooooo ugly and faded... What's up JEEP???

Jeff