Buff or paint

[MangoMike]

I have a 97 SR5 that I recently had painted. Now the fading of the black trim around the tires is standing out. Is there anything that will buff those back to a nice black again or do I just need to paint those as well?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[md1]

I would like to know what is the best thing to do with this also

 

[The Dude]

Are you talking about the fender flares? Here's a link to a post from a while back.

There are a couple of different options presented in the post. I used some paint to get my bumpers to look like new. (Rust-oleum professional high performance enamel in flat/matte black) It worked great for me and still looks nice after over a year. I do have to touch it up every once in a while but it's no big deal for me.

If you scroll down on the thread, Ron posted a reply that would probably be a better option for you. He used Stoner's trim shine to get his plastic back to black and it came out great. I probably would've used the trim shine too if i knew about it before i painted mine.

link:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32628