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Haimsey
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3rd Sep 05 at 22:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what do you use on these bits (below) to keep them black


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mer (sp) gel treatment for plastic bits!
Twiggy
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cheese!
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quote:
Originally posted by REDSPORT
cheese!


does it work well?

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3rd Sep 05 at 22:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Black paint! Will last for ages!
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Nothing - I don't have those bits on my Astra...

Well except for the bumpers but I don't do anything to them...
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use a heat gun mate that strips paint but dont get to close do this once and u will never have to gel coat the or put anything on themas they cum up new
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they always seem to turn grey on corsas, and i cant afford to spray them, im poor at the time of typing this , so the next best thing is to attempt to keep them black, just wondered what was best thing to use on them

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quote:
Originally posted by prelude_2004
use a heat gun mate that strips paint but dont get to close do this once and u will never have to gel coat the or put anything on themas they cum up new


erm thanx

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i swear mate try it old trick i do lol if it dont work ill buy u a wide arch kit lol
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Buy some Auto Glym Bumper Care! £5. Cheaper if you're at Trax tomorrow tho

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quote:
Originally posted by prelude_2004
i swear mate try it old trick i do lol if it dont work ill buy u a wide arch kit lol


can someone please inform me on how to make this legally binding

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hahahaha lol just try it mate i know it works so u wont get a kit just new archs and bumpers blacks lol
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i heard you use a heat gun an put "back to black" on whilst they're stil hot and it seals it?
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no mate just use a heat gun lol
mav
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autoglym bumper care, take your time rub it on well..it works
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back to black works a treat..

about £2 from halords..
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boot polish
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quote:
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autoglym bumper care, take your time rub it on well..it works


thanx, is this expensive?

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any one ever used this?
http://www.halfords.com/opd_product_details.asp?id=20252&type=0&cat=287

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take them off, clean them thoroughly and spray once with matt black paint, they look like brand new arches, then when it starts coming off, simple remove them and heat treat them, then they look mint i dont it to my old car
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got autoglym bumber care, should be ok

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about £4-£5 or that...
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quote:
Originally posted by p4uls corsa
back to black works a treat..

about £2 from halords..




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i got some stuff off ebay that worked quite well, plastic restorer, if you look closly you can see brush mark kind effect but they are nice and black and look loads better than before.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sonax-Black-Plastic-Restorer-Ideal-For-Faded-Trim_W0QQitemZ7992778857QQcategoryZ72201QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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