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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: chrutchy on 28 August 2006, 00:37

Title: plastic body trim help
Post by: chrutchy on 28 August 2006, 00:37

the trim on my mark 3 is badly faded cos the last owner didnt look
after it properly and maintain it

is there any way i can bring it back to black or is it a case of
buyin new trim.

ive tried the usual bumper shine stuff but it dont seem to work and wondered if
any of you guys have any little tips on how to sort it

cheers

Title: Re: plastic body trim help
Post by: gtitdi on 28 August 2006, 08:54

T-Cut do some bumper and trim restoration stuff, haven't used it but going by their other products it should be good.  :smiley:

Title: Re: plastic body trim help
Post by: [han] on 28 August 2006, 09:25

u wnt some of that stuff with a black colour in it, for starters, then u just need to look after it! i'm not sure what other brands do, but workin for motorworld, the onyl one i ave in my excuse for a branch which has black in it, is a carplan one - under t-cut name i think but i cnt say how good it is, as i generally shy away from carplan/t-cut

 my bumpers were grey when i got them, and i've used the green autoglym bumper care, gave it a good treatment and  buffed it off a few times so it had lods on, and gradually its come up a treat!  :smiley:

Title: Re: plastic body trim help
Post by: chrutchy on 28 August 2006, 11:06

cheers i will give them a go and see how i get on.

Title: Re: plastic body trim help
Post by: JWS Mk3 on 28 August 2006, 19:00

Ive also heard that if you go over it quickly with a blowtorch (or somthing similar) that this makes them black again. Never tried it tho so dont kno if it actually works.

Title: Re: plastic body trim help
Post by: chrutchy on 29 August 2006, 00:35

i got told that.
tried it and it done nothin

Title: Re: plastic body trim help
Post by: Bazzer on 29 August 2006, 08:16

Autoglym Bumper Care. Nuff said. :smiley: