Black plastic turned to grey?

[TxRado]

Hey Guys,

I have a friend with a rather old truck that has some severe oxidation on his black trim. As seen here:



What product would you suggest?

[ramphonic]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I suggest soap and water with a magic eraser.

Test a spot and see if it takes it off, making sure you keep the surface wet.

keep going over it till all the white is gone. But dont over do it.

rinse dry and apply a good protectant (not armorall)

[03mach1]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

Try the megs Exterior trim detailer. It will take more than one application to this plastic it is pretty oxidized. Give it a shot.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

Trim Detailer

Note: The problem is the pigment in the plastic has changed color or lost color as in it's faded.

So you have two options.

1) Apply a dressing and this might restore a a darker, better looking appearance. Plastic doesn't absorb very well that's why most all plastic dressings are topical and have to be re-applied. We call this maintenance, it's an ongoing thing. Usually, but not always, the reason plastic gets like yours is, is because it has not been actively maintained in the first place.

2) Use one of those products that dyes the plastic

3) Paint it with a plastic/vinyl paint

Is this a customer car?

[TxRado]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

Hey Mike,

No not a customer car, just a friend I was wanting to help out. He is proud of his truck but a little discouraged over the fading.

[TerryAdams]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I have been using "Black Wow" lately, and must say it's pretty good! For the trim in the pixs, you might look at a product on ADS's website called "Showroom New". It seems to be a DYE for the plastic pieces. Maybe some others here have used the product and can chime in on it's performance.


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[Markus Kleis]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I have been using "Black Wow" lately, and must say it's pretty good! For the trim in the pixs, you might look at a product on ADS's website called "Showroom New". It seems to be a DYE for the plastic pieces. Maybe some others here have used the product and can chime in on it's performance.


http://www.autodetailingsolutions.com

I've tried it. It works, but it goes REALLY fast and is kind of messy.

Before you try dying it you should give some Trim Detailer, or something like Hyper Dressing a shot. If you use Hyper Dressing at each wash I bet it would look awesome.

[kellyinkc]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I've tried it. It works, but it goes REALLY fast and is kind of messy.

Before you try dying it you should give some Trim Detailer, or something like Hyper Dressing a shot. If you use Hyper Dressing at each wash I bet it would look awesome.

I agree with Mark here. Also try Megs All Season Dressing! It works well on trim too.

Kelly

[christian6984]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

id probably go with black wow, but the reviews seem hit and miss, i have used the forever black trim dye, to be honest its not that good.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

Pretty sure thats a F-150, and what I found to give the best look on our F-150 is Gold Class Trim Detailer. Make sure you really soak it in, let it sit for about 15-20 minutes, then wipe off the excess.

Ryan

[the red baron]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I put on some Forever Black dye on my old sw20 MR2 a while back. Being an 18yr old car has lots of trim all over it. Nothing looks worst than faded black trim gone grey.

Had to do proper prep work, mask off, clean the trim first. Took more than the one application, I actually spend most the day doing it. Every hour or so. It also only worked on a few parts of the trim as well.

Washed the car a number of times now and still nice and black, so i'm happy.

I'm a fan of Megs Black Trim detailer I just wish it lasted a bit longer as it looks fantastic just done.

[christian6984]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

forever black does look good at first but it starts to peel away eventually and it looks aweful

[RogueGypsy]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

It's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like that plastic might be painted. Try a little M80 by hand in an inconspicuous spot, do not let it dry on. If it begins to haze or turn white, go over the spot with peanut or vegetable oil to remove it, then wash with soap and water to remove the oil. Worst case, you'll be back where you started.

This is not a Meguiar's recommended application of M80, just something that has worked for me in the past on painted plastic.

HTH,

Brock
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[HemiMopar]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I have used Mother's Back to Black for this type of application but it doesn't last long and has to be reapplied. From what I have seen when it gets that bad there is no fix. You need to try what I did on my Silverado before I learned how to properly detail. Just replace all the plastic trim. It was less than $1000 to replace all my trim and get it like new.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Black plastic turned to grey?

I'm a fan of Megs Black Trim detailer I just wish it lasted a bit longer as it looks fantastic just done.

The problem always comes back to plastic doesn't absorb very well so any dressing, from any company tend to merely be topical.