Advice on repairing golf ball sized paint chip on wheel flare

Hey all,

I flew a little close to the sun and naively damaged by wheel flare with my pressure washer. Being this is a plastic part, I was not sure how well patching the area would look if I attempt the repair myself. A local body repair shop quoted me around $900. Their strategy was going to be to buy the part new and paint it, which seems logical to me, but for $900 I am not sure that it is worth it.

I know there are after market options but I am hoping to maintain the silver flares. I was going to sand the area with a rotary tool, prime and paint that section. I am hoping someone here has success stories here or advice on products for paint/clear coat or strategies. I have read some other forums on here with info but it seems to be products more related to small chips. I plan to eventually trade the truck some years down the line and am trying to hold on to the value best I can. Otherwise a chip on a plastic part would not really bother me. Would it be better for me to buy the new part and paint it myself?

 

It’s totaled. Get on the 4th gen wait list.

 

I see no need to buy any new parts. You didn't damage the fender flare, you just peeled the paint off, right?

 

Yea, just knocked some of the paint off. I am thinking of touching up but I also don't want to make it worse that it already is and its not worth paying $900 to me. Still, if the paint came off that easy, I am worried that sanding will make more chip off and wondered if anyone here has had success touching up the plastic flare without painting the whole thing or replacing it.

I might honestly just not worry about it, I am sure they will get scuffed up anyway and there is no rust factor.

 

What about wrapping all 4 flares before you sell it? (Need to go to YouTube settings to slow down the playback).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8XwS1gQOrY&t=26s