I can honestly say the heat gun method works. I've got an 07 ltz and it looks completely redone. However, unlike chemicals, the results are proportionate. This means if you had a areas in your cladding/tailgate/tonneau covers etc that were MORE faded than another area it MIGHT...MIGHT show as slightly lighter. The results will still look like new, but an area that was faded more than another might look a "little" less "pitch black" than an area that ends up pitch black. I'm a stickler for perfection and my truck is black....yet I'm still happy with the results. The only caution here is to keep your hand moving slow and steady....do NOT leave it in one spot for more than 2-3 seconds max or you WILL have melt spots.
My coworker showing me what to do, starting off on my truck (he has an '05):
here's video from once I got home and started doing it on my own. The last shot is a before and after of the tonneau covers.
http://instagram.com/p/dpnrIehN9l/
My coworker showing me what to do, starting off on my truck (he has an '05):
here's video from once I got home and started doing it on my own. The last shot is a before and after of the tonneau covers.
http://instagram.com/p/dpnrIehN9l/