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How Are Everyone’s Black Plastic Fender Flares Holding Up?

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Curious as to the longevity and durability of the black plastic fender flares. The black ones on the JKs really faded and turned gray over time.

Are there any cons to the plastic fender flare?
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It's non issue where I live, I had two JKs and never had any fading on the black plastic, I would put 303 on it occasionally and it was fine, I see older JKs all the time and there is little or no fading.
 

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With plastic technology today I'm sure they finally found the correct recipe for long life ever from UV rays.
A lot of testing these days go into plastic durability.

My 05 Dodge ram sat in sun it's entire life and no plastic on dash or panels showing any signs of wear.
 
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It's non issue where I live, I had two JKs and never had any fading on the black plastic, I would put 303 on it occasionally and it was fine, I see older JKs all the time and there is little or no fading.
Interesting. We live in Florida and my daughter‘s black plastic fender flares on her 2016 JK are faded and grayed beyond belief. It must be from the Florida sunshine.
 
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If you don't treat them they will fade, Mother's back to black or 303 works well. My 06 TJ fenders look great. Treat them every 90 days or so nonissue.
 

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I’ve never had an issue with any of mine, but they spend more time in my garage than in the sun. That’s probably the deciding factor. I can say that they will get bent a little of you push one into a tree...
 

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Most plastics will suffer UV damage over time. They need some TLC every now and then.
 

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My JKU black fenders didn't fade much after 3 years in the sun and I've used back to black on other cars with great success.
 
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My JKU black fenders didn't fade much after 3 years in the sun and I've used back to black on other cars with great success.
I've tried Mother's Back to Black on my daughter's JK and it lasted about a week.
 

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I've tried Mother's Back to Black on my daughter's JK and it lasted about a week.
I cleaned the surface then applied 3 coats, letting it completely dry between coats. It was like putting lotion on dry skin, it was drinking it up before the luster came back.
 

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I have seen detailers use a heat gun and warm the black plastic and it makes the grey black again. I don't know how many times you can do that. Also it must be done so the plastic does not heat up too much and warp or shrink.
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