I used flat black textured paint on mine. Gave it a rough feeling, but it looks good.
Vinyl or plastic paint is the perfect answer for these bits. Unfortunately so many folks have done what is noted above it makes it almost impossible for a good finish. Coatings, wax and the dreaded trailer trash armourall simply oils up the surface and makes furture product adhesion almost impossible. Once you start with a petroleum based product on a porus item you are pretty much screwed. For those wanting to refinish their light guards, stick em in the dish washer. The phosphorus in the detergent will strip things down with almost zero effort on your part. Plastic paint will then be able to soak in and provide a nice finish. As far as the foam on the brushguard, many MANY trips with the coin op and degreaser are needed prior to any serious refinish work. You can also go through a couple gallons of 409/Fantastic to pull the grease out. Just don't use degreaser because it is also petroleum/grease based and will not take care of the root problem. For foam bits, once you finally have them cleaned up, use the vinyl paint products. They penetrate better than the plastic paints and don't leave a hard finish like the regular paints. You will be able to maintain flexibility while gaining new colour.big-t said:I know what you mean about the tail light gaurds, they're really hard plastic and don't suck up the armor all like the bush gaurd and bumpers. I am going to paint mine semi gloss black with vinyl paint. There is some kind of solvent in the vinyl paint that makes it absorb into the plastic and bond better then regular paint would. If you use regular paint on plastic it starts to let go and crack and peel because of the expansion coefficeint of the plastic being greater then the paint which dries hard where as the vinyl paint even though dry remains plyable and flexs with temperature change. Go get a vinyl top refinish kit, it comes with a good solvent to clean the parts with before you apply the paint and will remove any oil or waxs that would effect your finish. :thumb: