heat gun on plastics

[devilscaff]

Iv read about people using heat guns on their bumpers and other fadded trim, can anyone tell me what the Technic is thanks

[dragonfly]

Have a read: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=91049.0

[devilscaff]

Thanks dragonfly watched the clip, and after reading some of the others tried shoe polish and they look good. Now to see how long it lasts?

[MK3GTI_16Valve]

heres my vid using the heat gun, very easy to do and was well worth it...my bumpers were very faded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxuDm7JkuGY&feature=g-upl

Brian

[devilscaff]

very impressive, how long does that great effect last?

[JonnyG]

very impressive, how long does that great effect last?

I guess that would depend on whether you add some good quality trim sealant, like Gtechniq C4 or similar.   

[devilscaff]

Think I'll have try and borrow a heat gun and see what happens

[MK3GTI_16Valve]

Sold the car a few months ago so not sure how long it would last....it's was sold a few months after I done it ....to be honest it looked permanent....they were very grey but and went black as you can see from the video...touch up with ur gel of choice if you want them shiny but I was very happy with the results...had been using shoe polish upto that point....no damage to paint work either...

[dragonfly]

After the heat gun I would recommend somehting like this: http://spautopia.co.uk/exterior-car-care/plastic-and-metal-care/plastic-restorer-back-for-good

It's very good stuff!