Removing the Paint on the Lower Valence

[Nomad]

All,

BACKGROUND
- I am trying to achieve move of the "blacked out" look for the grill area of the Ranger. That said, I looking for a possible alternative to either painting, wrapping, or buying a new black lower valence, cost depending.

QUESTION
- Looking to see if anyone has gone the route of removing/stripping the paint off of the lower valence and left it bare?

LINE OF THINKING
- In a perfect world, underneath the paint, it should be flat black molded plastic similar to the other trim around it (based on the fact that one can order a black unpainted lower valence from the Ford dealerships and/or distributors). Also thinking the unpainted plastic MAY hide chips, nicks, scratches then the alternatives (but I defer to the subject matter experts on this). A search revealed that there are many posts regarding the lower valence, but nothing specifically regarding removing/stripping the paint that I was able to find.

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[Mtnbikes]

I removed mine and bought a new one and had it Rhinolined. I also added the Putco grill insert.

 

[cfhgarza]

Is it even painted? Isn't it MIC?

 

[Nomad]

Is it even painted? Isn't it MIC?

cfhgarza,

I (perhaps mistakenly) thought it was was sprayed on color/paint. I have one or two nicks that show what I perceive to be black underneath but anything is possible.

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[Mtnbikes]

When you buy one brand new it comes unpainted, but has black primer as a base. You could leave as is, but I would cover it with something. Like I said, I had mine Rhinolined.

 

[Nomad]

When you buy one brand new it comes unpainted, but has black primer as a base. You could leave as is, but I would cover it with something. Like I said, I had mine Rhinolined.

Mtnbikes,

Thanks for the gouge. I am hoping to avoid purchasing a new one but it may come down to just that.

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[Lariat2021]

All,

BACKGROUND
- I am trying to achieve move of the "blacked out" look for the grill area of the Ranger. That said, I looking for a possible alternative to either painting, wrapping, or buying a new black lower valence, cost depending.

QUESTION
- Looking to see if anyone has gone the route of removing/stripping the paint off of the lower valence and left it bare?

LINE OF THINKING
- In a perfect world, underneath the paint, it should be flat black molded plastic similar to the other trim around it (based on the fact that one can order a black unpainted lower valence from the Ford dealerships and/or distributors). Also thinking the unpainted plastic MAY hide chips, nicks, scratches then the alternatives (but I defer to the subject matter experts on this). A search revealed that there are many posts regarding the lower valence, but nothing specifically regarding removing/stripping the paint that I was able to find.

Thanks in Advance,
NOMAD

I want to take mine off and paint it. How hard was the removal?

 

[Loweredon33s]

Mine came black, don’t remove the paint, either have it painted or wrapped over the existing color.

 

[Wolfman00]

wrap it. it’s easy enough to do.

something got on my silver one and turned the paint to jelly, so after i cleaned and sanded off the bad paint- got a dead nuts matched silver wrap and redid it.
having said that- i got a brand new on on my shelf- i see no primer on it, its just black plastic. (the one i have at least)
one on the shelf was my backup if i had to get a new one painted.

 

[Nomad]

I want to take mine off and paint it. How hard was the removal?

Lariat2021,

If you are referring to the actual removal of the lower valance, not overly difficult. I believe I found the removal procedures on this forum (which is a wealth of information and worth its weight in gold). Remember--A little patience and finesse goes a long way.

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NOMAD

wrap it. it’s easy enough to do.

Wolfman00,

Appreciate the advice. I have definitely considered this as an alternative but wanted to see if there was a cheaper alternative method first.

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