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Offline danmusic24

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keeping it black!
« on: 15 August 2011, 12:38 »
any bright ideas on keeping the trim black? has any one sprayed it? does it work?.... :smiley:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #1 on: 15 August 2011, 13:38 »
Autoglym bumper care :smiley:
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Offline Jack3559

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #2 on: 15 August 2011, 14:11 »
Heat gun, but be careful.
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Offline Jack3559

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #3 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.
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Offline ashbreed

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #4 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!
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #5 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.
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Offline WadGTI

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #6 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:
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Offline DigitalDogg

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #7 on: 15 August 2011, 18:24 »

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

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #8 on: 15 August 2011, 18:39 »
peanut butter :wink:
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: keeping it black!
« Reply #9 on: 15 August 2011, 19:28 »
Boiled linseed oil.
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