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Touching up the white lettering on my mud flaps

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Travelair22, Feb 27, 2021.

  1. Feb 27, 2021 at 9:38 AM
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    Travelair22

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    The white paint on my mud flaps is needing touching up. Any suggestions what kind of paint to use?
     
  2. Feb 27, 2021 at 9:42 AM
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    spitdog

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    SunsetDiesel

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    Maybe tape off the black and spray with a quality paint made for plastics.
     
  4. Feb 27, 2021 at 10:35 AM
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    esotaco

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    I used an oil-based white Sharpie.White Sharpie.jpg
     
  5. Feb 28, 2021 at 3:30 PM
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    hotrod53

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    Mine are blueish looking as the letters continue to disappear. I need to redo or strip them, one or the other.
     
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    Muddinfun

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    Cut off the flaps just above the 4X4. Problem solved.
     
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    Steve721

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    I used a paint marker from Michael’s. I got the white but there are other colors if you choose. I did mine just over 3 years ago, and they still look good.
     
  8. Feb 28, 2021 at 5:02 PM
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    Use a 3M pad and simply scrub the remaining white off and then all black - looks better anyway.
     
  9. Feb 28, 2021 at 5:12 PM
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    spitdog

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    I would be scared if you removed the all the white paint the 4x4 wouldn’t work properly.
     
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    JBIdaho

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    I’m a detail guy by nature, I try to keep my stuff looking new, I’ve been thinking the same thing, thanks for asking and thanks for the ideas of white sharpie or paint pen.
     
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    I did the White wide Sharpie from Michael's about a year ago and they still look good.
     
  12. Mar 1, 2021 at 7:24 AM
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    gkomo

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    Those with the paint pens... I keep reading reviews they don't work correctly unless the pen is vertical, which would mean removing the flaps to paint the lettering. Is that all yours experience?

    What i did was spray white spray-paint into a red solo cup and use a q-tip to paint the letters. Works great but does come off fairly easy with washes. It's so quick and simple that i don't mind touching up the lettering more often.
     

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