Black Plastic Trim Hack!
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12-03-2019, 03:50 PM
Black Plastic Trim Hack!
I realize that this is an international forum and as such, some of us will not have access to the outlets mentioned. That being said. I know that there are products everywhere like the one's I'm talking about so here it goes. Some background. I have already learned (the hard way) that for paint protection, certain paste wax's stick like mad to our black plastic trim leaving a white residue that only an automotive de-greaser and a toothbrush will remove. Since then, I have learned from the detailers at the dealership that spray wax products are the way to go, That still leaves the (even after a thorough cleaning) sorry looking black plastic trim-work which I think Mazda got a little carried away with... and that brings us to my discovery.
I just thought I would share this and you know what they say about free advice...
After trying products such as: Mothers "Back to Black", Meguiar's "Ultimate Black" (if you like working with spray paint...) Armorall "Outlast-Trim and Plastic Restorer" and Turtle Wax "Trim Restorer and after paying big bucks to see this stuff last less than 3 weeks here in Florida, I was open to another solution to the white haze that forms on our trim.
Once and a while, I'll drop into "The Dollar Store" (where everything is a dollar) and see what's up. I must have missed this product in the past because the lady that owns this store said she has carried it for 5 years at least... It's a spray tire shine, which ordinarily I don't use. It's Brand is "Drivers Choice" touting "Shiny High Gloss" _ "Long Lasting Formula". On the directions it implies that it cleans and shines (except for very dirty wheels which should be washed first...common sense). I tried it on my clean black sidewalls (pump spray on, wet the rag with the stuff too, wait and wipe off). Shiny, not so much but it deepened the black color of the tire noticeably. (I don't like shiny tires anyway which is why I don't buy those products). Okay, now back on topic! Next I applied it to our black plastic trim-work/moldings including our honeycomb black grill with a paint brush. I rubbed it in and wiped it off. Wow! all that white cloudy haze that doesn't wash off was gone and the trim had it's dramatic black back again. Not "shiny" but not dull either. I loved it. How long does it last? More like a month than the 3 week's I was getting out of the products I mentioned and It goes farther, is way cheaper and is easier to apply! C'mon? For a buck? You can't beat it.
*P.S. I just noticed this same product in the Walmart Automotive section today (11/02/19) with a slightly different label but by "Drivers Choice" for $3.38...
I know that there are way more expensive tire shine products (foams etc.) available but these would be wrong for this application. Just saying. Nuff said.
I just thought I would share this and you know what they say about free advice...
After trying products such as: Mothers "Back to Black", Meguiar's "Ultimate Black" (if you like working with spray paint...) Armorall "Outlast-Trim and Plastic Restorer" and Turtle Wax "Trim Restorer and after paying big bucks to see this stuff last less than 3 weeks here in Florida, I was open to another solution to the white haze that forms on our trim.
Once and a while, I'll drop into "The Dollar Store" (where everything is a dollar) and see what's up. I must have missed this product in the past because the lady that owns this store said she has carried it for 5 years at least... It's a spray tire shine, which ordinarily I don't use. It's Brand is "Drivers Choice" touting "Shiny High Gloss" _ "Long Lasting Formula". On the directions it implies that it cleans and shines (except for very dirty wheels which should be washed first...common sense). I tried it on my clean black sidewalls (pump spray on, wet the rag with the stuff too, wait and wipe off). Shiny, not so much but it deepened the black color of the tire noticeably. (I don't like shiny tires anyway which is why I don't buy those products). Okay, now back on topic! Next I applied it to our black plastic trim-work/moldings including our honeycomb black grill with a paint brush. I rubbed it in and wiped it off. Wow! all that white cloudy haze that doesn't wash off was gone and the trim had it's dramatic black back again. Not "shiny" but not dull either. I loved it. How long does it last? More like a month than the 3 week's I was getting out of the products I mentioned and It goes farther, is way cheaper and is easier to apply! C'mon? For a buck? You can't beat it.
*P.S. I just noticed this same product in the Walmart Automotive section today (11/02/19) with a slightly different label but by "Drivers Choice" for $3.38...
I know that there are way more expensive tire shine products (foams etc.) available but these would be wrong for this application. Just saying. Nuff said.
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