Anyone know of a product that will revive the black trim on the bottom of a 97 2.2CL? Its on the front, each side and the back. Armour All just doesnt cut it, looking for a permanent solution. Would something like Forever Black work? http://store.premiumautocare.net/foblbuandtrk.html

 

Paint it. any type of gloss or dressing will fade eventually.

 

hey Katana paint it how?

and with which paint?

Ur car is fawkin ridicoulus by the way

 

you can paint it with the factory paint. in order to get the paint to bond to the plastic, you just have to sand it down, primer it, and then spray an apoxy on it to make the paint stick. since mine is a 97, my skirts are plastic, and they're painted.

 

I dont think painting it would work. It was never painted before, just black plastice. The product i mentioned in the original post was like a black dye really used for the plastic pieces on the window trim and the like. Thanks for the input, but im not going to paint. Will explore other options.

By the way, I just got done painting my wiper arms though. Use a spray black glossy enamel and they look great. Jury still out on whether they will stand up to Texas heat and rain, though.

 

Also. Love your car!! How much a paint job like that cost? Im a blue fanatic myself.

 

I'm telling you guys, painting it WILL WORK. when my car was white, i had them painted, and now they're blue. as long as you do it the right way, you wont have any problems.

 

3M Plastic Cleaner and 3M Plastic Polish. This still didn't give me a jet black look though. I'm not sure I have the patience to brush paint on all that trim. My main problem right now is getting wax/glaze residues out of the trim.

 

http://www.properautocare.com/fb-1k.html

 

Taken right off that website-

Forever Black is an easy-to-use permanent dye. It permanently colors black plastic, rubber and vinyl with the same polymers that the manufacturers use.

Silicone products will make plastic, vinyl and rubber appear to have regained their color but the change is temporary.





so.....its permanent, but only temporary?? i dont get it.

 

It states in bold This is not a silicone dressing

 

Thanks for the input. Im gonna order some and give it a try. Ill let you know what the results are. Maybe some before and after pics..

Thanks again.

 

any pics of a product that works ?

 

7 year bump..

 

Forever Black Tire Gel ... not the bumper kit ..



And yes I have used it .. I know it works ..

Use a $$ store cheap yellow/green kitchen sponge and dampen it then apply the Gel to it and wipe on the trim. Let it dry .. takes about 20 min. Apply another layer .. even 3 if you like . It lasts about 30+ washes.

If your not steady mask off any close painted areas as once it dries its hard to get off.

 

Try mothers "Back To Black" it works really well and seems to last a good bit...I put some on my jeeps black trim a month ago and it still looks great...

 

back to black or fade to black are both good options

 

What does everyone use to protect the exterior trim?

 

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When I had exterior trim.