Greying front grills

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choppa7
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:38 am

Is there a way of restoring the black on the front grills when they begin to grey or is it a case of having to paint them to get them back to black?

I've been using back to black bumper trim after washing it for a year and its getting on my tits to be honest so was looking for a more permanent solution.

I've heard a heat gun can work on certain plastics but not sure whether it would work on these grills?

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Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:43 am

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Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:07 am

Lovely, thanks fella 8)
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:22 pm

Satin black paint is what i used and it worked a treat!
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Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:22 pm

choppa7 wrote:Is there a way of restoring the black on the front grills when they begin to grey or is it a case of having to paint them to get them back to black?

I've been using back to black bumper trim after washing it for a year and its getting on my tits to be honest so was looking for a more permanent solution.

I've heard a heat gun can work on certain plastics but not sure whether it would work on these grills?

Cheers
Use Autoglym bumper care, it can be used in shadowline trim, everything really, magic stuff, will sort out the grill anyway.
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Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:58 am

You could always buy a new one from the dealers, would save you a lot of hassle and time in the long run.
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