[GM Kid]

The lower rear valence panel on '05s--anybody know if it's painted or just plain plastic?

I'd thought it was a solid, non-painted, color-impregnated piece of plastic. But when I was washing the car this weekend I accidentally gouged it with a fingernail, making me think it's painted.

I was inserting a cloth into the cut-out over the chrome exhaust tip to polish the tip, but a fingernail caught the valence and left a short little gouge. Dang. I showed it to my wife, who hardly could find it and rolled her eyes at me. She's right--it's not bad at all. But I'll surely be careful in the future!

 

[GTODEALER]

just plastic....

 

[GM Kid]

just plastic....

Seriously? Just plain, unadorned plastic with no paint, clearcoat or anything? Hm. So when I caught it with my fingernail, I wasn't scraping off the "finish," then. I was just digging into the plastic.

 

[GTODEALER]

Let me rephrase that, it's clearcoated gray plastic. Long day.........

 

[GM Kid]

Let me rephrase that, it's clearcoated gray plastic. Long day.........

So then I must've scraped off some clearcoat. Dang. Now I'll be more careful around that panel. It looks like plain ol' plastic, doesn't it?

 

[GTODEALER]

Unfortunately yes it does...... :willy: