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Reply With QuoteI tried this stuff called back to black. It is for plastic though.
This is a discussion on Faded Black Plastic Trim within the Detailing Forum forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; A friend and I did some waxing on my car about a week ago, and it turned out that some ...
A friend and I did some waxing on my car about a week ago, and it turned out that some wax got on roof rack track ?? (black plastic rail that runs the length of the roof). We never really noticed it during the process because we were waxing towards dusk.
The problem is that there are now some faded parts on this plastic track. Does anyone know of techniques or products that can help remedy this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
2010 WRB WRX 5Door
Stink-Eye Mob #29
I tried this stuff called back to black. It is for plastic though.
Life is like riding a bicycle in order to keep your balance you must keep moving.
MOTHER'S Back to Black. works great but it's not 100% permanentOriginally Posted by oguitar
Just looked that stuff up. I'll be giving it a shot.
Thanks for the input !
2010 WRB WRX 5Door
Stink-Eye Mob #29
Sounds like it's just wax that has to be removed from the plastic rather than faded/damaged plastic. I'm assuming the rails themselves are made from a plastic with a very fine texture (?). Use a microfiber cloth and safe cleaner to get the wax out of the plastic's tiny peaks and valleys.
Try this first.
Life is like riding a bicycle in order to keep your balance you must keep moving.
the back to black stuff works pretty good.
Next time when you wax...try and get some of the ICE stuff.
Looks awesome, is very easy to apply, and, you can get it on everything but glass and it actually shines all your plastic stuff.
It smells really good to. But, don't drink...says right on the bottle it could be fatal...haha.
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2004 Dodge Neon SRT4
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
1985 Dodge Omni GLH
Yeah, that black box is awesome (for black cars obviously...lol) But, it made my truck look flawless and made my faded black Conquest look like it had new paint on it.
But...for those who don't have black vehicles...ICE is the next best thing.
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2004 Dodge Neon SRT4
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
1985 Dodge Omni GLH
Just to re-iterate. ICE is a polish... Not a wax.
It's not designed to protect like wax. Just shine like it
Really? I'll have to check that out. I was sure it said it was synthetic wax right on it.
Hmm...
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2004 Dodge Neon SRT4
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
1985 Dodge Omni GLH
+1. I thought it was a wax as well. That is the only stuff I've used on my wife's Yaris...but the Yaris really doesn't get much love from me. It was just left over stuff from when I owned my Frontier. I, too, thought it worked well for the plastic bits but they turned white after about a year.
So the Mothers Back to Black stuff is the way to go for plastic bits turning a light gray from UV damage? Any other recommendations? Pretty disappointing but the plastic pieces on the doors where the mirrors mount are already discoloring after only a year on my '09.
Ahh, that makes sense. I have an abundant amount of microfiber cloths, but when you say cleaner, what sort of cleaner?
2010 WRB WRX 5Door
Stink-Eye Mob #29
I just bought an 02 wrx with almost all the black plastic faded. I used Armor All original in a thick coat and let it soak in for a few days. Then I used McGuire's quick detailer on all of them to remove the greasy finish and all the plastic looks new again.
Niice!
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