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S1mon
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:05
Following on from this thread: http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44139

I got a bit lazy when I was detailing it and didn't mask up the trims! :wallbash: Got some compound / polish on them whilst machining, and although I dressed them afterwards with Chemical Guys trim gel which is normally great, after 1 wash and some heavy rain the dressing is gone and the trims look a bit shabby.

Any suggestions to properly get rid of the whiteness and restore them to their former black glory??

M-R-P
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:09
Cheap boot polish from Lidl. lasts about 3 months. ;)

Nealevo
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:12
I used to use black liquid shoe polish with a squeegee foam end, sounds crude, but I works and waterproof too. But now Ive had the plastics sprayed black...

pookie
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:13
Wurth plastic dye,nothing better.

Salut!

Pookie

S1mon
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:21
Wurth plastic dye,nothing better.

Salut!

Pookie

Any recommendation where to get it?? I've used Forever Black dye before on black bumpers on my Fiesta which was good at 1st but after 9 months it's starting to get streaky. Perhaps it needs a second coat?

How easy do all the trims come off? Would it look wrong having them all smoothed and colour coded maybe!?

merc85
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:28
Old engine oil on a rag, trust me it works, and if you hit anything they/it just sldes off, sounds a joke i know but it does work mate try it next oil change. lol

S1mon
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:32
Hmmm...don't fancy the oily residue running down the car as soon as it gets rained on!

merc85
Friday 8th June 2012, 23:34
Hmmm...don't fancy the oily residue running down the car as soon as it gets rained on!

Cloth over the container, dab it. apply, wiper off residue after doing the car. sorted. Just a tip buddy, last's ages.

Kingsford G
Saturday 9th June 2012, 01:44
Cloth over the container, dab it. apply, wiper off residue after doing the car. sorted. Just a tip buddy, last's ages.

Merc knows what he`s talking about,u should c his car.

I want a T5
Saturday 9th June 2012, 09:01
Try a pencil eraser.......the white plasticky one. That will shift most of the whiteness and then dress with any of the above (not sure about the engine oil though.....).

timbo
Saturday 9th June 2012, 12:30
Second vote for Wurth Plastic dye, bit pricey but works and lasts.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wurth-Plastic-Rubber-Car-Bumper-Trim-Dyer-Plast-PT-Back-to-Grey-Dye-/150827769990?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleani ng&hash=item231e092086

S1mon
Saturday 9th June 2012, 12:35
Cool. Any tips on removing the trim to dye it? I did my Fiesta ones on the car and got some on the paint (which I could mask up for) but also you can't quite get the bits that tuck in to the paintwork.

andyb1375
Saturday 9th June 2012, 12:44
I use autoglym plastic dye.. It is Brill..

Haizum74
Saturday 9th June 2012, 15:32
Asda boot polish (the applicator type) works wonders and lasts for ages (last car about 9 months). and no issue with getting it on the bodywork as it comes right off.

pookie
Saturday 9th June 2012, 16:10
Wurth plastic dye is a trade only product. Easiest way to get it is to ask a local garage to get some for you ( if they use wurth products that is )
It's applied by sponge but on the tricky bits I use a modelling paintbrush. If you get any on the paint it'll wipe it off immediately with a damp cloth.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/pookiet5/P1010076.jpg


A picture is wurth ( geddit ) a thousand words.

Salut!

Pookie

Pliskin
Saturday 9th June 2012, 17:42
Looking good Pookie. Do you still want that gearbox?

Jamest5r
Saturday 9th June 2012, 17:47
I used to use black liquid shoe polish with a squeegee foam end, sounds crude, but I works and waterproof too. But now Ive had the plastics sprayed black...

Thats what i use works wonders and lasts ages :)

Not as dark as Pookie's lol, but for under £2 not bad :)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/classiccarshoot001-1.jpg

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/newpics002.jpg

S1mon
Saturday 9th June 2012, 18:49
Looks like the Würth stuff is the way to go. What would be everyone's opinion of smoothing and spraying the plastics gloss black?? Would certainly be different but I think would go well on the red?? Or just smooth and spray red!

merc85
Saturday 9th June 2012, 19:37
Wurth plastic dye is a trade only product. Easiest way to get it is to ask a local garage to get some for you ( if they use wurth products that is )
It's applied by sponge but on the tricky bits I use a modelling paintbrush. If you get any on the paint it'll wipe it off immediately with a damp cloth.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/pookiet5/P1010076.jpg


A picture is wurth ( geddit ) a thousand words.

Salut!

Pookie

Dam nice R

S1mon
Saturday 9th June 2012, 19:40
Dam nice R

Isn't it just!

V70 Graham
Saturday 9th June 2012, 20:41
Dam nice R

It is a very clean looking car, niiicccee

Pliskin
Saturday 9th June 2012, 23:00
Thats what i use works wonders and lasts ages :)

Not as dark as Pookie's lol, but for under £2 not bad :)

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/classiccarshoot001-1.jpg

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/newpics002.jpg

Both cars look really well and the black alloys against the olive bodywork looks the cohonnes.

jimka
Sunday 10th June 2012, 11:33
I've spent a fortune in the past on plastic conditioners....

This one wins hands down though....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-AUTOGLYM-Plastic-Conditioner-Protectant-1-Litre-Cle-/160573582773?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleani ng&hash=item2562ee6db5

1 litre size too (has lasted me over 4 years).