Post 509382 by S1mon on 2012-06-08 23:05:08
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??
Post 509384 by M-R-P on 2012-06-08 23:09:53
Cheap boot polish from Lidl. lasts about 3 months. ;)
Post 509385 by Nealevo on 2012-06-08 23:12:41
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...
Post 509387 by pookie on 2012-06-08 23:13:45
Wurth plastic dye,nothing better.
Salut!
Pookie
Post 509390 by S1mon on 2012-06-08 23:21:45
[quote=pookie;509387]Wurth plastic dye,nothing better.
Salut!
Pookie[/quote]
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!?
Post 509392 by merc85 on 2012-06-08 23:28:46
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
Post 509395 by S1mon on 2012-06-08 23:32:56
Hmmm...don't fancy the oily residue running down the car as soon as it gets rained on!
Post 509397 by merc85 on 2012-06-08 23:34:51
[quote=S1mon;509395]Hmmm...don't fancy the oily residue running down the car as soon as it gets rained on![/quote]
Cloth over the container, dab it. apply, wiper off residue after doing the car. sorted. Just a tip buddy, last's ages.
Post 509423 by Kingsford G on 2012-06-09 01:44:53
[quote=merc85;509397]Cloth over the container, dab it. apply, wiper off residue after doing the car. sorted. Just a tip buddy, last's ages.[/quote]
Merc knows what he`s talking about,u should c his car.
Post 509454 by I want a T5 on 2012-06-09 09:01:26
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.....).
Post 509489 by S1mon on 2012-06-09 12:35:23
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.
Post 509491 by andyb1375 on 2012-06-09 12:44:03
I use autoglym plastic dye.. It is Brill..
Post 509533 by Haizum74 on 2012-06-09 15:32:02
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.
Post 509542 by pookie on 2012-06-09 16:10:45
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
Post 509566 by Pliskin on 2012-06-09 17:42:49
Looking good Pookie. Do you still want that gearbox?
Post 509570 by Jamest5r on 2012-06-09 17:47:33
[quote=Nealevo;509385]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...[/quote]
Thats what i use works wonders and lasts ages :)
Not as dark as Pookie's lol, but for under £2 not bad :)
Post 509588 by S1mon on 2012-06-09 18:49:10
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!
Post 509603 by merc85 on 2012-06-09 19:37:22
[quote=pookie;509542]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[/quote]
Dam nice R
Post 509608 by S1mon on 2012-06-09 19:40:51
[quote=merc85;509603]Dam nice R[/quote]
Isn't it just!
Post 509691 by V70 Graham on 2012-06-09 20:41:57
[quote=merc85;509603]Dam nice R[/quote]
It is a very clean looking car, niiicccee
Post 509780 by Pliskin on 2012-06-09 23:00:45
[quote=Jamest5r;509570]Thats what i use works wonders and lasts ages :)
Not as dark as Pookie's lol, but for under £2 not bad :)
[/quote]
Both cars look really well and the black alloys against the olive bodywork looks the cohonnes.
Post 509965 by jimka on 2012-06-10 11:33:48
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_Cleaning&hash=item2562ee6db5
1 litre size too (has lasted me over 4 years).