Best product to restore colour to faded JD plastic
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I just done a quick search on this site, and found this product. They stock a large range of car care products, so you might find something else if you browse through it. I haven't tried this product, but it has good reviews on the site..... https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/sonax-xtreme-plastic-restorer-gel
spin cycle
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re spray it red and put a case sticker on it
re spray it red and put a case sticker on it
Absolutely! Then you'd have no passion for polishing it. Problem solved.....
Spencer
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Have you tried T Cut it G10 compound but on a machine polisher? Just bought one myself to do some faded red plastic and it’s come up like a new penny. Takes a bit of getting used to and can soon burn through paint if not careful but makes cracking job with a lot less elbow grease
Spencer
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This is what Tcut did to some faded red.. quite happy with results- Location
- Lancashire, Home of the Deluge
michael N123
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Trade it in
s~~t shoveller
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Farecla products for any restoration like that,g10 cutting on a power polisher and then wax by hand afterwards.mate has a body shop and he uses Farecla.excellent results,amazing what you can polish off with it tbh.need power polisher an sponge heads,Farecla also,different sponge grades too.worth every penny ...
ollie989898
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Take it to a car body shop and they will use a polishing compound and double action sander to make it perfect for you without wrecking it.
i could be wayyy out here but would the carefull application of a heat gun bring it back to life if its plastic.
ive t-cut and polished with the proper tools, cutting compound and polish before but i found it to be short lived results.
like i say tho, i could be way out on that, google or the tube may bust my idea.
ive t-cut and polished with the proper tools, cutting compound and polish before but i found it to be short lived results.
like i say tho, i could be way out on that, google or the tube may bust my idea.
ollie989898
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Plastic has to be dressed or it will suffer from UV light, there are various products that you can put on to help with this but if it is already faded it needs to be compounded and put right first.
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I'd say you're not far off. Works on faded grey stuff.
I have a lot of friends in the car resto scene and a good many of them swear by smearing with peanut butter.
yes I know it sounds ridiculous but google it. You've nowt to lose in any case.
With that, i went digging there to see and sure enough it seems to bring back colour, altho i think that after you have given it the once over with a heat gun you would really need to buff it with something after, it looks like to me that even tho it brings it back from faded it lacks the original shine, which in fairness one mightn't get unless you splash out for a new part but its a big improvement on what it would of been.
there is rarely an easy fix like this in anything in my experience but it looks like its a good starting point at least.
id guess that after the gun goes over it then possibly a t-cut and polish after might help bring up a bit of a shine and protect it going forward.
i dont know how long it would last tho, altho it couldn't be any worse than it id look right now.
the oil in the peanut butter could be the trick there.
yep, cant beat cash for restoring paint, otherwise a gas torch is reputed to work well