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   23rd Jan 07 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The Plastic wheel arches and bumbers on my corsa have faded i have tried back to black but it has not made much difference......is there any other way???....
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23rd Jan 07 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
autoglym bumper care, or spray them so they stay black
Ben G
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23rd Jan 07 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
paint them?

back to black usually works if you scrub them long enough.
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I gave mine a good going over with boiling hot soapy water and a sponge, then white spirits

then really went to town and blistered my hands scrubing in back to black stuff!
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23rd Jan 07 at 23:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Use a heat gun mate
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Auto Glym bumper care works really well. £5-6 from Halfords.
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I heard a heat gun works - as does back to black if you use it enough and the car is clean to start with.
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23rd Jan 07 at 23:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it worth grabbing a paint brush nd some black paint???>>>>
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just buy a cheap can of back to black, get an old rag and scrub the faded bits, soon they will disappear, just takes a bit of elbow grease thats all.

simply spraying the back to black on isn't going to work..and just gets all over the freshly cleaned paintwork

[Edited on 23-01-2007 by KROOZUK-BEN]
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quote:
Originally posted by AdI...
is it worth grabbing a paint brush nd some black paint???>>>>


no. this will make your car look like a monkeys anus...will have orange peel paint and would just look nasty.
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23rd Jan 07 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what exatly does the heat gun do??
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quote:
Originally posted by m17tty
Use a heat gun mate


Thats the best way. Not sure how it works. It just melts the plastic slightly. Its the best way IMO. Back to black is a bit shit IMO
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ok kewl ill give it a try if any1 else has any ideas would be appreciated!!!!
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23rd Jan 07 at 23:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There aint anything else i dont think. Apart from new arches and bumpers
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ow much they gonna cost???>>>
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do not use a heatgun!...i tried it via recommendation of c/s users......it warps the plastic when you get it hot enough to renew the colour...

it depressed me
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so try auto glym then!!! is taking them off and spraying them an option!!!!
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When you come over on saturday mate, we'll go halfords and ill sort them out for you ok

Dont spray them your self

[Edited on 24-01-2007 by Rob B]
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
do not use a heatgun!...i tried it via recommendation of c/s users......it warps the plastic when you get it hot enough to renew the colour...

it depressed me


I've done both of my corsas and mates cars, if your warping the plastic, like i did the first time i did it, your doing it wrong.

If dont right, i will look spot on
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24th Jan 07 at 09:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
heat gun!!
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Autoglym done the job for me! Only used it once so far and its not faided yet!
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quote:
Originally posted by YT
Autoglym done the job for me! Only used it once so far and its not faided yet!


same for me on old 1.6 sport....Take your time and rub it well in..Does the trick...
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24th Jan 07 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I take it that most of the people suggesting heat gun havent actually tried it?? lol... You would have to seriously heat the plastic to make it black again..

What ive always done is heat the arch so its warm then apply Turtle wax tyre gel.. The warmth makes it take it in better I think.. amazing results!!
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i used autoglym tyre dressing! does the job a treat work reli well on my corsa
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