Best stuff for reviving faded bumpers/general ext. plastics?

[jonnyf90]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

https://www.aldi.co.uk/peanut-butter/p/042032003033800

Original post was meant to say 60p! Bit out of my price range at 99p - this is more what I was after

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-G...ucts/250792306

Cheers

[Laird Scooby]

That will scratch it though - it's the crunchy sort!

[andy_d]

Originally Posted by skippyfox

Swear by GTechniq C4 Bit pricey but does exactly what it says on the box. 30ml bottle did all the external plastics and the hard plastics on the interior, even had some to do the engine bay plastic covers. And trust me there's a lot of black plastic trim on a XC70...

while i get you the £ for a small bottle of it isnt 50p and unless your printing your own £20's its not cheap, until that is you add up 2 years worth of "back to black" that needs reapplying every time you wash it/it rains and leaves black lines down everything below the trim

im sure the 2 year cost for back to black (that doesnt work) will be more than 1 small bottle of C4 that lasted 2 years per application ,,

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peanut butter, do check there isnt a black Labrador owned by anyone local unless your fine with a "bumper trim licker" slobbering all over the trim till its gone,,

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by andy_d

peanut butter, do check there isnt a black Labrador owned by anyone local unless your fine with a "bumper trim licker" slobbering all over the trim till its gone,,

................ or a Rottweiler.............. mine loves peanut butter!

[bob12]

Originally Posted by jonnyf90

Already mentioned but smooth peanut butter.
30p a pot - job done

Cheers

Tried that but found at night the foxes and their babies plus other unidentified
rodents rather fancied the mud flaps!!

[bob12]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

................ or a Rottweiler.............. mine loves peanut butter!

... and ^^^^^^

[jonnyf90]

In all seriousness with the peanut butter - it does work because of the oil - and if you want to keep animals off it - apply a "top coat" of hairspray - seals it and makes water bead up brilliantly!
I would post a photo but my 960 has body coloured bumpers!

Cheers

[MiniNinjaRob]

Originally Posted by Prufrock

On my early 740s I find Autoglym bumper gel works a treat on the bumpers and exterior door trims, and good old Back to Black on the bumper side trims (the concertinary parts).

Jon.

I love Autoglym stuff but their bumper gel is rubbish on some stuff, on my Focus it just smeared and you had to spend ages buffing it to make it look half decent.

A really cheap option is boiled linseed oil, easy to apply evenly and buff to a nice finish but it does make your car smell like a Victorian sideboard...

Originally Posted by skippyfox

Swear by GTechniq C4 Bit pricey but does exactly what it says on the box. 30ml bottle did all the external plastics and the hard plastics on the interior, even had some to do the engine bay plastic covers. And trust me there's a lot of black plastic trim on a XC70...

Originally Posted by ITSv40

Another thumbs up for Gtechniq C4. I did my V40 when I bought it 3 years ago and still good and black. It uses nanotechnology to bond to the plastic, so it doesn't wash off.

I've seen some amazing results using C4 and intend to get some soon. Sometimes cheap options are great, sometimes spending more money can be cheaper in the long run and saves a lot of time and effort.

[T5Sweep]

C4. No ifs, no buts, no coconuts.

[jonnyf90]

Originally Posted by T5Sweep

C4. No ifs, no buts, no coconuts.

What about peanuts? 🤣

Cheers