Hi... Anyone know if the black trim up the side of the side windows & around the base of the wing mirrors etc can be cleaned up? Mine are looking a bit shoddy - kinda faded/whiteish...

Cheers

You need to use Smooth Peanut Butter, I know it sounds crazy :spin: but the oils in the peanut butter bring black trim up a treat.

Back to black/ Black in a flash/ some other stuff in a can is popular, also baby oil has been recommended on here in the past You usually need a few goes to get it in perfect nick but it does work well.

pal i have the same problem the number of times ive used black colour restorere on it. you just have to keep at it every week or two and that way it always looks a lovely black.

anyone know how much it would be to replace the panels as that could work atreat. but eventually they will start to fade i suppose

Definately baby oil all I use now :slayer:

Steve

oh dear not baby oil :nono: it rots rubber,

autoglym plastic conditioner lasts for a couple of months, even when washing with warm soapy water. it costs more because its the best.

I use back to black after washing car. but have found that you make sure that the car plastic is completely dry, then spray it on wait a minute and wipe it off, then spray on again and leave it, it will dry, leaving a deep black, usually last between two to three weeks before weather makes it run again, but usually have washed car by then.

i've recently started to use carnauba wax on my plastics. after i accidentally got some on a mudflap i noticed it worked wonders, and it lasts months.

or save loads o hassle aobut different products and do what i did and paint them black now all i do is polish them with the car

abyss113 said:

or save loads o hassle aobut different products and do what i did and paint them black now all i do is polish them with the car

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my kind of maintenance

thats the only kind of maintenance mate

I use silicon out of a tube (i use it for rubber seals at work)... works a treat!

ok guys i am a car detailer i use a tyre and rubber restorer made by tetrosyl

http://www.carplancarcare.co.uk/index.cfm?product=129

I use Autoglym bumper care (Green silicon gel) but to be honest it doesn't last long and will come off as soon as you wash again.
I need to look at something else

stuff i use stays on

Silicone spray did wonders for the black bits on the Tipo. Don't bother with back to black'ing the Mareas bits

back to black is a silione spray. I used it on my windows and worked the same.

i highly recommend this. works on tyres and on black plastic, stays on for months. only used it twice since september and thats with washing car once a week.
(but baby oil is cheaper)