Rejuvenating bumper plastics

Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:42 am

Ide thought ide share something I discovered yesterday. The chromie bars i bought are good but the plastics need a bit of TLC, normaly a quick heat up of the heat gun works but these plastics are a little too far gone..

Check this out............. Shoe polish works a treat.

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE AND AFTER

Later on I will repair them properly and g ive them a coat of paint but this is just to make them respectable till then.

Mike

Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:46 am

Have you tried autoglym bumper care - works miracles in my experience

Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:48 am

Why buy that for £10 or whatever when you can just by cheapo liquid shoe polish for 89p and achieve the exact same result

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Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:53 am

That's proper old skool

I used to boot polish the tyres on my first car - many years ago as a poor student

Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:49 am

You could always spray them satin black, last alot longer than shoe polish.

Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:52 am

richy187 wrote:Why buy that for £10 or whatever when you can just by cheapo liquid shoe polish for 89p and achieve the exact same result ?

Not true im afraid geezer, i have a tub of the aforementioned Autoglym, had it for @7 years now, it cost £7.50 and the results are amazing, everytime. Fair doos youve got some sort of result there, but feckall compared to the Autoglym, but of course its just my, well, our opinion

By the way, Cheapo shoe polish! How very council

Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:22 am

autoglym bumper snot is wonderful stuff

Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:01 pm

LOL @ Shoe polish!! Wonder how it'll be in the rain!

I've heard plenty of other budget suggestions such as WD40, baby oil and peanut butter.

I've recently bought AG Bumper Care and found that to be very decent actually.

Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:17 pm

used diesel engine oil ;)

Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:30 pm

I've heard a quick blast with a heat gun can restore tired black trim (never tried it though)

Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:00 pm

GeorgeUK wrote:LOL @ Shoe polish!! Wonder how it'll be in the rain!

I've heard plenty of other budget suggestions such as WD40, baby oil and peanut butter.

I've recently bought AG Bumper Care and found that to be very decent actually.

I know its off topic but baby oil works wonders on wheels and chrome lol

Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:40 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:I've heard a quick blast with a heat gun can restore tired black trim (never tried it though)

Does work too! Worked wonders on a Ka (not mine!)

Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:44 pm

id also recommend the autoglym lumpy green snot. i got it free in a christmas present a few of years ago and its still going strong.

Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:56 pm

Simon wrote:
E30BeemerLad wrote:I've heard a quick blast with a heat gun can restore tired black trim (never tried it though)
Does work too! Worked wonders on a Ka (not mine!)

Sorry it took me so long to find the pic..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/337 ... 04.jpg?v=0

Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:40 pm

I heard Foreverblack is supposed to be really good, it comes with a pre-cleaner and a black dye. Will give it a try when I get my e30 this weekend

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Forever-Black-Bum ... 1767wt_818

Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:10 am

NovemberSun wrote:I heard Foreverblack is supposed to be really good, it comes with a pre-cleaner and a black dye. Will give it a try when I get my e30 this weekend

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Forever-Black-Bum ... 1767wt_818

Looks expensive, compared to other products of the same type - there's loads of black trim conditioners out there that will do the same job for a lot less cash.
Please Note: Forever Black Bumper & Trim Dye is intended for porous, textured surfaces. Smooth plastic, vinyl, and rubber may not be able to absorb the dye and it will therefore streak.

Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:54 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:I've heard a quick blast with a heat gun can restore tired black trim (never tried it though)

That only works on the softer plastics, not so good on hard bumper plastics I'm afraid....

Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:00 pm

Your best bet is to clean the plastic first with a all purpose cleaner, then hit it with AG bumper care or Black wow or poorboys natural look.

Black wow is the best in my experience but at a price. None of them will last if the plastic is not cleaned properly first with a stiff brush tho.

Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:08 pm

Simon wrote:
Simon wrote:
E30BeemerLad wrote:I've heard a quick blast with a heat gun can restore tired black trim (never tried it though)
Does work too! Worked wonders on a Ka (not mine!)
Sorry it took me so long to find the pic..

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/337 ... 04.jpg?v=0

did you hold the heat gun on it on a bit too long ?