Back to Black products.

Liverpool-Lad · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:08

I had a brainwave the other day and decided to try of all things last night - Vaseline! A tiny blob goes a long way and should last much longer than other products! It rained last night and the water simply beads on the top of where its been applied.

lordrobs · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:16

Liverpool-Lad said:
I had a brainwave the other day and decided to try of all things last night - Vaseline! A tiny blob goes a long way and should last much longer than other products! It rained last night and the water simply beads on the top of where its been applied.

I'll be giving that a try. I normally use back to black gel which does an excellent job but if it rains too soon after I've applied it it does tend to streak down my paint.

Confused · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:29

If it's bumper/bump strip type plastics (textured) like old Ford/Vauxhall bumpers, then the best thing to use is a blowtorch.

Seriously.

You wave the blowtorch briefly over the plastic, and the heat brings out the natural oils in the plastic, restoring it's original colour and shine.

Of course test this on a hidden section first, and the usual I accept no responsibility for any damage you may cause, it's your own risk etc, but I've done it on many cars in the past, and it works every time

My dad used to do this in the body shop he worked in, too, that's where I got the information from.

Liverpool-Lad · 31 Mar 2006 at 09:33

lordrobs said:
I'll be giving that a try. I normally use back to black gel which does an excellent job but if it rains too soon after I've applied it it does tend to streak down my paint.

I used to use those too. It rained last night and the water simply beads on the surface and looks just how I applied it.

Lead_Head · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:32

Johnsons Baby OIL is the daddy at this back to black stuff.

Liverpool-Lad · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:34

Does it have the staying power of Vaseline though?

-Mike- · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:45

Autoglym bumper stuff works pretty well too. I never found back to black too good on my 306.

Liverpool-Lad · 31 Mar 2006 at 12:46

-Mike- said:
Autoglym bumper stuff works pretty well too. I never found back to black too good on my 306.

Ive used this too in the past but Im mighty impressed with the Vaseline over this stuff, and it costs a fraction of the Autogylm. If you havent, give it a try!