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Thanks a lot KEVSTER. This will be my project this weekend. I am really getting sick looking at this faded wiper cowl.KEVSTER wrote:If you are speaking of the wiper cowl... This is easy. remove the 2 wipers, small cap comes off shows a nut, once the nut is off and it is not very tight, just push down on arm than pull up it comes off, due to it is a tappered fit. pop the hood open, look at cowl and see the seal that seals hood to cowl this seal has clips that hold it to the body, feel for the clip, I use a angled needle nose pliars.. gently lift up there are 2 more clips on outer cowl to the body very visible, remove and lift cowl off and pull towards front of engine, gently remove wiper washer hose.. OFF it is, just make sure you prep cowl by cleaning and degreasing.. when you reinstall wiper arms just gently put them back where you want them in relation to the windshield and DO NOT overtighten nuts, just snug till tight.
Are you sure it's faded? Mine looks faded but I scratched it and it turned out to be residue from wax or something.rodg wrote:Hi there. The cowl on my 06 Pathfinder has faded. I wanted to remove it and paint it flat black. Can someone show me the steps on removing it.
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I second (and highly recommend) Mothers Back to Black. I can't imagine that painting that plastic piece will hold up to the sun or the elements, you'll probably be sorry. Back to Black restored my piece to near original, and I've used it to restore the running boards, roof rack, mud flaps, bumper trim...just about every plastic or rubber piece on the outside of the truck.drmayer wrote:I've also had luck bringing it back to life by using back to black from mothers or similar product...
I'll give this Mother's Back to Black a try. Hey, thanks for all your response.LittleStevie wrote:I second (and highly recommend) Mothers Back to Black. I can't imagine that painting that plastic piece will hold up to the sun or the elements, you'll probably be sorry. Back to Black restored my piece to near original, and I've used it to restore the running boards, roof rack, mud flaps, bumper trim...just about every plastic or rubber piece on the outside of the truck.drmayer wrote:I've also had luck bringing it back to life by using back to black from mothers or similar product...
It's like $7 a bottle and I'm barely through half a bottle. Give it a shot.