Fender Flare Repair/Paint

[TheBigBroncowski]

Woke up this morning to find someone had done idk what to my driver side fender flare. Attached some pictures of the damage. Some spots the paint has been completely taken off and there is a scratch basically going across the whole thing that is a bit harder to see. I'm a bit of a car noob. Just curious what people would recommend doing. Is it worth having it repainted? How feasible is it for a mostly car illerate person like to myself to do it on my own? Would it be cheaper to just buy a new fender flare and swapping it out? Any/all advice would be appreciated

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[RagnarKon]

Is it worth having it repainted? How feasible is it for a mostly car illerate person like to myself to do it on my own?

Up to you if it is worth it.

It is definitely something you can DIY. I won't lie, it will be a learning process and probably not super easy unless you have a knack for it. But you can do it yourself. And frankly these fender flares are a good piece to learn on since they can be easily removed from the Bronco.

Would it be cheaper to just buy a new fender flare and swapping it out?

No.

Ford doesn't sell painted parts. They do sell parts "ready-to-paint" but you would still have to arranged to get them painted yourself.

 

[Area51BS]

Sand and spray Raptor liner on all of them. That way you can touch them up easy. I know they are red. However they stick out and get hit easily. I was off camber once in a 7 rated grocery store parking lot and a cart got into mine.

 

[23OBX2.7]

Just pay the auto body shop to repair it or get some decals. Such a nice color.

I PPF'd my flares.....too vulnerable.

 

[Valhalla]

Since you already have the trail rash, F#ck it dood, might as well go wheelin'.

 

[NC_Oak]

if you want to keep the red, it is definitely doable. and much easier as they are super easy to remove. grab your palm sander and run it down. Unless you want to build the paint up (which is an option), take the entire flare down smooth. This sounds excessive, but you'll get an even coverage if you didn't want to build up. hand sand the shoulder for a smooth transition. The paint part is the easy part.

 

[Valhalla]

Prep is everything in paint.

 

[Oldhippie]

Body/paint work is my nemeses…I just don’t have the patience or knack…if you do or want to give it a try, go for it…at least ya got a good color to match…removable flare is good practice…can always take it to a body/paint shop if ya fail…Good Luck!

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