Proof of how severely my cladding has faded!

[VX KAT]

Have you considered that one of the PO's may not have liked the dark cladding, for whatever reason, and actually treated the cladding to be lighter. The line around the grill area would be consistent if they taped off the hood without removing the cladding.

Yeah, I think that's most likely. There's definitely no "coating" on it of any type now, maybe somehow they bleached it ?

[tom4bren]

Didn't Armorall usta cause a lightening of dark plastics after long term usage. I'm wondering if the PO usta Armorall the crap outta the cladding to keep is shiney & purdy ... & now you're paying the consequences.

[VX KAT]

Didn't Armorall usta cause a lightening of dark plastics after long term usage. I'm wondering if the PO usta Armorall the crap outta the cladding to keep is shiney & purdy ... & now you're paying the consequences.

I think I recall that too from back in the day...also that it badly dried out the surface....at least mine doesn't seem to be dried out or chalky at all.

My local Chevy dealer never heard of GB ...so I gotta check out the dealers in the "big city", see if I can find it in stock before I give up and order it online. Tom, thanks for your offer of a piece of cladding. Any chunks are welcome for my experimenting. Think I'll try bleach on one.

Contacted TEN36VX yesterday who used Duplicolor over 3 yrs ago. Said it still looked great, but did have some that chipped off.

[tom4bren]

Tom, thanks for your offer of a piece of cladding. Any chunks are welcome for my experimenting. Think I'll try bleach on one.

KAT,

I'll try to remember to grab it tonight so I can box it up tomorrow. PM me your shipping addy.

Tom