On '97 - '03 trucks yes. About any hard plastic textured trim you can paint like this.

 

I like your paint job, looks real nice. I too was tired of seeing my faded grey trim. I could not find any products to remedy this faded trim until my neighbor turned me onto "Liquid Ice wax" it does not turn white and made all my trim look brand new. My son did the same on his black trim on his Nissan truck and his Mom yelled at him for buying new trim for his truck! Sure you have to re-apply it, but then again I love to wax my truck. Twice a year I use the Ice liquid clay bar to remove all stains, bird droppings, tar and other paint imperfections. Clay Bar and Liquid Ice makes my paint feel like glass. You can use the liquid ice and any surface except glass (I must admit, I do use the clay bar and liquid ice on all glass except the front windshield).

 

liquid ice is a joke for wax imo, but if it works on trim thats cool. I would never trust it to protect my paint though.

 

My '03 just has some clips that you pinch to remove the caps...not sure how the 04+ trucks are. I used the duplicolor on mine - it's a little more of a matte finish than the krylon. Just a suggestion from experience: don't scrub too hard on the caps after painting - the paint tends to chip/fade off. But not too bad.

 

Man that looks good, I cheated on all the masking off and work. I just used kiwi black shoe polish,looks the same, had it on mine for a year, still looks great, no fading.

 

If your looking for a clear. This is the Fusion clear with UV protection. Looks like, just what your looking for.

http://www.krylon.com/products/uvresistant_clear/

This is the one I used when I painted my shotgun in Krylons Camo Fusion colors for duck hunting. Used the flat, an been holding up awesome for 2 years now.

http://www.krylon.com/products/acrylic_crystal_clear/

 

Great job!!! You could also use black bumper spray from your local automotive parts suply

 

Hey can anyone pm me or email me at gopednc@aol.com with the part numbers for the bedrail caps and tail gate cap, I have an 06 reg cab fx4 6.5ft bed!
Thanks

 

I thought I've seen another bedrail/wiper/window trim on F150online...

Anyway, nice write up.

 

Couldn't you just take the rail caps off?

 

Possibly, but one more wont hurt.


Please take the time to read my write up because I explained why I did not.

 

Sorry, didn't see it until after I posted it. It is a good write-up, and I plan on doing this for Christmas break.

 

I think i may try this with the fender flares on my 07 fx4, the bed caps and the fender flares are the same material right?

 

I never thought of doing this because it's plastic. Now I will tackle it. Thank you for posting this!

 

I pulled off the plastic on my stepside and the bumper pads even the plastic antenna piece and the plastic pieces behind the wheels on the fenders and sprayed them properly in a paint booth last summer. They turned out amazing especially since my truck is black they blended right in with the truck. There is absolutely no bare plastic on my truck anymore since I change the front bumper valence with an FX2 valence and the Street Scene mirrors and smooth fiberglass wiper cowl.