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Black Bumpers and Trim

  • 10-03-2010 4:06pm
    #1
    corkbuoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭


    Hi

    What should I use to restore my plastic bumpers and trim back to a black finish, thay have gone a patchy grey over time. Have tried various products from motor factors but they are not very successful. Is there a professional product that valeting companies use ?

    Corkbuoy


Comments

  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,858 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Id start with Back To Black, its about €5 a can, you spray it on, great results but depending on how bad they have discoloured you might need to use it everytime you wash the car.


  • #3
    kdevitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭kdevitt


    Autoglym vinyl and rubber care is good for this. You'll need to put on a few coats. If they're gone too bad nothing will help them though.


  • #4
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Peanut butter works a treat:D


  • #5
    Mc Love
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    kdevitt wrote: »
    Autoglym vinyl and rubber care is good for this. You'll need to put on a few coats. If they're gone too bad nothing will help them though.

    I agree, but if isnt that bad you dont have to put loads on. Works really well too


  • #6
    masseyno9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭masseyno9


    groundnut oil is fantastic for this. Its the active component that makes peanut butter do the job. You'll get it in any good supermarket for about €2 a bottle.


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  • #7
    TomMc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭TomMc


    http://www.gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c4-permanent-trim-restorer/


  • #8
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Mc Love wrote: »
    I agree, but if isnt that bad you dont have to put loads on. Works really well too

    Yes ur correct lads vinyl gel from autosmart is also excellent. It used to come in 5 litre can im not sure if you can get it still


  • #9
    Flesh Gorden
    Registered Users Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭Flesh Gorden


    Heat Gun!

    If your confident in removing the bumper you can do it carefully, If not you can still do it with the bumper on but be very careful not to bubble the paint

    I've done it to a Ka and a Corsa which had both turned practically grey, brought them back to life

    look it up on youtube, a lot of videos demonstrating it



    another option that you can only buy from Igoe via their Upkeepers site is a product called Polytrol, €20 for 1litre tin

    Haven't tried it yet and they give little information, but the before and after pics look great

    http://www.upkeepers.co.uk/Product/01081



    I don't like that black to black, tested it on a few things I'd lying around and never really dried, very glossy too



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