trim restorer

[lowrider]

Which is the best trim restorer ?


My mini has the oe mudflaps which are showing signs of fading on the plastic (I am very disappointed !) I tried a specialist plastic restorer product but after a few days the fading re-appears.
Black wow(who in the UK supplies this?) is a product I have heard a lot about on various forums. Is this the best product to buy? as I don't want to waste time and money on other stuff that does not do the job (my back to black spraying days are long gone!)

All advice appreciated, Ag.

[AndyP & Lenore]

I use black wow on my R53 arches. It does a good job providing your black trim is completely stripped of all dirt, contaminants, wax, oils, polishes etc before application. Otherwise it just doesn't seem to apply properly.

Others will no doubt be along to confirm BW is a great product. I've had trouble with it, but like I say, providing you keep to the above it should do the job for you.

A.

PS. Moved thread to car care forum.

[lowrider]

got some autoglym bumper care which i was recommended. Hope does the job !

[T5LLC]

got some autoglym bumper care which i was recommended. Hope does the job !

that what i use and it is really good..

[lowrider]

Damn straight. Easy to use and the trim looks amazing, restored to its original black and the rain beads and runs ! Saved me £20 as I was going to buy some black wow, I had a £5 halfords voucher so the autoglym only cost me 99p. lol

Morrisons have mer polish on special just now. A friend recommends it and has been using it for years. I'm sure I remember seeing a guy at the Barra's (Barrowlands market for those non-Glaswegians) demonstrating mer polish on a car bonnet and motorbike petrol tank ! must be going back a good few years.

[AndyP & Lenore]

I use the Autoglym bumper care on our R56 'cos it has the Diamondbrite protection on it. The Diamondbrite is not on the arches but each time we do the monthly conserver treatment it runs off the metal work onto the arches and if we have black wow there it makes a mess of it. So for the R56, Autoglym it is. Actually, I treat the arches with ground nut oil, wipe that clean, then apply Autoglym and it leaves the arches looking smashing.

Try putting the autoglym stuff into a bucket of hot water for 10 mins before you apply it. It makes it nice and runny and much easier to apply. Try it. It works. Honest. A handy tip I got from Mrs ScottisDoop.

Mer.... Haven't used that since I was a teenager with my first car. It's just a mediocre polish, if I'm not mistaken. Much better products out there for polishing your car with. Unless you want to rub tar on the paint work or set fire to the paint work. If the guy in the Barra's is anything like the usual salesmen of Mer that's what he'll be demonstrating.

A.

[lowrider]

Not that extreme from what I can remember, going back a good few years though. He did have a microphone which was held to his chest by a coat- hanger moulded into a stand which allowed him to be "hands free"
The autoglym seems to have been quite effective, some other posts say it just masks the problem though, just don't know what to believe ! looks good just now. If it does'nt last I'll try Black wow.

The water is still beading nicely on my cooper at the moment so no hurry to buy polish yet but post your recommendations to give me some ideas.

[lowrider]

About a week passed and the fading has re-appeared s***te !
I am buying some Black Wow as this sounds like the best product to restore ty arches, even though Autoglym Bumper Care said it would 'restore'
How do I go about stripping the Autoglym off and cleaning the arches ready for the Black Wow. I want to make sure I do the right prep. work before applying the Black Wow.

Thanks in advance, Ag

[lowrider]

Bump.;bigwave:

[Craig]

Hi,

the easiest way to take off the bumper care is some tar and glue remover (or thats what I have used and it worked a treat). After that give the car a good wash.

Then you should have a good base for your black wow.. I am not a fan of it and think it is cheaper to replace the plastic every 3 years than buy it...

Hope this helps..