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    glad i could help.. about a month ago someone looking at it asked me what had happened to the fender, so it lasted awhile... if you want your cladding to be black id go with the stuff that was on here recently, because even where i used the bondo stuff, it still looked pretty faded

    when i first did it, even putting polish (similar to mothers back to black) wouldnt cover the streaking completely, now the first week or so after polishing its not noticable, then after about a week the streaking starts to show through

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    Hey Eric- looking over this old thread got to thinking.....you mentioned it's almost like a black paint....wondered if you thought it might be worth trying on mine to really darken it??

    What did the surface texture look like after application...i.e. glossy, satin, matte? Since I've succeeded in blasting off all the R/R, my cladding has a gray, dry, matte velvet look.

    I realize you said the streaking was horrible so application would probably be really hard to get it streak-free.

    At this point I think I want "darker" more than I want "rich" cladding......suddenly dry matte cladding is lookin' real good to me about now!

    p.s. -Don't worry Luna, I won't put anything on it until we meet up and discuss.
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    Sue, I was actually thinking of giving the stuff another shot. The initial shock of it freaked me out but the idea of darkening the cladding with it would probably work. Even a year later I could see the streaks. They didn't change anything but the color. Might be worth a try, but I would attempt a test on the half moon or something first.


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