Bringing back faded plastic

[tortron]

What do you guys use. 

Some chalky stuff I will sand if it's a smooth finish, and polish it out, or you can use heat to bring the oils up. Though I have some plastics that have totally dried out and can't be brought back. 

Seen some people using boiled linseed oil and seems to come up good, reapply every few months. 

Turtle wax stuff seems to go streaky after a day or two

 

I've been using this solution finish. It's expensive but has come up pretty good on part faded plastics. Here's some real faded scooter plastics I'm using it on, been in the sun probably 12 years and going chalky. Needs a couple application's to fully go black, just rubbing it into the texture with a cloth

I'm pretty sure it's boiled linseed oil and carbon, but dries clean. Might try my own mix

 

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[Muncie]

Blowtorch that shit sweeping motion with a wide torch nozzle works a treat not aiming to melt anything just freshen up surface.

[Snoozin]

Solution finish is legendary.

I use that, also.

[tortron]

7 hours ago, Snoozin said:

Solution finish is legendary.

I use that, also.

Do you find that it lasts a while? I have never kept anything I've put it on long enough to find out

 

You can wash it like an hour later and it stays on. 

[RUNAMUCK]

Heat gun works well.

[cubastreet]

I've had good results with this stuff

 

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

I have scraped plastic fuel tanks with a single edged razor blade then polished with jif etc...

[shavenYak]

have used this stuff before, it's essentially a black dye, seems very similar to touch-up dye for black shoes. 

Had good results on a very faded black bumper.  I think there's a before and after shot in my SS80 project thread.

https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Bumper-Improved-Formula-Larger/dp/B00FAYLPZK

[ajg193]

CRC Tyre black.

 

Goes on with a rag or a brush if you're rich, soaks straight in and lasts literally years. I did my starlet bumpers about 5 years ago and they still look like new. Doesn't streak or anything.

[tortron]

Interesting, someone used tyre black on my mudflaps and it's real streaky shows the brush marks 

Might just redcoat it with that

[AntsCars]

Heat gun works ok on exterior plastics but never tried on interior.

[Motu]

The top rear lights on my Volvo 850 have faded to white, the colour is still there, but the outside is faded. I sand it back and apply all sorts of things...tyre shine, furniture polish, vaseline, it brings them up nice, but not shiny. I've tried clear, but it doesn't last, I'll try a headlamp clear next...but if it doesn't last then I have to sand it off again. Tyre shine takes 10 seconds and lasts 2 weeks.

[Motu]

This is what my rear lights look like.

 

With some linseed oil. You can still get the lower lamps, and fitted new ones a couple of weeks ago, top ones are hard to find.

[tortron]

just applying the linseed oil? no sanding/polishing?

[kws]

Should try get some later model V70 upper lights

[Raizer]

I'd give this stuff a go on those lights

Worked wonders on my plastic headlights!

[Motu]

3 hours ago, tortron said:

just applying the linseed oil? no sanding/polishing?

See my previous post.

 

3 hours ago, kws said:

Should try get some later model V70 upper lights

Try is the important word here...if I could I would.