I've seen some threads asking about the best product for painting or coating the plastic cladding on some 4th gen 4Runners. Found some pics of my previous truck, an '02 Xterra, and thought owners who are considering painting their plastic cladding might be interested in how black DupliColor Trim & Bumper paint looks and holds up.

This one isn't my vehicle but it's what my grill looked like before:




All of the black trim (except the roof wind deflector) on my X was painted over 3 years before these pics were taken.






As with any painting, good results depend on good prep. I cleaned everything thoroughly, including using DupliColor's grease & wax remover, then followed the directions exactly and used the supplemental products like their Adhesion Promoter as directed. Everything held up very well.

I can definitely see this product being effective for early 4th gen owners ('03ish) whose cladding faded horribly over the years...from a nice shade of grey to faded white/grey giving it an inconsistent / trashy look. Is this the only color available or is it possible to replicate the original grey cladding that came with the 4Runner at time of production? Might be a deal breaker if it's only available in black...if I had cladding, I'd probably opt for grey paint depending on color of the 4Runner.

Good find

It comes in black and in charcoal.

wish i knew about this stuff with my previous frontiers. so much cladding on those things!