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Author Topic: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims  (Read 4854 times)

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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #16 on: 20 July 2012, 20:12:43 »

well done matey...amazing results  :y
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #17 on: 20 July 2012, 20:18:39 »

I shit you not peanut butter works too because of the oils in it. Cheap too and lasts very well. Put some on a cloth and rub it in to the plastic. Leave it for a few hours then buff it off. Sorted.
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #18 on: 21 July 2012, 08:38:31 »

Black shoe polish works wonders as well. Both inside and out :y :y
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #19 on: 21 July 2012, 18:04:42 »

I shit you not peanut butter works too because of the oils in it. Cheap too and lasts very well. Put some on a cloth and rub it in to the plastic. Leave it for a few hours then buff it off. Sorted.

As I said in OP, I had used the heat gun to bring back to black, but today for a laugh, I did the nearside rear bumper with peanut butter as a top up.......
You could knock me down with a feather, finished it off a treat. :y

Only drawbacks.....keep away from safari parks.....
Never got to do the offside, as the peanut butter on the knife looked so nice, I ate it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #20 on: 21 July 2012, 18:06:47 »

I shit you not peanut butter works too because of the oils in it. Cheap too and lasts very well. Put some on a cloth and rub it in to the plastic. Leave it for a few hours then buff it off. Sorted.

As I said in OP, I had used the heat gun to bring back to black, but today for a laugh, I did the nearside rear bumper with peanut butter as a top up.......
You could knock me down with a feather, finished it off a treat. :y

Only drawbacks.....keep away from safari parks.....
Never got to do the offside, as the peanut butter on the knife looked so nice, I ate it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Dont buy pattern peanut butter it false economy  ;D ;D :y
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #21 on: 21 July 2012, 19:45:53 »

Yes none of that cheap "value" peanut butter. Go for Tesco's finest only!  ;D
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #22 on: 21 July 2012, 20:56:30 »

Black shoe polish works wonders as well. Both inside and out :y :y

Yep, I have used this for years, but I like the heat gun idea........ :y :y
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #23 on: 22 July 2012, 10:03:01 »

Judging by how close they where holding the heatgun to the trim in those videos it needs to get pretty warm/hot. Or are they on a low heat setting ? I suppose I am asking wether a hairdryer will do it aswell ?

I used wifes hairdryer to remove a glued on spoiler, worked rather well. I have access to a heat gun but thought it would be to hot.
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #24 on: 22 July 2012, 11:42:16 »

I used my Black and Decker heat gun, which I use at work for burning off paint :y
Not sure whether a hair dryer would be hot enough

Like anything....if you are not sure, don't do it :y Or practice on a bit of 'safe' trim
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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #25 on: 22 July 2012, 20:33:45 »

LOL all of those are hard work!
best kept secret in the valeting worlkd is a product called

Hi-lite by concept chemicals,
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250748612329

 brings plastics back to new as well as rubber and vinyl, it brought our mitsubishi plastics up like new and its 26 years old!!
so good the guys watching me do it all ordered some!! :y

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Re: Plastic/vinyl bumpers and trims
« Reply #26 on: 22 July 2012, 22:50:53 »

I used my Black and Decker heat gun, which I use at work for burning off paint :y
Not sure whether a hair dryer would be hot enough

Like anything....if you are not sure, don't do it :y Or practice on a bit of 'safe' trim


i can just see it now...someone gives it too much stick and driving around with molten plastic trim...i guess it will be black though lol :y
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