dull plastics

[Gavin]

i just bought a sxi astra and the bump strips are very dull. could somebody give me some advise or recomended a product that would make them look new again, other than back to black which doesnt seem to absorb in?

 

[Vicious-monkey]

autoglym bumper care!
baby oil or shoe shine wax stuff is meant to be good too but i've never personally tried either!

or get em colour coded!

 

[Boydie]

I use meguaires trim detailer - awesome stuff and very easy to use and apply!

Lasts a long time as well

Do not use B2B, over time it will leave a hard, crusty residue on the paintwork and lasts no time at all!

 

[Petem86]

search for elite car care products in belfast, they do something called topcoat. its good gear

 

[Mk2Dubber]

Boiled Linseed Oil

 

[Curtiz]

heat them with a heat gun or hairdryer (not too much, dont wanna heat the glue) so they look reasonably darker then go over with auto glym bumper care

 

[big_pete]

I use autoglym bumper care as for the money you really cant beat it, just be sure to wipe the excess off or it will run down the paintwork when it rains

 

[jimcupra]

search for elite car care products in belfast, they do something called topcoat. its good gear

x2 for top coat i no ricky in elite and i have been using his stuff for years just keep top coat at room temp if its cold it goes thick warmer the better about £20-£25 a gallon cant complain (approx price of course)

 

[m00k]

if they're completely bleached like some of the vauxh stuff goes, then the heat gun route might give u gd results

 

[Gavin]

thanks for the help, might try that heat gun trick the next good night, will let yous know how i get on

 

[Cookie Munster]

Just done the Heat gun one on the rubbing strip of the rear bumper. Must say it has really changed the look of it for the better, and is now a nice black colour rather than that faded grey colour.

Must admit I used my cooks blowtorch to do this, even though it was an open flame, it is very controllable and small.

Thanks for the great tip
CM

 

[Mk2Dubber]

Heatgun works well. Also seen people get on clubgti.com get great results with burners/flame, some say it's difficult to get consistency using a burner with a small flame though. Personally I wouldn't trust myself with it near my paintwork, hence I stick with kiwi show dye or boiled linseed oil. Try it, I've used AG, Megs etc etc...

 

[-Pete-]

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