Hello

i was wondering what color was the bumper of my 1995 940? right now its like washed up black, but i dont know if when new was full black, any product to put the original color back?

 

Should be black! or color match with the body color.

 

hmm, so it should be BLACK? like pure black?

 

Im pretty sure when brand new it was all black. With age and weather etc... these bumpers fade, but if you get scotch pads from a food store or somthing you can buff the gray-ish out. It is somewhat of a quick fix and if you keep it up your bumpers will look pretty good, not the orginal black but better than a faded grey. Hope that helps. P.s. Those scotch pads are about 2 bucks.

 

Use forever black to give the black look back permanent! that is why I'm going to do for my side trims.

 

so it is supposed to be black?

 

Just finished my bumpers and side trim in Forever Black.

RedBrick

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looks awesome

 

I also used this product called NU-GLASS to remove the water spots in my windows and the side view mirror and it work wonders! windows look like new

 

Yes your bumpers look great. Just one question. When you used forever black did you remove the bumpers from the car or were you jsut very carefull? Thanks a lot.

 

yeah im interested in knowing that also....

EDIT: UPLOADED A BETTER PICTURE!! sorry, last one was way to big

 

I did not take the bumpers off. I used the sponge applicator that came with the product for the big areas being careful not to get on the paint. I used a small artist brush (very small pointed tip) for those areas near the body and paint. Some tips I learned:

Do not do this in direct sunlight ( in the garage with plenty of light)

Make sure to paint to the wet area (just like house painting)

Keep on hand some mineral spirits in case you get to the paint by mistake

Use blue masking tape to tape off large areas so you dont get to the paint

Make sure to brush out all of the bubble and streaks

I took me two coats to get the look I wanted as some parts of the trim will just soak up this stuff.

I dont think that I missed anything, but take our time and make sure to have some plactic sheeting laying out where you are working as this stuff sometimes will drip from the sponge appricator and when it hits the garage floor...forget it. The plastic is cheap and it is what DIY'er used when painting inside.

RedBrick

 

Thanks a lot!

 

Fianlly able to clean, clay, wax and do bumpers and trim again. The final results.

RedBrick

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