Faded grill etc

Hi
My grill and plassy light surrounds have gone a gay grey colour, i have reblacked them a time or 2 with some stuff called amaze but they it soon loses its effect.
any body done a proper job that wont peel off and look ****e.
thanks

peanut butter is the answer

baggyjim said:

peanut butter is the answer

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smov or krunchy

smooth is best

Or...clean thoroughly, sand down lightly and then spray whatever colour you want. I went for black again...

Forever black ( if that's the original colour )

+1 on the sand and paint (see pic for my results with blenheim silver) . sand it with 400 wet/dry and clean with paint prep and paint with quality automotive paint .

Plastikote satin black, or any other RAL colour in the range, superb job, flexible and covers a multitude of minor blemishes without too much prep work



Cheers Steve

baggyjim said:

peanut butter is the answer

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What?

GreenLove said:

What?

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he's not kidding. Rub it in and then wipe it off.

A quick going over with a hot air gun or hairdrier can often work wonders too.

I've used WD40 and the last time I did them I used some old engine oil. Rub it on with a cloth then wipe off the excess before buffing dry. It lasts a couple of years before you need to do it again.

Shifty1962 said:

I've used WD40 and the last time I did them I used some old engine oil. Rub it on with a cloth then wipe off the excess before buffing dry. It lasts a couple of years before you need to do it again.

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But you'll get covered in grease every time you lean on it.

I used black shoe polish on my arches. Looked amazing for a few months.

Shifty1962 said:

I've used WD40 and the last time I did them I used some old engine oil.

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Also occasionally spray WD40 - the grill, light surrounds & mirror backs always look like new (also excellent for dash & instruments).

khaos said:

But you'll get covered in grease every time you lean on it.

I used black shoe polish on my arches. Looked amazing for a few months.

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Nope. Thats why you wipe off the excess and buff it. Nice black plastic dry to the touch and water beads run off to boot.

I'll second the black boot polish, did my wheel arches, grill and light surround a year ago, still looking good.