Thanks all - quite a few different solutions/methods there. I'll give one or more of them a try and see what happens. The scuttle is off the car at the moment so at least it'll be easy to treat.
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Originally Posted by Lee T
Heat! a hair dryer or a carefully used hot air gun will work, I did mine a while back and just use a smear of olive oil to keep it that way.
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Originally Posted by Yorkshire GOC
I have used groundnut oil and olive oil to get the shine back and it seems to work - but needs re-applying every few months.  |
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Originally Posted by kelvo
I washed and cleaned mine down and used black bumper spray paint, it came up well and hasn't faded at all. Probably did it a couple of years ago now.
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Originally Posted by COLVERT
I can see that your solution is the best way to go. Trying to rejuvenate the faded plastic I think will be difficult to get it back to an original black colour.--
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Originally Posted by clf
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Gtechniq seems popular but very pricey (£22 ish for 15ml).
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Originally Posted by Mickyboy
Having used Gtechniq I can say I was rather impressed with it, actually surprisingly good after some time, easy to apply and gives a nice finish, just a shame the bottle was small.
Mick
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Originally Posted by MacRob
Wash the car as normal and then use Autoglym Bumper and trim on all the outer plastics. Will turn them back to factory colour straight away and lasts a good few months before it starts to fade out again. When that happens its just another application of it. Takes nothing more than a cloth and a wipe to apply, don’t even need to rub it in.
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Autoglym seem to have two different versions - Bumper & Trim Gel and Bumper & Trim Detailer. They've also got Black Dye Spray but it's got mixed reviews.
I did wonder about thinners mixed with satin black paint and rubbed on but I haven't had the nerve to try it due to risk of dissolving the plastic.
(Thinners & boiled linseed oil crops up on the internet.)