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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: danmusic24 on 15 August 2011, 12:38

Title: keeping it black!
Post by: danmusic24 on 15 August 2011, 12:38

any bright ideas on keeping the trim black? has any one sprayed it? does it work?.... :smiley:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: Wayne on 15 August 2011, 13:38

Autoglym bumper care :smiley:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: Jack3559 on 15 August 2011, 14:11

Heat gun, but be careful.

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: Jack3559 on 15 August 2011, 15:14

Also, make sure it's REALLY clean too, I accidentally cooked a few bugs into my splitter the other day and it's a lot harder clean them once they're cooked in to the plastic.

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: ashbreed on 15 August 2011, 16:30

I scotched and painted mine in satin black. Worked a trek n ain't had to put n e thing on it in months!

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 15 August 2011, 16:39

Quote from: Jack3559 on 15 August 2011, 15:14

Also, make sure it's REALLY clean too, I accidentally cooked a few bugs into my splitter the other day and it's a lot harder clean them once they're cooked in to the plastic.

I know where you're coming from, the first time I did my rear spoiler there was some reminents of tree sap left on there and the heat gun absolutely baked it rock hard making it an utter b!tch to remove.

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: WadGTI on 15 August 2011, 16:55

I used a heatgun last week with mines. My trim was turning white and the same with the spoile.

Very impressed with the results. Some people think I have bought new trim  :smiley:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: DigitalDogg on 15 August 2011, 18:24

i just use Back to Black about once a month...

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: dan_apps on 15 August 2011, 18:39

peanut butter :wink:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 15 August 2011, 19:28

Boiled linseed oil.

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: Seanl on 15 August 2011, 19:31

Loads of threads on it if you did a search!  :rolleyes: :grin:

Boiled linseed oil, Auto Glym Bumper care, and heat gun are the preferred and best options. Wouldnt recommend spraying it, some may argue but I've seen quite a few after a couple of years where it has started to flake off, and it looks atrocious! :sick:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 15 August 2011, 20:08

as above.

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: danmusic24 on 16 August 2011, 09:00

if everyone on here just used the search feature then there would not be much point in this forum... :wink: its good to talk! :wink:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: brett on 16 August 2011, 09:35

gotta say i used boiled linseed oil last month and was well impressed,which reminds me better get out there and do it again lol

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: danmusic24 on 16 August 2011, 09:47

ok so the the oil seems the way forward! what about scuffs? light sanding maybe or is there some other way to remove scuffs... :smiley:

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: nikkiy9 on 16 August 2011, 11:51

my splitter somehow has some cuts in it so i'm gonna take it off, head it up and use a butter knife to smooth it out and hide the cuts, guessing its where the car bottomed out coming of the previous owners drive

Title: Re: keeping it black!
Post by: F17BAD on 16 August 2011, 12:15

iv tried everything once, but always come back to Auto Glym bumper gell, if you aply with a sponge, then buff off it works really well..

do mine every other wash of the car, keep it built up..