Any ideas for black trim??

[S1mon]

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! 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]

Cheap boot polish from Lidl. lasts about 3 months.

[Nealevo]

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]

Wurth plastic dye,nothing better.

Salut!

Pookie

[S1mon]

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]

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]

Hmmm...don't fancy the oily residue running down the car as soon as it gets rained on!

[merc85]

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]

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]

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]

Second vote for Wurth Plastic dye, bit pricey but works and lasts.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wurth-Plas...item231e092086

[S1mon]

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]

I use autoglym plastic dye.. It is Brill..

[Haizum74]

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]

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.




A picture is wurth ( geddit ) a thousand words.

Salut!

Pookie

[Pliskin]

Looking good Pookie. Do you still want that gearbox?

[Jamest5r]

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

[S1mon]

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]

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.




A picture is wurth ( geddit ) a thousand words.

Salut!

Pookie

Dam nice R

[S1mon]

Dam nice R

Isn't it just!