Joshua Minnick

I recently bought a 2006 mustang that came with a smoked bug deflector. I'm guessing it's been on there for awhile because the paint underneath has been faded from the screaming yellow to a burnt orange. Is there anyway to maybe buff it out or would I have to try and touch up the hood with paint?

07 Stang

Can you provide a photo? There are some guys on here that own body shops and may chime in.

08'MustangDude

It's odd that the paint would fade under it, when it's shaded from the sunlight, and
the rest of the hood that was exposed, has not faded.

07 Stang

He probably meant that with the bug reflector off, he now has a ghost stripe across the hood. Meaning the paint on his hood has faded when compared to the area where the bug reflector was. Very common problem with doors that have the door guard on them.

08'MustangDude

Except that he specifically said the area under the bug deflector faded to an Orange color,
while the rest of the car is yellow...

07 Stang

Hmmm...wonder if the plastic from the bug reflector come into some kind of interaction with paint on the hood?

08'MustangDude

I have always had the opposite happen, as you said. Unless he didn't clean under it and
water and dirt faded the paint. Mine always came with little bump stops, so the plastic
never comes in contact with the hood. I have seen the front "bras" fade the paint, but
not a bug deflector, unless, he actually has a BRA, and not a plastic bug deflector.

However, he said smoked bug deflector, no pictures as usual... SO, the only thing I can
think of, the plastic amplified the sun's UV rays and faded the paint. That would mean it
was a crap part...

ZEN357

Try some 3M Handglaze.