Restoring Trim To Original Grey Color
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Restoring Trim To Original Grey Color
As I have said before I really wanted my grey trim grey instead of black on my White 97 850 R. Mainly because of the lip on the spoiller and the rear trim around the lights. Well I started working on it today, well you tell me what you think.
The product I used was called Showroom New in Gray. It came in a 4 oz. bottle from IDP USA and I think it was around $9.00 a bottle plus shipping. I got Forever Black for the Yellow car and this stuff for the White car and the total cose with shipping was $38.00. I used a small foam brush to the dye on the car. Took me longer to mask than anything. I am going to remove the roof strips and the side molding to do them instead of masking. I I have not done those yet.
Before:
Dye I used:
In Progress Picture (I may do another coat, but not sure yet)
Dye is still wet in the next two pictures
So far I think it's looking damn good!
The product I used was called Showroom New in Gray. It came in a 4 oz. bottle from IDP USA and I think it was around $9.00 a bottle plus shipping. I got Forever Black for the Yellow car and this stuff for the White car and the total cose with shipping was $38.00. I used a small foam brush to the dye on the car. Took me longer to mask than anything. I am going to remove the roof strips and the side molding to do them instead of masking. I I have not done those yet.
Before:
Dye I used:
In Progress Picture (I may do another coat, but not sure yet)
Dye is still wet in the next two pictures
So far I think it's looking damn good!
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Oh WOW!!! I am all over that stuff.. My bumper looks the same as yours and I just apply armor all to make it somewhat better, but WOW! Thanks for sharing. I've seen the black dye but not the grey. BTW, that R sure is Sexy!
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Just bought a bottle from "Showroom New" Company. Thanks for the Visual Motivation. If anyones intrested here's a link.http://showroomnewproducts.com/ I know what I am doing as soon as I get my bottle...Good Find JimKW!
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I really wanted my grey trim grey instead of black on my White 97 850 R. Mainly because of the lip on the spoiller and the rear trim around the lights.
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Hey nonsense619, there's a plastic filler for bumpers (called BUMPER FILL) some bodyshops use to fill in gashes, but the problem then is to match the grain or I should say the texture of it.. I would just painted and let the gash be... I have 2 small ones and I'm just going to paint it...
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Your gray looks as good as the black bumper paint on my sons 850. Looks like a brand new bumper. Good job. I like the before, during and after pics. It really allows you to see the difference.
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Here are some truly after pictures that were just taken today a couple days after I finished.
Look at the befor of the same area:
Or this one:
After
Before
Here are some more finished/after pictures:
Look at the befor of the same area:
Or this one:
After
Before
Here are some more finished/after pictures:
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Well, I got my bottle of the grey dye in the mail this afternoon! After an hour of masking the molding off, I dyed all the molding but it is dark. Will def. post pics! and hopefully join the glory of the other 2 above.. NOT even close!
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Wow. What a difference that dye made. I did a search here for bumpers, because mine look horrible, and the first thread I came to was this one. I don't think I'll need to go to another! 
Nice job, sir, very nice. When I do mine, I'll post pics, too...
Nice job, sir, very nice. When I do mine, I'll post pics, too...
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I tried Back To Black...
I was looking for a quick fix to clean up the '95 850 T-5R that I purchased about 10 days ago. So, I went to the local store and picked up a Mother's product called Back to Black.
It is a milky substance that looks like skim milk but is a little thicker like a fruit smoothy. It goes on easy and made my bumpers and door trim look real good. I just think it's a short term solution like wheel & tire gloss or wax. I'll post back in a month or so to update the results.
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After
Before
After
Now I have to get the wheels refinished and I'll be set for a while.
It is a milky substance that looks like skim milk but is a little thicker like a fruit smoothy. It goes on easy and made my bumpers and door trim look real good. I just think it's a short term solution like wheel & tire gloss or wax. I'll post back in a month or so to update the results.
Before
After
Before
After
Now I have to get the wheels refinished and I'll be set for a while.
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