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Old 09-10-2020, 02:07 PM
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Raptor Liner paint done as well headlight polished. Look's pretty good for an old van.
 

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Got any kind of UV protection on your headlights? If not, they will yellow again in fairly short order. I think there is a clear spray you can get in a rattle can that will do the job nicely.
 
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Got any kind of UV protection on your headlights? If not, they will yellow again in fairly short order. I think there is a clear spray you can get in a rattle can that will do the job nicely.
Yes sir! I used Meguiar's headlight clear coat. Easy to use and supposed to be the best route.
 
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Yes sir! I used Meguiar's headlight clear coat. Easy to use and supposed to be the best route.
Good Plan.
 
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Originally Posted by alloro
I've been down this road with Chrysler paint. You either strip it all off and start from scratch or the rest will peel at some point.
I'm back to report that the bed-liner paint is flaking like crazy as predicted by Busted Knuckles and Alloro. It looked great for about 4 months but now if looks terrible. It's a real shame too because the van has no rust and only 25K miles on it. Should have bit the bullet and got it painted properly rather than wasted my time and money. Lesson learned the hard way.

Now to figure out what I'm going to do next. I don't have the funds to have her painted right now but hope to in the fall. Pics to follow.
 
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thanks for that update..................
 
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Should have bit the bullet and got it painted properly rather than wasted my time and money. Lesson learned the hard way.
How do you think we knew it wouldn't work.
 
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At my age I've should have know to listen to my elders.
 
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At my age I've should have know to listen to my elders.
Most are elders before learning they should've listen to their elders. It's the circle of life!
 
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Did it peel because you painted over the Chrysler paint? What year is your van? How did you manage to find one with only 25,000 miles on it?

It was looking real good with the black hood and nice white roof.
 



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