cleaning up plastic bumper & arch

[Novafied]

anyidea on how to clean the arch's on a corsa & the bumpers with out spraying them as i want to look new with out spending or spraying?

thanks

pref dark black :P

[Gordon Livsey]

a heat gun applyed over the faded plastic will bring them up black again, justy dont hold it in the one spot for too long or it will discolour the plastic, just slowly blow the heat gun over the plastics

[Bogus]

there is a product called 'back to black' think they sell it at pound land.

dont know how good it is

[Novafied]

ahh back to black is just a spray and it comes off after a day or so, just shines it up & makes your hands feel like polish

if you ask me its for show use only, haha thanks anyway bogus

gordon will a hair dryer work at high heat??

[Gordon Livsey]

hair dryer may work on it, it will keep them looking new and should last for a number of years on it untill they start to fade again through natural sunlight

[Novafied]

ok thanks dude

[Fow16v]

also apply a coat of silicone based bumper care, i find the auto glym bumper care or vinal and rubber care very good and lasts too

[chimp007_uk]

try peanut butter lol

A tip i picked up off ADE from PNG at PVS... Works a treat, something to do with the natural oils in it

[Novafied]

, you sure?

[chimp007_uk]

oh yes... Smooth peanut butter.

I was shocked when i saw it, but it brings it up a treat!

[chrisscirocco]

Car plan black trim wax,thats what i use,messy to use but work s a treat and lasts

[stevenet15]

i have tried telling all my mates to try peanut butter but none beleive me on how good it is, it realy does bring dull grey plastic back to black, my curent car is colour coded so i cant show them

[chrisscirocco]

nut butter on yer bumbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Allvaux]

WD40 sprayed onto a rag and wiped over works pretty well too.

[DaveDesign]

Instead of peanut butter use Ground nut oil. It is that in peanut butter that does the work. Great also for removing white polish marks off plastic trim .80p for a bottle that will last you years!

[escort1989uk]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-dtbBzky-s heres a link

[Gaz86]

WD40 - wears of after around a week
cheapo pound land - wears off after a day
peanut butter - have seen it last for about a month
engine oil - last for ages just make sure you really work it in or itll run in the rain and ****e will stick to it
back to black - cack waste of money
autoglym - by far the best ive found so far lastes ages but costs a bomb
heatgun - youll still see a difference in the colour of the trim and bumper but works quite well

[Benn]

Originally Posted by GBE86

autoglym - by far the best ive found so far lastes ages but costs a bomb
heatgun - youll still see a difference in the colour of the trim and bumper but works quite well

Heat gun them if they are really bad then ag over the top to feed the opils in and keep them looking good, ag is like 6-7 quid a bottle..

[a-s-h-y]

u lot will be saying cooking oil or lard nxt lol

[Benn]

Originally Posted by a-s-h-y

u lot will be saying cooking oil or lard nxt lol

Cooking oils ok but messie and dont last long.

[CraigGreen]

I tried a hair dryer on my Nova skirts yesterday, waste of time though I've seen heat used to good effect on Astras etc.

Might have to try a heat gun but failing that, AG bumper care is the best product I've used in the past.

[Benn]

Originally Posted by CraigGreen

I tried a hair dryer on my Nova skirts yesterday, waste of time though I've seen heat used to good effect on Astras etc.

Might have to try a heat gun but failing that, AG bumper care is the best product I've used in the past.

The skirts are made from a harder plastic, dont think heat will work.

[CraigGreen]

Well when I accidentally melted one with my halogen light, it seemed to work....

[Doldy]

I used auto-glym bumper care top stuff imo.