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Oct 29th, 2018, 22:25 | #11 | |
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The attachment shows some of my V40 trim that was treated in that manner. When I bought the car it had stood outside all its life and the bumper trim was white - the original colour is black. The photo was taken three years ago and the trim looks just the same today.
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I have just had a partial respray so do not want to use anything to strip the old dye that could run down (and it will) and damage the new paint and lacquer, so cellulose thinners and acetone are out!!! Thanks again and best regards! RB |
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Bit late to the party, perhaps, but I actually just applied Wurth Plastic Dye Plast PT to my bumpers yesterday. I went for the anthracite colour as I didn't want my bumpers to be solid black, more of the grey factory colour.
Here's some befores of my bumpers: The whole process took me about twenty-five mins but then I was quite anal about the cleaning so it could probably be done in fifteen or so. I used approximately one third to half of the tube for this, and the tube retails at around £21. Cleaning wise, just a scrub with some APC and then the supplied sponge is all it needs. As for the after pics: I have to say I am very impressed initially. Coverage is much more even than the regular detailing choices which failed to mask the zebra-esque striping and uneven fading. The Würth has managed to bring it all back to an even, factory looking colour which is exactly what I was looking for. It also doesn't have that horribly glossy wet look most detailing products impart. I can't, however, comment on durability or protection levels (i.e. beading of water etc) as its only been on for 9 hours at this point and the only weather we've had has been frost. Pookie, do you apply any sealant or protectant over the dye or leave as is?
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If you want water to bead, wait 14 days and wax the dye.
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Hi Cookeh, Thank you for the images!
That is exactly the effect I am after. Incidentally, the body trim panels above the corners of the bumpers remove easily, they just carefully pull straight out. The rear ones are under the tail light clusters and pull to the rear of the car; the front are under the headlamps and one has to remove the headlamp wipers first, then they pull straight out to the front. This enables one to clean / dye the bumpers under them. I tried Isopropanol (alcohol) to degrease and remove my eighteen month old application of 'Showroom New' Grey plastic dye which I imported from the USA and is no longer made. The Isopropanol degreases perfectly, of course, and if a little gets on the paint lacquer it will not damage it if wiped dry carefully and quickly (I don't know about long-term exposure). However, it does not remove the previous dye which has bonded into the plastic, although it does lift off the surface layer of dye. That should provide a good foundation for the Wurth Plastic Dye Plast PT which I anticipate will bond to and cover it. I ordered the Wurth Grey the other day from eBay! Thank you all once again for your invaluable help. |
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I've been using Gtechniq C4 on my wife's car for a number of years now, it lasts around 2 years before requiring further attention so I renovated the scuttle cover of the XC90 a few weeks ago with C4.
Before faded image. Gtechniq C4 applied
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Have any of you tried a heat gun or hairdryer on the plastic?
When my plastic suffered with UV I just heated the plastic and it returned back to black, be careful not to burn the plastic, but it’s been fine every since... |
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problem is previous owner has painted mine.
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