Bumper dye results

[ajc106]

As title says spent last Saturday with a bottle of dye on front and rear bumpers mud flaps door strips and handles some before and after pics20687206882068920690

[V70 Graham]

Nice results, what product did you use ?

[M-R-P]

Looks pretty good, job well done :)

However, you either need to get your tracking sorted or stop driving like Nigel Mansell - that front tyre looks pretty bad lol.

[JamesT5]

Looks a lot better, however aren't the bumper meant to be jet black?

[iancho]

Looks great mate, well done nice job! :B_thumb:

[T5frankie]

Looks a lot better, however aren't the bumper meant to be jet black?

No grey

[ajc106]

I used plasticare trim dye from ebay do they do grey and black

[ajc106]

thanks for that M-R-P on the list of jobs to do lol

[V70 Graham]

I used plasticare trim dye from ebay do they do grey and black

I think that's the stuff Frankie used, how many coats did you use 2-3 ?
I need to do my mud flaps.

[T5frankie]

It is I did 4 coats of black, I think I'll do the 850 t5 too to smarten it up

[MA'R'K]

Nice! I've used everything under the sun on previous cars, from crisp & dry veg oil, boot polish, peanut butter etc etc etc......now I just use autoglym on the 850 as the plastic is in reasonable condition. If it was worse I defo think about using something like this.....has anyone found how this stuff wears over time? Does it go poo'y after a while and a nightmare to get off? I do still have some really expensive bumper paints that replicate the textures (I was gonna do all the plastics on my small bumper mk2 golf before got rid).....but always worry that it will look terrible a year down the line!

[Nifton]

Very nice, what did you prep them with first? I'd be cautious about dyeing straight onto the chalking as with a little agitation it powders off!

[JamesT5]

No grey

They came from the factory in this colour, are you sure?

[T5frankie]

They came from the factory in this colour, are you sure?

you really are a volvo virgin aint you? lol of course they were grey, have you not noticed every single 850 has grey bumper tops?

[JamesT5]

you really are a volvo virgin aint you? lol of course they were grey, have you not noticed every single 850 has grey bumper tops?

But grey looks faded, I thought cars had black bumpers from new.

[T5frankie]

But grey looks faded, I thought cars had black bumpers from new.

no mate always been grey

http://www.danielcurnock.co.uk/data/292/1.jpg
http://www.themomentmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/volvo-850-t5r-main.jpg

[JamesT5]

Must have been a late 80's/early 90's design fashion.....

[Gregor]

I just got a brand new front bumper cover from Volvo last week for a t5r and I could swear it's black. I'll take a good look tomorrow though and post up a pic so you can see what you think. The door trim on my t5r looks black too and a slightly different texture compared to the t5 which is grey. Strange!!

I was going to get this sometime for my trim though very pricey, apparently it lasts for up to 2 years! http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/exterior-coatings/c4-permanent-trim-restorer/

[mr shifter]

Mine are grey. Bumpers and trim.

[Gregor]

yip grey but it looks quite a dark grey

[theflyingbrick]

good job on the bumpers,they look brand new mate :)