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69 Cuda red plastic wheel well liner restoration tips?
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02/03/19 11:38 PM
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I am building a '69 340 Barracuda that came with the red plastic wheel well liners. The rears are in great shape but are faded and the fronts both have a small area where the tires rubbed through. My main question is, does anyone have a recommendation for dying or painting them? I would like to bring the red back as they are kind of pale. As far as repairing the areas that were rubbed through I am assuming fiberglass would be the best choice. Any other plastic repair suggestions? Thanks!
Last edited by moparmedic; 02/04/19 12:34 PM.
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Re: 69 Cuda red plastic wheel well liner restoration tips?
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02/04/19 03:11 AM
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I'm surprised these have not been reproduced by now. I've seen one set of originals on a B-fish in a wrecking yard in Phoenix back in the mid 80's. They were all broke to heck, & the material was a thin pliable plastic. You could get these on '67 GTO's as an option I believe (I know they were available on GTO's from the factory as an option - pretty sure it was for 1967). I doubt there is much chance a set of originals could have survived all these years unless they are on a real low-miler garage queen.
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Re: 69 Cuda red plastic wheel well liner restoration tips?
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02/04/19 12:19 PM
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Good info, thanks! I haven't done any plastic welding before and I will have to add a small amount of material to the rub through areas. I think they are worth saving if I can come up with the right process to do it. Fortunately the rears only need paint to look great.
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