turning faded bumpers back to black ? help

[antinora]

now im thinking to get the leather dye..i just want something that is easy and will look good and stay clean but i dont want it to be a job easy to stuff up you know ?

[Golf Loon]

shoe polish is easy to apply.

[antinora]

yeh and is it the shoe polish or leather dye are they two different things?

[vinderliker]

Painting them black or putting shoe polish is a bit dodgy in terms of proper detailing. I always use Autoglym Bumper Care. It conditions the plastic and needs to be re-applied every few months.

I agree with Mrgolf, when I had a paint chip scratch and detailing business, I found that the Autoglym product was by far the best, it cleans and conditions all the exterior black plastics and rubbers, but don't use it on your tyres.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

its pretty simple really. you wont stuff up. if you get any on the paint just wipe it off with a rag. if you find some on the paint a day after or something, use a wet rag to wipe it off.

i couldnt find the dye anywhere. i used the polish instead and its fine. same bottle as this.

[syncro]

What does your owner's manual say?

Volkswagen (Votex) Bumper Black = For black Volkswagen bumpers (Always worked well on my Golfs, VWs)
Boot polish = for boots

[82cab]

i'll say it before and i'll say it again. Vinyl spray is the best thing to use. It lasts about 5 years before it starts to wear off and when it does it doesn't peel off like normal paint will after time

[syncro]

i'll say it before and i'll say it again. Vinyl spray is the best thing to use. It lasts about 5 years before it starts to wear off and when it does it doesn't peel off like normal paint will after time

That's the only paint I would use on them. After all, they are vinyl.
That's the best stuff to use for a grey-black change.

[midget]

put in a request for a car detailing section

who else reckons its a good idea

[antinora]

think im just gona do them with the dash n trim care(polyglaze) for now the finish is ok...then ill see later on