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YACT: what do you use to make a plastic bumper look good on a car?

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I will be washing and waxing a car over the weekend. Its an all red car with some faded plastic bumpers on the front and back. What could I use to make them more shiny and newer looking? Would armor all work? I don't want to get streaks on the bumper. I want it to look good.

Thanks! 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I will be washing and waxing a car over the weekend. Its an all red car with some faded plastic bumpers on the front and back. What could I use to make them more shiny and newer looking? Would armor all work? I don't want to get streaks on the bumper. I want it to look good.

Thanks! 🙂
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If your bumpers are painted, try some Meguiar's Quick Detail Spray...it smells good too 😀
 
Originally posted by: MasterAndCommander
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I will be washing and waxing a car over the weekend. Its an all red car with some faded plastic bumpers on the front and back. What could I use to make them more shiny and newer looking? Would armor all work? I don't want to get streaks on the bumper. I want it to look good.

Thanks! 🙂
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If your bumpers are painted, try some Meguiar's Quick Detail Spray...it smells good too 😀
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I dont think theyre painted. It looks like red plastic the whole way through.
 
All the plastic bumpers I've seen come in some standard beigh-ish color and have to be painted. I'd be suprised if yours aren't painted. Either pay to have a paint shop do it, or if it is a cheaper vehicle you don't want to spend a lot on you could do the paint job yourself.
 
Once it's faded, there isn't much you can do to bring out the shine again short of repainting it and having a new clear coat put down. But then it will probably be *too* clean looking and stand out from the rest of the vehicle.

A polish and good coat of wax are about the only *simple* things that you can do.
 
You can get a product call "Forever Black" but doubt you can find it in your local autoparts store. Or you could use a product made by Mothers called "Back to Black" which you can find in any autoparts store. The major difference between the two product is Forever Black last a lot longer than Back to Black.
 
Originally posted by: V00DOO
You can get a product call "Forever Black" but doubt you can find it in your local autoparts store. Or you could use a product made by Mothers called "Back to Black" which you can find in any autoparts store. The major difference between the two product is Forever Black last a lot longer than Back to Black.
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Bingo, another correct answer from Big VooDoo. 🙂

Nice Job,
Quixfire
 
unless its black rubber its paint. wax as normal. no miracles possible. theres some colored turtle wax out there though. comes in the major colors
 
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