Restoring black plastic

ReplicaR · Mar 19, 2014

Hey guys, what's a good solution for restoring black plastic?

FivepointSlow · Mar 19, 2014

I've heard and seen people restore black plastic with peanut butter. Although I haven't looked into or asked about the method or what kinds of peanut butter work best etc.

I usually just use armor protective wipes but that only lasts a month in exterior plastics at best before I'm wiping it down again.

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jws4621 · Mar 19, 2014

I have had good luck restoring some black plastic with Mr Clean Magic Erasers. Just make sure you have water with them also.

sleepn_sn95 · Mar 19, 2014

FivepointSlow said:
I've heard and seen people restore black plastic with peanut butter. Although I haven't looked into or asked about the method or what kinds of peanut butter work best etc.

I usually just use armor protective wipes but that only lasts a month in exterior plastics at best before I'm wiping it down again.

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I've used PB on the black rubber trim under the windows and it works well pulling out all the dirt and grease. I dont know how it would work on hard plastics though

joser714 · Mar 19, 2014

Back on black or some product at Wal-Mart. I honestly don't know the name but it has a "as seen on tv" logo on it. Question about the peanut butter method is do you rinse it off or wipe it off

ReplicaR · Mar 19, 2014

I think you leave it on, and seek your dog at it lol. I'll check out the back to black. I've used it before, pretty nifty stuff.

sleepn_sn95 · Mar 19, 2014

You just let the PB sit for a minute then wipe it off

Depending on what you are wanting to restore you could always just paint it. I used rustoleum satin black on my cowl cover over 2 years and it still looks like this

daltonduree · Mar 19, 2014

turtle wax makes a great protect for restoring trim. oreilys has it

Sinned83 · Mar 19, 2014

I think kissrocksforever uses the PB. I used poor boys trim restorer on my grand Cherokees faded plastic it was a good product you can spray it on and leave it or wipe it off.

joser714 · Mar 19, 2014

Idk I might look retarded but I might use it. My faded parts are the trim where the top is and the cowl

CC'S95GT · Mar 19, 2014

I use Turtle wax Ice paste car wax on my mirrors and cowl. They look like new and I only wax it twice a year.

The liquid wax might work too. I can only find the paste at Summit Racing. The lable says it ok to use on plastic.

Tony · Mar 19, 2014

sleepn_sn95 said:
You just let the PB sit for a minute then wipe it off

Depending on what you are wanting to restore you could always just paint it. I used rustoleum satin black on my cowl cover over 2 years and it still looks like this

honestly the only permanent solution. prep it right and it will last forever.

5litrarag · Mar 19, 2014

Prep it and paint it... dont be fvcking around putting food on your car. jesus christ.

Duplicolor trim paint - $9 bucks a can. Come on step it up fellas

It even works on items that are not plastic

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hondarocks61 · Mar 19, 2014

SEM 39143 trim black would be the correct product to use. Its a really nice looking satin black and you can use it on plastic and even rubber trim.

chaos254 · Mar 20, 2014

Got this at walmart and it works great. Night and day difference for the dull trim pieces

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ProKiller · Mar 20, 2014

i used mother's back to black on my cherokee and it worked okay enough but it was a constant reapply thing. that stuff was really bad by the time i got it though.

i say just paint it. either the trim paint like said or krylon fusion flat black.

joser714 · Mar 20, 2014

Plasti dip maybe?

jws4621 · Mar 20, 2014

This is half done with a mr clean magic eraser. I found out about using these when I was trying to clean the black stripe on my 84. Works wonders on pulling crap out of semi flat black parts.

I wasn't quite finished just took a shot to show a friend.