has anyone used a heat gun on their bumper strips

[MidlandVtr]

ive seen it done on a mates a car and using the heat gun turned his bump strips loads darker. i want to do it because my bump strips have gone grey but surely using a heat gun next to your paint cant be good.

is it a big no no to use a heat gun next to your paint or is it ok as long as your careful

any help appreciated

[DJsaxo]

its ok as long as you dont keep it in the same to long,

but ive heard that a heat gun will turn them back to black, i might have a go later on mine.

[streakofpiss]

Have ya tried Autoglym Bumper care? That's what I use when my plastics start to lose their colour.

[MidlandVtr]

yeah ive tried it and at the min the bumpers are too grey to go black they just go a dark grey so i need to bring the colour back into the bumpers then use the bumper care on them

[mallboy]

i wouldnt risk it tbh, could damage the lacquer because of the heat. i think the best bet is to keep using black2black, if not then respray them black

[KamRacing]

use plastic bumper spray you can get from Halfords

[carson2k6]

Personally i wouldnt use the back 2 black sprays etc as they are all oil based and once they dry in they for a few days they will add to your bumper fading anyway. I use autoglym bumper care.. so id recommend that..

[MidlandVtr]

cheers for all the help people

[JoeFurio]

there is a guide in the cleaning section that says hairdryer them and then put a bumper care product on

[jimbo232]

Slight sand, black bumper spray and some bumper gell works a treat

[Essay]

i used a silcone spray similar to wd40 done the job but the more you use the shinier they go

[adam111]

Here's the guide:
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84759

[MidlandVtr]

cheers for that i tried it and its worked wonders, i used the autoglym bumper stuff though as thats what i had already