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Post Sat May 02, 2015 7:26 pm

What is the best thing to use to liven up black plastic door trims?
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Post Sat May 02, 2015 8:10 pm

Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care ftw
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Post Sat May 02, 2015 8:11 pm

Sambe30 wrote:What is the best thing to use to liven up black plastic door trims?
Either linseed oil, black trim wax (from Halfords) or back to black.

Back to black will only last for a couple of car washes and you will have to keep reapplying.

If using linseed oil or black trim wax, try to put some masking tape around the trim to avoid getting on the paintwork.
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Post Sat May 02, 2015 9:38 pm

i used bumper gel from autoglym but needs doing again after a week so instead i replaced the door mouldings with nice shiny ones .
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Post Sat May 02, 2015 9:49 pm

The trim is cheap anyway isn't it, might be best to renew.
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Post Mon May 04, 2015 1:24 am

Try gtechniq or whatever it's called its about £20 , been wanting to try it myself
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Post Mon May 04, 2015 9:21 am

I've got some black trim wax from halfords for £4.99, going to give that a go today.