Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ??

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 17:19
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - Jungerns

Any recommendations off ebay re black products that you guys use ??

Looking to restore outer plastic trims back to there best if I can ?? Spray, liquid, boot polish lol (I know some who swear by it)

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 17:29
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - gordonbennet

Autosmart's ''Finish'' is a very good product for rejuvinating plastic and rubber trim quickly, will last a few washes before needing re-treating, expensive but a 5 litre pack should last you years.

Both exterior and interior use.

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 17:53
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - Glaikit Wee Scunner {P}

Any spray on stuff from Wilkos or Poundland works for me.

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 18:28
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - bathtub tom

I remember seeing a vinyl roof (remember them) that had been scrubbed clean and then had shoe polish (the proper stuff out of a Kiwi tin) applied. Looked better than it did when it came out of the factory - and probably kept those pesky monkeys at safari parks from getting a grip on it.

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 18:34
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - Jungerns

I remember seeing a vinyl roof (remember them) that had been scrubbed clean and then had shoe polish (the proper stuff out of a Kiwi tin) applied. Looked better than it did when it came out of the factory - and probably kept those pesky monkeys at safari parks from getting a grip on it.

Yes my dad when he was still alive had a TR7 he said back around 1978 and he said he used to use boot polish on the black bumpers came up a treat

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 21:43
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - focussed

Use peanut butter - seriously! Here's a video showing how to do it and how it works.

https://www.google.com/search?q=using+peanut+butter+to+renovate+car+black+plastic&oq=using+peanut+butter+to+renovate+car+black+plastic&aqs=chrome..69i57.34820j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=1

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Tue 11 Jun 2019 22:39
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - badbusdriver

I've read that (careful) use of a heat gun can bring back faded black plastic. You might want to try it somewhere inconspicuous first though!

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Wed 12 Jun 2019 07:45
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - paul 1963

I've read that (careful) use of a heat gun can bring back faded black plastic. You might want to try it somewhere inconspicuous first though!

That does work a treat ,the heat brings the oils in the plastics back to the surface but as you say you really need to be careful.

I use auto finesse "revive" but again care is needed, don't get the stuff on paint! I use 2 inch low tack masking tape to protect the paint, allows you get right into the edges of the trim, makes all the difference.

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Thu 13 Jun 2019 09:21
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - Jungerns

Used literally boot polish as someone else here suggested

Absolutely worked a treat. Didnt exactly take long around about an hour to do all trim bumpers wheel arches etyc.....be interesting to see how it lasts. Obviously very easy to wipe off the minor overun onto the paint as well

Pity I cant put photo up here

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Thu 13 Jun 2019 13:20
Recommendation for restoring outer car plastic ?? - Gibbo_Wirral

Meguirs Ultimate Black. Works on all plastics, leaves them looking like new.

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