savcom Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 My wife's Fiesta has black plastic mounts for the door mirrors that are turning white as time goes on. The car is black, the plastic should also be black. How can I restore the black plastic to its former glory? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbrown91 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 My wife's Fiesta has black plastic mounts for the door mirrors that are turning white as time goes on. The car is black, the plastic should also be black. How can I restore the black plastic to its former glory? Thanks You can buy some products from Halfords that will return the plastics to black... you can get the cheaper option which is some of Halfords own or you can go more upmarket and Autoglym sell some 'Back to Black' which is good..you can get it in either spray form or liquid.. cheaper option Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGull Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Cheapest option - and as good as any - groundnut oil. Make sure the plastic are clean first - good scrub with an APC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motocrossmad Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 smooth peanut butter works a treat :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savcom Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Cheapest option - and as good as any - groundnut oil. Make sure the plastic are clean first - good scrub with an APC. Impressive. If I can show a 'before' and an 'after' people will see just how effective. The 'before' and ... the 'after' Just straightforward groundnut oil, in a glass, and a cloth. Rubbed into the plastic and the white just ... disappeared. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp2103 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Just bought some groundnut oil, guna wash the car and give it a go... Youve done a right job, hope mine turns out as good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGull Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 It should be said - that in this case the groundnut oil is masking the white marks - they should be cleaned off first with an All Purpose Cleaner, then the groundnut oil should be used to re-blacken the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbgarry Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Use a heat gun, ive done this with almost every car ive had. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Naj-d54AoI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M.K Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Use a heat gun, ive done this with almost every car ive had. Would it not be quicker, cheaper and easier to use the methods already said in this topic? Don't think i'd risk melting my plastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Would it not be quicker, cheaper and easier to use the methods already said in this topic? Don't think i'd risk melting my plastics Flame Thrower works too, for those who dont have a heat gun :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbgarry Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Would it not be quicker, cheaper and easier to use the methods already said in this topic? Don't think i'd risk melting my plastics ive used both methods, and a heat gun is way quicker and less hassle, cheaper i doubt, my heat gun wont ever run out there shouldn't be any risk of melting unless you let a 5 year old do it, the heat is applied by a steady passing movement, this doesn't allow heat to build up to the point of melting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico. Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 bit of biking nonsense and what not... back to black, does the job i found... and a lil dash of wd-40 in some cases (weirdly enough) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4nz0 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Plasti dip :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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