Product Review: Mothers Back To Black and Protectant

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The wiper cowl on my Mustang had seen better days and was faded and a little bleached from the sun. This wasnt acceptable so I gathered up some Mothers Back to Black and Mothers Protectant. Let me just say that the BTB is not just a wipe on wipe off product. You need to take a microfiber or terry cloth towel and apply a small amount on the trim or towel and gently rub and spread the product in. This will allow for it to penatrate and also clean the plastic removing oxidation and contaminants. After you let it dry, lightly buff it off and reaply another coat if you desire.

Here is my cowl before

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Here is a 50/50 shot during. Incredible improvement :dblthumb2:
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Wiper cowl fully restored and looking brand new.
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After using the Back to Black I used Mothers Protectant to further protect. Mothers Protectant preserves and protects for 30 days. It is a penetrating UV blocker, effective on rubber, vinyl, plastic and fiberglass. Constructed to recondition and maintain the original condition and appearance of dashboards, bumpers, trim, tires and more. Protectant isn’t an oily surface-coating film. It’s an ozone and smog resisting, UV shielding penetrant — a preservation agent that works on just about any uncoated plastic or rubber. The best part is it smells awesome....like sweet cherries. I wanted to drink the bottle LOL.

These are 2 great products from Mothers and I highly recomend them if your looking to clean and protect your trim :props:.
 
Nice review. I like Back to Black and use it with every wax apply. I'll have to try topping it, good idea thanks.
 
For most of the plastic on my car I have found products I like better than B2B, namely CG silk shine & UTTG. However, for the smooth plastic trim around the side mirrors on both of my audis, nothing has given a better uniform and streak free finish than B2B. I think a lot of people here dismiss it because, like me, they found something that worked better on a particular piece of trim. With all the different palstic textures and formulations, I don't think you'll find a single product that outperforms the rest in every situation. For me, it's definitely worth having around.
 
Nothing is worse than silk shine... With that said
Awesome review! You should repost it in the product reviews section :D
As you know I'm a mothers fan as well
My buddy has his own little technique with it, he'll buff it off after letting it penetrate with a paper towel, works for him! Lol
Silk shine streaks runs and everything you don't want comes off without any real moisture, ran all over my paint, almost ruined the American muscle car show for me, fortunately I had enough to correct the problem and then used Eco touch tire shine for my trim and tires

With all that said looks sharp! Keep us posted on durability
 
Finemess said:
Nice review. I like Back to Black and use it with every wax apply. I'll have to try topping it, good idea thanks.
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No problem. Glad to help.

SON1C said:
Nothing is worse than silk shine... With that said
Awesome review! You should repost it in the product reviews section :D
As you know I'm a mothers fan as well
My buddy has his own little technique with it, he'll buff it off after letting it penetrate with a paper towel, works for him! Lol
Silk shine streaks runs and everything you don't want comes off without any real moisture, ran all over my paint, almost ruined the American muscle car show for me, fortunately I had enough to correct the problem and then used Eco touch tire shine for my trim and tires

With all that said looks sharp! Keep us posted on durability
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Haha thanks! Ill keep everyone posted on durability.
 
Great review!

I've used it in the past and was so happy to see great results. Unfortunately though, the results only lasted a few weeks in my testing :(
 
ihaveacamaro said:
Great review!

I've used it in the past and was so happy to see great results. Unfortunately though, the results only lasted a few weeks in my testing :(
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Thank you! My car is not daily driven, but this is the reason I topped it with Mothers Protectant to make it last longer.
 
SON1C said:
Silk shine streaks runs and everything you don't want comes off without any real moisture, ran all over my paint, almost ruined the American muscle car show for me, fortunately I had enough to correct the problem and then used Eco touch tire shine for my trim and tires
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Really? How long ago was that? Their extreme VRP suffers from that problem. I've never had issues with silk shine running. From their website it looks like they reformulated it to make it more durable and water resistant. I hadn't used it prior to the reformuation. Prior to UTTG it was my go to dressing for trim & tires; it still is for tires.
 
Awesome review for yet another great Mother's product! You are correct you do need to work the product in, most people who bash on this product just think its a WOWO product and its not. Like usual, people who dont know what their doing.

ihaveacamaro said:
Great review!

I've used it in the past and was so happy to see great results. Unfortunately though, the results only lasted a few weeks in my testing :(
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I agree, the durability isnt the best out there. It lasted a full 3 weeks for me on a daily driver, again results may vary.

Although for $6.99, and applying it once monthly, thats a winner in my book.

+1 for Mother's
 
My tips on Back to Black: Use sparingly, It is runny so can easily use a lot but thicker than it used to be, Work it in well. Let is sit and repeat. Be sure to buff off well. The restoration effect and durability varies dependent on the plastic.
 
My experience with the mothers B2B when you first finish it looks good. Now on that note that is where it ends. I put this on a DD when it gets wet it runs, BAD and that is after letting it soak and wiping off extra. You do have to put it on sparingly and apply more if needed tried that on second application. Which brings me to point #2- longevity, no existent. If I have to re-apply product once a week especially trim, (we all know the time it takes to treat trim) I'm losing time and money and a client.

So GTC4 is the answer. I know 15ml @ $30 seems expensive, but when compared to doing a job twice or more it's less expensive and increases value.

Just my experience.
 
Glenn Taylor said:
If I have to re-apply product once a week especially trim, (we all know the time it takes to treat trim) I'm losing time and money and a client.

So GTC4 is the answer. I know 15ml @ $30 seems expensive, but when compared to doing a job twice or more it's less expensive and increases value.
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You do have a point there. For business use I would go with something else that lasts a little longer. Hence the price of whatever detail your doing would justify the price of GTC4.
 
Great review. I also have B2B and it works great for the price. Beads water and smells great.
 
Audios S6 said:
Really? How long ago was that? Their extreme VRP suffers from that problem. I've never had issues with silk shine running. From their website it looks like they reformulated it to make it more durable and water resistant. I hadn't used it prior to the reformuation. Prior to UTTG it was my go to dressing for trim & tires; it still is for tires.
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silk shine was like a sprayable vrp to me, however vrp looks great until it gets wet, silk shine was terrible across the board, g6 is an upgrade from them both but streaks off of trim onto the paint once wet.. haven't used my forever black trim gel from them yet, eco touch has been the top performer for me, I'll be picking up some UTTG this spring, wolfgang tire gel works well I just don't like the look of it, a little too glossy
 
Glenn Taylor said:
My experience with the mothers B2B when you first finish it looks good. Now on that note that is where it ends. I put this on a DD when it gets wet it runs, BAD and that is after letting it soak and wiping off extra. You do have to put it on sparingly and apply more if needed tried that on second application. Which brings me to point #2- longevity, no existent. If I have to re-apply product once a week especially trim, (we all know the time it takes to treat trim) I'm losing time and money and a client.

So GTC4 is the answer. I know 15ml @ $30 seems expensive, but when compared to doing a job twice or more it's less expensive and increases value.

Just my experience.
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:iagree::dblthumb2:
 
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