Hey I am looking for advice on something to clean up and make my plastic and rubber trim look nice on the exterior of the car. A lot of the black plastic has kind of a cloudy faded look to it.
I tried nothing and I'm all out of Ideas
No, I did try "Mothers back to black trim restorer" and it seemed to do ok on the rubber window seals but not so much on the grill and bumpers. Not really impressed with it.
I'm looking for ideas. What have or would you use?
anyone out there painting their grills satin black?
88 325i
Water based trim restorers will give you 2 - 3 weeks of performance then fade quickly.
Allbrite's V6 will give you 4 - 5 weeks,
Gtechnique's C4 will provide up to 24 months.
As longevity increases, so does price but no surprise there.
In your quest for perfection, you could spend a ton of dough on products that just don't last, or you could just opt for the C4 right off the bat and save you tons of time over the next two years.
Oh, and a hot air gun can bring that faded black trim back to a new look but that extreme heat would be difficult to control, in light of the fact paint/clearcoat is often very close to the trim.
C4 for the win.
Thanks for the insight. I find a lot of the parked posts helpful but outdated with bad links most of the time.
Maybe I'll try C4 when I get a few extra dollars. Thanks
I've used Restore Black by Bondo with some satisfaction. My packaging is different but i think it's still the same product. It is a black dye so you must be more careful. Look at any first generation Nissan Armada and the rear bumper step will be a faded gray. I've successfully restored mine. Took a couple of applications.
https://www.autogeek.net/bondo-restore-black.html
I use Aerospace 303 on all my plastic and rubber. It got me a 1st place at Legends of the Autobahn one year.
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303 is a great protectant. Not so good for restoration of faded plastic parts.
Use 303 now and you shouldn't have to restore later.
Pay me now or pay me later.
Don't laugh but I used Armor-All OUTLAST black trim restorer about a month ago. I wash my car weekly and its been throgh 3 rain showers and it still looks great! I think I paid $10 for it and there's enough to do 10 cars.
Update on the Armor-All...It's been three months, a dozen car washes, almost as many rain showers and it still looks good. I'd say it's about 80% from when I put it on.
By far the best I have used!
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