What to use on faded plastic trim that lasts?

slapshot said:
Sold....will be ordering some D Lux. I don't mind doing it every couple months. But I don't want it to be greasy, sticky, and have it run when it gets wet.

Thanks all for the input, it's greatly appreciated.
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I finally got around to ordering the DLux and it came yesterday. Now I just need to find time to get the truck it and detail the thing.
 
This is great info but its so confusing to pick one !
I plan to offer a trim restore to customers and would like something that's going to work. I don't want it fading back to grey a week later.
 
This is a 50/50 using DLUX on a 2005 Jeep (very sun faded). 2 months later and still going strong. Customer happy as all can be... considering he had tried other products before.

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Ultima Tire and Trim Guard here. Easy to use. Love it. And a little goes a long way.
 
Dr_Pain said:
This is a 50/50 using DLUX on a 2005 Jeep (very sun faded). 2 months later and still going strong. Customer happy as all can be... considering he had tried other products before.

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I think I'm going to give it a shot.

Have you tried tug shine yet ?
 
T_velar said:
Ultima Tire and Trim Guard here. Easy to use. Love it. And a little goes a long way.
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I use UTTG on my 2011 camaro plastic trims. Looks great ! However I tried it on a test spot on a 06 hummer and the plastic got a tad darker, I added another coat and nothing, still is grayish.
I'm guess UTTG works great on well maintained plastics.
 
I can't believe you guys aren't just using peanut butter. I used some on my neighbor's '99 caravan and was impressed. Held up for months before noticing the plastic fading again. Think I'll do a side by side comparison of PB/WETS/C4.

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ShaunD said:
I can't believe you guys aren't just using peanut butter. I used some on my neighbor's '99 caravan and was impressed. Held up for months before noticing the plastic fading again. Think I'll do a side by side comparison of PB/WETS/C4.

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Peanut butter ?
 
Lim3 said:
Peanut butter ?
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Well I was curious as well and looked it up and ended up on a youtube video, so they use penut butter for its oils and it actually looks like it works completely, trim looks new and all however I am cetain that since it has penut oil, that the oil will slowly cook the trim, think it just might be a temp fix. However im not a chemist so I dont know.
 
Alex22 said:
Well I was curious as well and looked it up and ended up on a youtube video, so they use penut butter for its oils and it actually looks like it works completely, trim looks new and all however I am cetain that since it has penut oil, that the oil will slowly cook the trim, think it just might be a temp fix. However im not a chemist so I dont know.
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Weird ? That's pretty neat, but you prove a valid point. Wonder if any one has done it and watched of it over a long period of time
 
It works as well if not better than some expensive trim dressings and last for months. What's really cool is the way it beads water. Beads like a wax. Will be trying it today on a couple pieces of faded/bleached out trim.

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So this morning I see this thread is still going so I decide to take a look, and what are you guys talking about but--PEANUT BUTTER.

The "old school" way to "restore" faded or wax-stained trim was to put a dressing on it which was either a PDMS silicone (303 or a dozen other products like it) or a silicone oil (like Poorboys Trim Restore or Black Wow or some CG products), which would look great while the oil clung to the surface, then would gradually wash/bake off and go back to looking the way it was as they are just cover-ups. Peanut butter falls into the same category.

Back in that day you could also get professional trim dye kits that people had good success with. But today, there are so many great trim products that use newer/better technology. There are the "modern" dressings like UTTG and WETS, which are really incredible, and then the restorers like Solution Finish, C4, DLux, and maybe some I have missed. Stick with that stuff and forget the peanut butter.
 
Does anyone have mikes plastic restorstoration thread on tap? The one he put together for his class? That thread had a lot of really good information in regards to removing pastic oxidation and dressing/ sealant.

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Setec Astronomy said:
I think this is it http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-how-restore-exterior-black-plastic-trim.html but it doesn't really seem to be complete so maybe there is something else?
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Thanks thats the one I was talking about for some reason I thought he followed through. Maybe hel chime in on this and update his original and this one.

I have been using the interior carpet brush attachment on the pc for black plastic that can be removed from the vehicle and some dawn dish soap with pretty good results. I dont have any photos on hand but thats worked pretty great... a lot of pieces I have found to be just too far gone... maybe ill have to give this peanut butter thing a try after plastic is all scrubbed up... I have read about using a heat gun to heat the surface and thats supposed to work but I havent made it to the junk yard to pull some pieces and give that a shot... none of my cars have black plastic unpainted pieces... or atleast ones that are faded...

Side note I am likeing the chemical guys g6 spray for the motor plastic and lower lip on my golf... but this is applied biweekly to a relitively new car....

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HellaBroke said:
Thanks thats the one I was talking about for some reason I thought he followed through. Maybe hel chime in on this and update his original and this one.

I have been using the interior carpet brush attachment on the pc for black plastic that can be removed from the vehicle and some dawn dish soap with pretty good results. I dont have any photos on hand but thats worked pretty great... a lot of pieces I have found to be just too far gone... maybe ill have to give this peanut butter thing a try after plastic is all scrubbed up... I have read about using a heat gun to heat the surface and thats supposed to work but I havent made it to the junk yard to pull some pieces and give that a shot... none of my cars have black plastic unpainted pieces... or atleast ones that are faded...

Side note I am likeing the chemical guys g6 spray for the motor plastic and lower lip on my golf... but this is applied biweekly to a relitively new car....

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Please dont use heat gun thats just q temp fix that will give you problems on the long run. Trim will degrade faster.

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Testing is suggested first for this one, but one thing I tried (by mistake at first) was Meguiars Ultimate Paste Wax. I read of people saying that it does stain and others saying that it doesnt stain. So I was waxing my friends 2002 Chrysler Sebring which he was wanting to get rid of and I got it ON the flat black textured window trims (to which I said "oh well")I noticed it got them darker but didnt pay it no mind. I then proceeded to apply to ALL the trims including plastic side view mirror housings, plastic wiper cowl, the window seals which is always soaks up anything I apply to them and lastly to the flat black vinyl on the door pillars. I just really worked it into the trims and pieces and when I buffed off everything, I was amazed at how good it looked (and very surprised). It's been 3 weeks since then and I got to see the car 2 days ago actually. Trim is all nice, dark and black......beading and all with no white staining whatsoever. We are talking Florida weather here. Just a little FYI on my experience in case anyone wants to ever test this out on their own.
 
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