how to clean up uneven flares after trimming?

[The_Dealer]

Hey guys, I trimmed my flares today for the new tires. Well it turned out pretty crappy looking. The trim is real uneven(wavy). What's the best way to go about smoothing me out? I tried 250 grit by hand but it would take forever

Any ideas?

[frenchlayer]

Adhesive door trim, I used a roll and a half on mine, gives it a clean look

[The_Dealer]

Its too far uneven to use it. I'm thinking of a da sander or something.

[RD Slyter]

Sander would work, just be careful not to follow the existing contour. Afer,  get ya some adhesive door trim. I did the same with mine and it made a huge difference.

[mrmike1964]

A belt sand would work good to make a longer flat.Or a file.

[The_Dealer]

I'll try that. The corners look good, its the flat parts that are uneven

[ranier1315]

The door trim will even out the look. When you put it on just don't push it down on all the low spots. It will dry straight and clean.

[tjsahara00]

10'' bastard file using angled swipe across will do a pretty good job.

[tcdawg]

10'' bastard file using angled swipe across will do a pretty good job.

^^^this will probably do the best at evening out the waves.  You can hit the smaller stuff with one of the round sanding bits and a dremel.  It will slightly melt the plastic but you can pull off the melted stuff from the bottom. 

Also, a very sharp razor blade in a full size handle works well.

[The_Dealer]

I used a razor knife to begin with. Here's what it looks like



I haven't gotten a chance to try to even it up yet because of the rain

[Matt]

Sounds like a job for one of my favorite tools in the garage.

[The_Dealer]

I'm gonna have to go pick one of those up from hf. Looks like that would work perfect