E30 Zone

As above, what is the best product for the black plastic trim.

Mainly the grill as I have one brand new grill on the nearside and a old faded one on the offside

at the moment im using auto glym bumper care, which seems to last for ages which is nice,

used it on my dads car today well only did the black plastics.



its only about 7.99 a bottle,

but a product i have heard very very good reviews about is black wow, about £17 a bottle, Dave has experience of this product.

Meguiar's trim detailer is pretty good. I use it on all my black plastics and rubbers, great for the black window pillars too. you can build up a couple of coats and it lasts for a while. Not a bad price too

http://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/Stor ... ductId=257

I have used autoglym bumper care for years it works great even on windscreen rubber seals boot trim ect

Smooth peanut butter, wipe it on wipe it off. Smells good to

Go on try it, Its not a wind up

john

thats a new one to me but worth a try ?

dom-1984-320i wrote:Meguiar's trim detailer is pretty good. I use it on all my black plastics and rubbers, great for the black window pillars too. you can build up a couple of coats and it lasts for a while. Not a bad price too

I just started using this as I managed to pick up a bottle in Halfrauds for £3

Works well on interior plastics too.

On my plastic bits and rubber bits I have used black shoe polish!

Works suprisingly well! and gets your shoes shiny

grantfk10 wrote:

dom-1984-320i wrote:Meguiar's trim detailer is pretty good. I use it on all my black plastics and rubbers, great for the black window pillars too. you can build up a couple of coats and it lasts for a while. Not a bad price too

I just started using this as I managed to pick up a bottle in Halfrauds for £3

Works well on interior plastics too.

I use this too.

The Megs trim detailer is a great product.

I have bought a bottle (1 us gal) of Megs all seasons dressing which is great if a little pricey.

WD40. Why buy something else when every good DIY-er already has at least one can in the garage.

Try Baby oil
I use it on everything brings it up a nise shine
Tyre side walls, trim, paint, interiour trim.
Dont use it on your steering wheel.

Vegetable oil works well too

johnl320 wrote:Smooth peanut butter, wipe it on wipe it off. Smells good to
Go on try it, Its not a wind up

I've heard a few good ones in my time John, but that's a first. I'll give it a try next time I clean the Touring.

Heat gun.

maxfield wrote:Heat gun.

Good call Max but better used on greying vauxhall corsa trim than higher quality BMW parts.

john

Pffft, who cares

I certainly won't be entering my car for any prizes. If it brings it back to life for a while then it's all good, well in my eyes, I must just be tight.

maxfield wrote:Heat gun.

If you do go that route dont get the part too hot or it will melt and bubble

ive also heard smooth peanut butter is good,think i saw it on wrecks to riches on discovery

I used the heat gun method on my old MK2 golf.. None of the black plastic treatments ever worked, the heat gun brought them back to like new. The secret was to get the surface to JUST below it's melting temp.

Jai

jaistanley wrote: The secret was to get the surface to JUST below it's melting temp.
Jai

Yeah, just before it goes to that "oops, I've gone too far stage!"

Like a hot fart?

Best way to use a heat gun is to warm the panel, then apply the trim dressing. Reheat the panel and leave to cool. Then wipe off the excess dressing.

This way the pores of the plastic open up and absorb the dressing then seal it in when it cools.

jaistanley wrote:Like a hot fart?

lmao !

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ ... KES1105/05

cartec TP-49 vinyl is great was amazed how good it was when i used it. put it on my sport 3 weeks ago and its been pissing down with rain and the trims are still black when it dries up.