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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Herculiner on faded fender flares?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacGuyver" data-source="post: 458895" data-attributes="member: 18877"><p>Yep, this actually degrades the plastic and can make it brittle. By heating it up this way you are bringing some of the oils to the surface / melting the plastic thus making it like new. However, that oil then goes away and you have less in the plastic. Best case scenario it looks better for a couple months. Worst case, the paths you heated it via, now show up as streaks of discoloration in the plastic and it looks horrible. </p><p></p><p>Part of the thing that Mothers and other brands do is put some of the oil back in for a short time. They can't however fix the plastic on a molecular level, so they fade pretty quick too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacGuyver, post: 458895, member: 18877"] Yep, this actually degrades the plastic and can make it brittle. By heating it up this way you are bringing some of the oils to the surface / melting the plastic thus making it like new. However, that oil then goes away and you have less in the plastic. Best case scenario it looks better for a couple months. Worst case, the paths you heated it via, now show up as streaks of discoloration in the plastic and it looks horrible. Part of the thing that Mothers and other brands do is put some of the oil back in for a short time. They can't however fix the plastic on a molecular level, so they fade pretty quick too. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Herculiner on faded fender flares?
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