Thread: Making faded plastic parts black again

I used to work in a detailing yard (many a year ago) and there was a specific product we used with great success but only lasted 4-5 months. Pretty sure it was from Autosol but may have been Autoglym (was quite a few years ago) , it was sort of a cross between Armour All and vaseline and with multiple uses it lasts longer and looks better. Will have a search and see if I can find it again. I like the idea of dying the plastic though, might give that a try on my current POS.

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try Autosol Plastic Cleaner, this is the product I used previously.

My flares are really rough, like coarse sandpaper. Who can vouch for the sanding treatment, I'd love to smooth them off and restore them a bit before they are too far gone. If you wipe them with a cloth most of the cloth stays on the flares at the moment, that's how rough they are.

Wil

Originally Posted by Wil2k

My flares are really rough, like coarse sandpaper. Who can vouch for the sanding treatment, I'd love to smooth them off and restore them a bit before they are too far gone. If you wipe them with a cloth most of the cloth stays on the flares at the moment, that's how rough they are.

Wil

ditto , mine too sandpaper wheel arch flares
about 60 grit i reckon

Yep.. Sanding is the way to go.

I tried the forever black dye. It does the job, but can leave some streaks and will make a mess of your paintwork if you're not careful.

Despite using the above product, I'm not completely satisfied. I'm about to rip all the wheel flares and other trim off, sane back the rough bits and hit it all with some vinyl spray with a UV inhibitor.

When I get around to doing it, I'll post some pics.

Had a closer look at my flares last night. Mine look like they have been painted unless it's factory finish as there's chipping on the leading edges.
I actually have a can of Septone plastic primer paint that I did the grille and Rola roof mounts in some time ago on the RRC but have never got around to finishing as it with the dye as it didn't look too bad on it's own, but the D2 flares have faded.
If your flares are bare plastic, don't sand them as it will permanently score them and make it uber hard to cover up unless you plastic prime them.

Andrew



I am not a moderator, I am a human being!!!

When i was selling my 03 Disco i removed the wheel arches (only stuck on) and sanded them back with fine sandpaper, then spray painted with a can of acrylic spray pack, Cost around $10 from memory for the can. I cant remember if i went for the gloss or flat, might have been somewhere in between even... getting old. Anyway they came up a treat. I saw the vehicle again recently (over 2 years later) and they still looked good. Mind you he could have had to paint them again 5 time in that time