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15th June 2013, 11:31
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Morning Troops. Bumper blacker..
Morning Troops. Happy weekend.
Stuck at work right now and basically just sitting here thinking of stuff I wanna do to my car rather than working!
Just wondering if anyone can recommend a decent brand/type of product that I can use to blacken the strips on the bumpers and the side of the car as they've faded.
I used one on my KA once and it worked a treat but cant for the life of me remember what it was.
Appreicated.
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15th June 2013, 14:04
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Back to black
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15th June 2013, 14:23
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Heat gun / hairdryer
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15th June 2013, 14:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KieranHopkins
Back to black
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Found it. This was the one I used 'back in the day'. You're a star. Cheers.
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15th June 2013, 15:36
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Auto Glym do a good one.
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15th June 2013, 15:48
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No worries, its magic stuff 
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15th June 2013, 20:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross
Heat gun / hairdryer
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This works?
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Originally Posted by Mickswan
Auto Glym do a good one.
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Thanks Matey. I'll keep an eye out.
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15th June 2013, 23:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mickswan
Auto Glym do a good one.
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The words 'AutoGlym' and 'Good' shouldn't be used in the same sentence IMO - alot of their products (including the bumper restorer) really aren't up to scratch tbh. Gtechniq stuff is pricey but works wonderfully if applied correctly. Definitely worth a Google 
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Originally Posted by AirVTS
This works?
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This works well before applying anything. Only use a low setting on the heatgun and tape up any surrounding paintwork and crack on. You'll only melt the paintwork if you're not careful lol.
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Last edited by griff_106; 15th June 2013 at 23:17.
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15th June 2013, 23:15
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Heat gun is the best method.
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15th June 2013, 23:28
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Meg tyre gel tbh.
Or the expensive g4 stuff i think it is.
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15th June 2013, 23:51
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Yes heat gun works. Nothing else required. Medium heat, turns it black again like factory fresh black. Not "expensive product that lasts a month and fades to grey again" black ...
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16th June 2013, 14:52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Prickle
Meg tyre gel tbh.
Or the expensive g4 stuff i think it is.
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I used either megs tire shine, or dodo juice tyromania, depending what mood I'm in.
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16th June 2013, 15:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mickswan
Auto Glym do a good one.
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Bit greasy though, catches the dust etc. On the other hand it's excellent on interior plastics.
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16th June 2013, 15:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manu
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That's the only thing I found, bit greasy but if its rubbed in well it's not that bad. Lasted about five weeks before I had to reapply it so wasn't that arsed. I'll end up using the heat gun at some point but I need to get my hands on one which has settings rather than just inferno hot.
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17th June 2013, 09:01
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As uaual with my decisions, I go for the majority vote. In this case I think the winner is the heat gun. I may try and product first and when/if that fades i'll give the heat gun a blast.
Cheers for the input everybody.
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17th June 2013, 09:05
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WD-40 
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