Did wash and wax today for first time and after it looks great. But the black plastic stuff looks grey and old. Is there any products out there that will make this appear for darker? Ive read the labels, but im looking for real imput who has used them.

Thanks
Matt

 

There are a few options.

1. Kiwi Shoe Dye. Yeah it sounds weird but it works.

2. Forever Black

3. Color match it to your paint. This is a great idea and looks good.

4. Also IPD USA has other products that will do the same thing. I believe they sell Forever Black as well.

 

But have you ever tried any of those? Do they actaully work?

 

Personally no. But I have seen many many many members of Volvospeed do this and it WORKS. So try it.

And this is real input I have seen it with my own eyes that what I mentioned above does work. Go search Volvospeed and you will find out for yourself.

 

I tried Forever Black about 4 months ago and the stuff has really worked well.
The areas that I treated look basically the same as when I first did them.

In order to apply it you first clean the plastic with a cleaner that they supply and
then apply the dye. The dye applicator is like a giant Magic Marker and is pretty
easy to use. In fact when the stuff is first applied it looks like black permanent
marker with an irridescent oily look (you don't suppose...?).
I found that it took 2 coats and the next day it appeared a little streaky so I scrubbed
it with a dry scrub brush and then rubbed it with a dry rag. This got rid of most of the
oily appearance and evened out the streakyness a lot. Within a few days the streakyness
/oiliness disappeared and it has looked great ever since.

I've heard that some products can rub off on your clothes and others wash off quickly.
Although it would look nice I didn't have time to prepare my bumpers for paint. I've
had problems with paint in the past...cracking,flaking,chipping, and every little scratch
and imperfection showing through the paint.
I've never used IPD products but I've heard of others that were pleased with the results. I
don't know if their spray-on bumper coatings are paint or dye.

 

Hey Matt

Funny you ask...I just did mine yesterday afternoon. After doing the 3hour/3step cleaning, polishing, waxing job I do...theres streaks of white on the black plastic from traces of the other products.

My favorite is this stuff you can get at AutoZone for around $5 or $6 and is out by Mothers.
It's in a red bottle and called: "Back to Black"
Here's the info: http://www.autogeek.net/motbactrimca.html




It's just a cream, and you can put it on inafairly thickcoat and kind of rub it into the surface ina circular motion - thenjust let it sink in. They reccommend you buff it off, but I just leave it on unless theres too much. After it sinks into the plastic, especially our trim molding and bumpers, it looks BRAND NEW. And lasts a long time.

 

The tire shine stuff... (Black magic) works great on the plastic in the wheel wells and the vent thing near the windshield...

 

I tried that stuff before, but it kind leaves a greasey feel/look and lots of people complain that it doesnt dry right.

 

I've used the Mother's Forever Black and it works fantastic. However, make sure you habe BLACK plastic and not grey. If you have grey, there is a grey trim dye at IPD which works equaly as well...

I see you have a 240, that most likely has grey if I remember correctly. At least my '88 240dl had grey trim.

 

Here is a link to a website where the author has tested these
products (excluding IPD products). It has photos of the results
both when the products are first applied and after a short period
of time. As you can see, some of these products last longer than
others.

http://www.jwardell.com/mini/2006/09...have-a-winner/

I wish someone would do this with IPD products.

 

Gray or black? Its for my 1996 silver 850, so this plastic might be grey instead of black? How can i tell?

Matt

 

Tried some stuff I used Kit Protectant, yellow bottle, works great. Did it 3 days ago and still looks nice evean after the rain. Just wanted to give a heads up this works so far...

Matt