Cladding replacment/repair

[89Vette]

I think the product you're thinking of is the Gatorback Coating...

I've been thinking about it for mine...come in three shades of blackish-grey...

I'm not sure who/what statement this is in response to? Is Gatorback coating something to spray/put ON the cladding to refinish, retexture, or otherwise recolor it?

FYI: The reason for these specific questions is that I (finally) found a VX close enough for me to go look at -- and consider buying! The only problem, according to the seller, is a hole in the front bumper.

I'm trying to figure out how much to negotiate over this particular problem -- and wanted to make SURE I could find a replacement bumper with relative ease. FWIW, I also called one of the Isuzu parts distributors (in WA) and found they have 20 bumper covers left (@ $405 + s/h).

No matter what the cladding is replaced with, there'll also be an issue of color/texture match. (But I wouldn't mind darkening the cladding -- on an Ebony -- as a visual change anyway. Not sure if "Forever Black" dye, paint, or another method would be best.)

Obviously, I'll post back this weekend to let you know IF I'm going to become part of the VX insanity!

gp

[Mile High VX]

It's a restore/recolor product...

http://www.gatorbackcoatings.com/home.htm

[89Vette]

I wonder if that Gatorback coating really differs from spray-on vinyl/plastic paint that you can find in most automotive paint stores. (It's the kind of paint used to "dye" or redye interiors on older cars where replacement parts might no longer be available.

The product looks good, but because it's painted on, I wonder what peeling issues might surface down the road?

[Mile High VX]

Don't really know the answer to that. Gatorback comes in spray as well as roller applications.

I wonder if that Gatorback coating really differs from spray-on vinyl/plastic paint that you can find in most automotive paint stores. (It's the kind of paint used to "dye" or redye interiors on older cars where replacement parts might no longer be available.

The product looks good, but because it's painted on, I wonder what peeling issues might surface down the road?