Thread: Making faded plastic parts black again

try "back to black", but don't get it on your hands

doesn;t last forever but a bloody longtime

Hello stallie,

Armorall (spelling could be wrong). Use the cleaner and the protectant in the same brand. Don't let it touch your paintwork or use it on fibreglass, it will cause fading. You will need to keep recoating periodically.
These type of things only work properly when you use them on plastic from day one when the plastic is new, so don't expect miracles.

Cheers,

Jason

A cheap short term solution (month or so) is to spray cheap spray tyre shine that is available from $2 stores and supercheap etc. Lightly spray and wipe so there are no runs - works OK. Wipe off paint etc.

Garry

I've been using this for years now and it works a treat. I find it lasts for a good couple of months and get better over time. Water beads on it and it doesn't wash of in water.

Autoglym - car cleaning products, car care products, car valeting, car detailing

About 25 per bottle from memory but the bottle lasts forever.

Cheers

George

I was shown an old car yard trick the other day and that was to use vaseline on rubber seals around windows and can also be used on plastic bumpers etc. Not sure how long it will last but looks better than I was expecting.
Cheers Matt

Originally Posted by stallie

What treatment do others use that will restore my wheel arch covers and other black plastic parts to black, and more importantly stay that way?

.... Just use the plain old trouble free can of "Kiwi" .... Yep! .. Boot polish


Cheers
Mike

Clean it up with Prepsol then spray with a satin black VHT vinyl & carpet dye.
There had been a thread on this somewhere here before.
Bonds well being a plastic designed product and dyes rather than paint.

Cheers

Andrew


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

Thanks all.

It's the short term fix that I was trying to avoid. Sounds like Prepsol and carpet dye might do the trick.