black trim restorer

**t5 pete** · Thursday 24th March 2011, 23:39

can any one reccomend one as myne are getting faded now ive seen this on ebay but dont know if its any good
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tchlink:top:en

cheers pete

**kee1173** · Thursday 24th March 2011, 23:47

I always use Back to black...always been good, what i normally do is spray it all over and leave for 30 mins then give it a light wipe over...
But a mate of mine who had black trims that had gone badly grey, saw somewhere to use Peanut butter ( smooth obviously) so he treid it and it worked brilliantly...he said took a bit of work but when i saw his van they looked new...think it was off something like Wheeler dealers and was an old car dealer trick...something to do with the oil in peanut butter.. never treid it myself but he did and was really impressed...it does work

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 24th March 2011, 23:47

Chemical guys new look trim is good. Not sticky.

**t5 pete** · Thursday 24th March 2011, 23:56

ive tryed all sorts back to black auto glym etc but nothing seems to get it to go deep black and doesnt last very long at all.
Has any one used bumper dye

**t5 pete** · Friday 25th March 2011, 00:00

any one tryed this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Forever-Black-...item5d2b10f999

**pookie** · Friday 25th March 2011, 00:07

I use Wurth plastic dye and wouldn't use anything else. Pricey but works, 12 to 18 months and then needs refreshing.

Salut!

Pookie

**stevie69** · Friday 25th March 2011, 09:50

ground nut oil out of asda.works great and lasts for ages..

**SKIDMARKS** · Friday 25th March 2011, 13:06

Originally Posted by stevie69

ground nut oil out of asda.works great and lasts for ages..

Will have to be Tesco's finest. Gonna try it this weekend. Can't do the peanut butter cos it will drive me mad sniffing my bumpers all day

**kee1173** · Friday 25th March 2011, 13:14

When my mate used the peanut butter, he done it last summer and said although it worked great, the wasps would nt leave him alone..plus he caught 2 dogs licking the bumpers ...LOL

**martybelfastt5** · Saturday 26th March 2011, 08:59

i lol,,d at the dogs,,,,,,

**SKIDMARKS** · Saturday 26th March 2011, 09:06

I have heard some women do like the taste

**Flatout Phil** · Sunday 27th March 2011, 18:17

Just a note to say that R have a deep grey NOT black trim on them. But the Wurth stuff seems to get good reviews and that does come in grey too.

This is what they should look like (look on my signature to see what the bumper looks like a bit too dark:

**shrekblackR** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 21:47

Dude try a heat gun on them it brings out all the oil out to the top and lasts for ages will only bring out original colour grey or black so you can't go wrong gud luck man

**stevie69** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 22:06

heat gun ruined mine..

**shrekblackR** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 22:12

Yeah soz you have to be carefull not to go to close or to long on it

**merc85** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 22:45

I use old engine oil on my black bumper's last's for ages.

Also helps if you hit anyfing lol

**volvokid** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 22:50

Originally Posted by shrek red t5

Dude try a heat gun on them it brings out all the oil out to the top and lasts for ages will only bring out original colour grey or black so you can't go wrong gud luck man

Ive heard this being done alot now, but my theory "probably wrong" is that by doing this it will only do damage long term, if you keep drawing the oils from the plastics will it not dry them out? And maybe even damage the plastics?

**Wobbly Dave** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 23:41

I thought the dulling of the plastic trim was due to the depolymerisation of the chains in the plastic near the surface due to UV exposure? I wasn't aware of any oils?

**volvokid** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 23:46

Hasnt plastic got oils of some sort in it, to stop it becoming brittle?

**volvokid** · Wednesday 27th April 2011, 23:47

QUOTE=Wobbly Dave;374761]I thought the dulling of the plastic trim was due to the depolymerisation of the chains in the plastic near the surface due to UV exposure? I wasn't aware of any oils?[/QUOTE]

Wobbles did you just google that mwah