How to make fender flares/bumper black again?

I tried a heatgun, worked for about a day... then it rained. I'm tempted to use this Forever Black stuff, but I'm worried that it may look unnatural. If I'm going to go that far to make it black, should I do it right and just take off the bumper/fender flares and spray paint them black? Just wanted to know what other people have done.

In hindsight, I kind of wish I had an SR5 with the color matched bumper/trim, but I kinda like the contrast with the black flares. Plus, regular cab SR5s are pretty rare.

 

We have had many discussions here about this. Nothing seems to really work well. The forever black type stuff last a little while and with rain or washing the truck, or just out in the sun for a while it fades again. The heat gun works okay, but also fades again. I have had color matched flares, and painted them a different color to get the contrast, and I think that's the only option. However, if you wheel a lot, the paint will scratch more than just the plastic ( or at least the scratches will show up more ). Some use bedliner to paint their flares, but I don't like the texture. For my needs just regular automotive paint worked the best.

 

Gatorbak

 

https://gatorbackcoatings.com

 

It's the stuff gm uses for the cladding fade on the avalanche. Their tsb remedy.

 

http://gatorbackcoatings.com/home.htm

 

im not sure how good it is for restoration but this stuff is great. doesnt leave a greasy, glossy after coat, and it doesnt run when it rains or gets wet...

https://www.detailedimage.com/Chemical-Guys-M31/Silk-Shine-Dressing-Protectant-P188/16-oz-S1/

 

Believe it or not, this is the best stuff I have ever seen at making faded plastic and rubber look new. I've used it on 20 year old faded plastic and it looked great.

http://www.s100.com/s100_eb.htm

 

www.linex.com

 

X2 on s100. The engine black stuff works wonders. It made my 76 cb750a look loads better. I used it on the mirrors of my 1st gen taco and it worked very well on those too.

 

Any word on longevity for any of those products? I'm not looking to apply it every week, if that's the case I may just paint them.

 

It depends on weather. S100 is a wax based product, so if it rains every day, you'll have to apply more often. It lasted me a couple months before I needed to reapply.