How to breathe life back into these bumpers?

[Rickyy]

Bought a pretty tired looking Ka, which I'm fixing up to give to my little Brother. Managed to get some life back into the paintwork, but don't know how to proceed with the bumpers.





Anything I can do with this scuff?

[Chris_VRS]

Nut oil or a hairdryer

[ReaderScars]

Plasticare - however, although it will work on smaller or narrower areas, apparently it's a bit difficult to get an even coverage on large areas. But it would definitely re-stain back to a dark grey or black depending on which Plasticare colour you choose.

[Rickyy]

Chris_VRS said:

Nut oil or a hairdryer

What's the technique with the hairdryer?

[7even]

Rickyy said:

What's the technique with the hairdryer?

http://youtu.be/Y-utsG8u5h0

[Rickyy]

7even said:

Rickyy said:

What's the technique with the hairdryer?

http://youtu.be/Y-utsG8u5h0

Thank you! I shall have a bash this weekend!

[dry664]

Hairdryer can work but can also do a lot of damage. Peanut oil or Autofinesse Revive

[dry664]

Hairdryer can work but can also do a lot of damage. Peanut oil or Autofinesse Revive

[Challo]

Try Carplan Black Trim Wax. Costs a fiver from Halfords. Just tried it on my Cooper S faded plastics and they have come up well.

Will give them another coat over the weekend.

[7even]

Lots of people swear by peanut butter, handy if you've got any left over in the cupboard ....... Don't use the crunchy stuff though... lol!

[Aj93]

I had a Clio and I wanted to restore the plastic on the bumpers. I simply brought some plastic primer and sprayed the bumpers and sprayed them black and applied some lacquer.

Or you could buy a high quality black to black. AutoBright do a very good one that I would recommend.
A little bit of sanding would get that scuff right out :-)

[sunnydude959]

Why don't you give Megs ultimate black plastic restorer a go?

It seems to have worked well for this guy: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-review...

[Rickyy]

Decided to give it a bash with peanut oil....









Made a big difference, be interesting to see how long it lasts. The car bloody stinks of peanut now though

Thanks for the tips

[Evoluzione]

I have this vision of your brother driving off down the road being chased by hordes of hungry Squirrels....

[DVandrews]

Gtechniq C4..

Dave

[Rickyy]

Evoluzione said:

I have this vision of your brother driving off down the road being chased by hordes of hungry Squirrels....

They wouldn't have much trouble keeping up with it either

[cjb1]

A detailer friend of mine told me white vinegar works well? Not tried it yet.

[Yadizzle1]

Tyre shine or dashboard cleaner can work too

[divetheworld]

Can you smell squirrels?

[Rickyy]

The car is in Cornwall now, I can't smell a thing!