Author Topic: Refurbishment of Big Bumpers on Mk2 Golf GTI  (Read 1712 times)

Offline StevoAndMarko

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Refurbishment of Big Bumpers on Mk2 Golf GTI
« on: 19 May 2017, 22:33 »
Greetings

Can anyone provide some advice on how to refurbish all the the plastic black trim around the car?

Many thanks
« Last Edit: 19 May 2017, 22:37 by StevoAndMarko »

Offline lemski

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Re: Refurbishment of Big Bumpers on Mk2 Golf GTI
« Reply #1 on: 20 May 2017, 08:58 »
As in make them black again. Use a heat gun

Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Refurbishment of Big Bumpers on Mk2 Golf GTI
« Reply #2 on: 21 May 2017, 00:20 »
As in make them black again. Use a heat gun

Just don't get too close and let them cool before you touch them. Also helps if they are scrupulously clean before you start.
There are other tricks if you don't get any joy with the above but chances are it should

You don't own a Mk2, you support it.

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Re: Refurbishment of Big Bumpers on Mk2 Golf GTI
« Reply #3 on: 21 May 2017, 09:36 »
Yeh.... If there not clean and you clean them after itll have spots of grey. You could use a blow torch bit its over kill and bumpers melt quick