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Offline Overseer

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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #10 on: 13 April 2005, 12:51 »
i tried turtle wax "black trim wax" in the past... utter sh!te!!

then the other week i was round a mates and he showed me this other stuff
from turtle wax called "black in a flash".. he put a bit on me rear spoler (very grey!)
and it was pretty good.

course he was a bit stingy with it  :grin:

i bought a can of it soon after and finally got around to applying it last night..

it works on the door handles, all the exterior trim, even the rubbers!
and its supposed to be good on tyres and the interior too but not tried them yet


car looks proper good now! amazing how much difference it's made! well happy!

only test is to see how it lasts!


i've heard asda do a 2 for 1 on turtle wax too.. so gonna have to go check it out..


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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #11 on: 13 April 2005, 12:56 »
cheap and works as good as all the other stuff including autoglymn and armorall  is wd40 on a rag

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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #12 on: 14 April 2005, 17:52 »
The green gunky stuff you mention is Makragel a really good trim and bumper gel .I got my last lot off ebay. It is German from a company called Makra ., would definately recommend .Use on my Mk111 GT1 and my RV8 .

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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #13 on: 16 April 2005, 11:03 »
Autoglym Bumper Care, which is a green gel type stuff.

I used it recently on my 'rado, and it got all the red polish stains off the side strips  :cool:
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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #14 on: 17 April 2005, 00:05 »
Got a bottle of that. will try tomorrow :grin:
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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #15 on: 18 April 2005, 12:31 »
Kiwi Scuff black in a little squeezy bottle, with the spounge on top. Works very well, and is very cheap.


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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #16 on: 18 April 2005, 20:28 »
www.dizzie.biz/golf/sweet.jpg

see the results. it's awesome that autoglym stuff. works good on the tyres too!
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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #17 on: 19 April 2005, 10:20 »
Yep, I agree definatley Autoglym bumper stuff for a nice Black 'matt' bumpers. Use it on a dedicated cloth or sponge and the bottle lasts for ages. I use it on my tyres as well with good effect once a week.

The best value for money in my opinion as you don't waste anything with overspray everywhere, especially on a windy day!
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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #18 on: 19 April 2005, 22:47 »
cant believe no one has mentioned Meguiars products, i use there tyre gel on not just tyres but bumpers and trim aswell, it has lovely finish and lasts ages  :cool:

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Re: Best stuff to use on all that black plastic??
« Reply #19 on: 29 April 2005, 22:58 »
http://www.wurth.co.uk/start.html
catalogue>workshop chemicals>plastic dye plast PT black etc

Wurth bumper dye
0893 280 1 black
0893 280 2 anthracite

this is the stuff to do your bumpers, find a local garage that gets wurth gear and ask em to order you a bottle with their next order other wise you'll pay stupid postage for one item.
think its about £16 a bottle but is superb and well worth it.

I'll post a pic when i've done me project car bumpers
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