Cladding

[Luna X]

For now, I'm gonna bow out of this debate..... Once the weather cools off, I will be prepping my VX for a complete paint job.
That includes spraying ALL the cladding with a fresh coat of black. I figure, since the VX has seen 10 years worth of sun out in the southwest, everything needs to be renewed.
Quite often, after the plastic has turned light grey too many times, wiping it down only helps for a couple days at a time.

My "mini poll" question.....
What color cladding should I go with: true black or dark grey?

[deermagnet]

Luna, I know you're experienced and know the cladding needs lots of prep before painting, but take a look at this Isuzu bulletin. It shows what needs to be done depending on what brand products you use.

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 1

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 2

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 3

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 4

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 5

Mark

[Luna X]

Luna, I know you're experienced and know the cladding needs lots of prep before painting, but take a look at this Isuzu bulletin. It shows what needs to be done depending on what brand products you use.

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 1

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 2

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 3

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 4

Cladding Refinish Procedures-Part 5

Mark

It's impressive that Isuzu actually puts that info together... These bulletins are exactly what I was referring to when I mentioned there are numerous procedures to go along with numerous products.
Only one of these products (Spies Hecker..high end, expensive) talks about restoring texture back to a repaired piece.
I, unfortunately, had to repair the left, rear bumper cover after only owning our VX for 2 weeks...

[vt_maverick]

My "mini poll" question.....
What color cladding should I go with: true black or dark grey?

I'd go with matte black, seems like it would look uber cool.

[circmand]

My "mini poll" question.....
What color cladding should I go with: true black or dark grey?

You should go back to the original black

[Luna X]

You should go back to the original black

.... and doesn't "original black" spark up that old, what color IS the cladding debate?!?

[circmand]

.... and doesn't "original black" spark up that old, what color IS the cladding debate?!?

Me? NO! Would I do that? I am sure I have no idea what you are talking about