Yes they were and are ugly…. It was the only thing I didn’t like about the BAP Package…
I tried to get the dealer to trade me for the regular Lariat wheels when I was buying the truck but they gave me some BS about how they couldn’t warranty them if they did and so on… So it was one of the...
I have a blast cabinet. Wonder if glass beads would work also? I have read to use epoxy primer.
I have a blast cabinet. Wonder if glass beads would work also? I have read to use epoxy primer.
Yes it will work just lower your air pressure I run about 50psi when I’m blasting plastic parts also...
I don’t know if you could really strip the chrome it’s fairly thick
I actually lightly media blasted them. We use coal slag as a media in our cabinet and as it breaks down to a finer powder it seams to give a perfect texture for the paint to grip…. I also use an epoxy primer on them before paint…
Ive been painting cars and plastic body parts for years it was as is the original one smooth enough to paint there is no real texture on it at all..
I hit it with some wax and grease remover scuffed it up good with a light to medium scotch bright pad washed it again and was on to painting….
Here is a pic of my factory one on my 24 Maverick before I pulled it out and the one I bought was exactly the same…
This is the part # I ordered AB3Z-2143400-AC just checked the part number on the web and it says it also fits the 2019 and up Ranger as well.
Maybe they ran out of the textured...
Did this to my 2017 Super Duty years ago it also had a factory spray in bed liner..
When I’ve had a spray in liner done aftermarket I always make sure they coat the lower bottom area of the tailgate…
Don’t understand why they don’t drop down over the bottom edge of the tailgate after all the...
Looks good nice job
There are grooves in that handle and the base what truck did that one come from all of the mavericks I’ve seen the tailgate handles are smooth?
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I first did the emblems in a matte finish both the black and carbon gray and it didn't look right to me so I scuffed them up and shot them in gloss..
Truck is Azure Gray and is getting some Carbonized Gray accents there suttle but I like the contrast...
So Far I have done the mirror caps...
Wanted to paint match my tailgate handle from day one didn’t understand why Ford would just do the door hangles on the Lariat and not the tailgate… Anyway it’s done now and looks like it should have from the factory…
Picked up a new tailgate handle from one of the online ford parts dealers and...