I was fortunate enough yo find a good shroud but it is all dried out and gray looking. What does everyone use to make them brand new again. lol
I was fortunate enough yo find a good shroud but it is all dried out and gray looking. What does everyone use to make them brand new again. lol
Don't have a photo on hand but for the shroud on my 88 5.0 I took it out, scuffed it with 500 grit sandpaper, washed it, wiped it off with paint prep and gave it 4 coats of trim black rattle can paint and it looks great.
Scotty
1985 Fox Notch 4-banger Ranger tube header Eastwood Royal Blue
1988 Fox LX 5.0 AOD Vert BBK 170mph speedo Candy Apple Red
1999 Mustang Coupe V6 Auto Chrome Yellow -Daily Driver.
Past Pony's.....
68 Coupe Inline-6 3-Speed-Man. Primer
78 II Hatch 302 3-Speed-Auto Sunroof Black
81 4-Eye Coupe 4-Banger 4-Speed-Man. White
I washed mine with soap and water and a scrub brush then let it dry. Scuffed it with a scotch brite.
i used JB weld epoxy to handle a crack and fill in some pits, sanded it back with 220 then 320. Tack cloth then hung it. shot it down with brake clean to make certain it was as clean and no finger prints, etc- also helps get it as dust free as possible. primered it with rustolium grey primer, let it dry. 0000 steel wool then tacked and shot with brake clean again.
Once dry (takes about 5-10 min) I sprayed mine with satin black enamel. Same stuff that’s often used on suspension. Has held up nicely.
Cleaned it up and put clear coat on it.
"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone driving faster than you is a maniac."
George Carlin, Rest in peace
Rick
84 GT Convertible
68 Cougar XR7
14 Ford Explorer Limited
Thanks I was thinking of rejuvenating it and leaving it natural but I guess some paint is the best.
Sorry I don't have any suggestions to add and I apologize for the minor threadjack here... Great looking engine bay smitty54!
'85 GT
Most plastics are oil based. With interior stuff, I will often wipe it down well with regular old soap and water, then once it dries, cover it all with vasoline and let it sit overnight. The plastics will take in the oils and will actually fill in some small holes and cracks and bring back the colors when faded or sun damaged.
You can sorta do the same thing by hitting it with a heat gun, but that really just pulls more oils towards the surface. Doubt it would work all that good long term on a fan shroud if you drive it alot though.
2 1986 cougars (both 4 eyed and 5.0)
1 1987 cougar
Not sure about the early ones. The 86 and up are slightly gray in color. I used semigloss black, Rustolum Plastic paint. It came out ok considering it had a heavy coated botched paint job to start with. In the end, too black and too glossy but much better than what I started with.
Fox Body/3rd Gen MCA Gold Card Judge
84 SVO 24K miles, 85 Mclaren Capri Vert. 84 GT Turbo Vert.
88 Mclaren Mustang Vert 20K miles, 89 Mustang LX Sport Vert,
03 Mach 1 7900 miles, 74 Mustang II, 69 Mustang, 67 Mustang, 07 GT500,
14 Mustang CS/GT, 15 F150 FTX Tuscany, 16 F250 Crewcab, 67 Tbird 47K miles
Yes it does look nice. If this shroud was that nice I would just clear coat it too.
I had to replace a shroud and the only one I could get had some deterioration. I used a Meguires product for shining up the plastic.
Good luck!
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