Does anyone know of anything abit more perminant for making faded plastic bumpers/mirrors etc than peanut butter or the back to black stuff available from Halfords?

I was thinking they could just be painted black but considering how they are normally more of a dark grey, i thought id ask the fountain of knowledge (locostbuilders)

I used Motip bumper spray on the wife's Ka 1,5 years ago. Still going strong today. http://www.motip.com/?page=23&id=658

try this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250656599029

it was on a bike forum i frequent

i was told military camouflage paste.

You apply it once every couple of years.

Quite impressed when i saw the results

I used this stuff:

Needs applying a couple of times before it evens out, but after that it only needs doing once a year and it leaves a very natural look to grey/black plastic bumpers.



Its a pastey consistancy and not just like the back to black silicone based stuff that washes off and fades after a day or 2, and is impossible to get even.

My pink and light grey nova:



Then red and dark grey:

I use Autoglym stuff. It's silicon-based, so leaves a nice original deep shine. And it permeates the plastic, meaning it stays put for longer and doesn't just wash off. Used it on all my cars (mainly vauxhalls with the plastic rub strips) for years, and would swear by it.

You dont want anything with silocon in it. It ends up going white.

Warm it gently with a heat gun. Makes it dark like new.

2nd the heat gun technique, google or youtube it, theres more info on the technique on the internets

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Originally posted by Danozeman
You dont want anything with silocon in it. It ends up going white.

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Originally posted by Danozeman
You dont want anything with silocon in it. It ends up going white.

Warm it gently with a heat gun. Makes it dark like new.

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Hmmm, hadnt heard the heat gun method before. Will definately try that first.

Thanks guys

Heat gun as said , works a treat