Plastics tip

[Vince]

Hello all...

I'm currently working on another neglected series 1 xm...Its the one that Will kp picked up some time ago. It will look a million times better once Ive finished with it (in about a week i reckon)

The mirrors and scuttle plastic on this car were dull to say the least I decided to try something new to cut down the time to restore them back to black and i was amazed at how much easier this was..and how quick!! that i wanted to share it on here.

The secret formula.....Autosol chrome polish followed up with the Meguiars trim restorer to shine it up. All done by hand in less than 5 minutes with no scrubbing or hard work involved

See the results for yourselves

Pre anything


After a single wipe down with some autosol gently rubbed in


With a final application of Meguiars trim restorer


Easy as zipping up your pants

[cxprestigeauto]

Zip in your pants, doesn't that chaff?

Looks good.

I have been trying some different trim restorer. Photos to follow.

Rob

[russ92xmsed]

Great tip Vince.

[cxprestigeauto]

I have added a few shots from my trim trial to the Flickr album for the car:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/27274672@ ... 246870425/"

A quick clean and then wipe over with a couple of drops (literally!) of this stuff:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251230219817? ... EBIDX%3AIT"

Plenty more to do yet but the early signs are promising.

Rob

[fakeconcern]

I'd be interested to know how long the Autosol works on the black because it looks good. On my VTS, any trim restorer I tried never lasted past the next wash until I got the Gtechnic C4 (maybe this is why it worked on my car!) this still looks good 2 years later. Unfortunately I don't know where I've put it, I could do with it for the door handles on the XM.

[cxprestigeauto]

May be that a combination of the Autosol to shift the degraded surface layer followed by a degrease and the C4 is the optimal treatment?

The tiny C4 bottle is an easy (and expensive) pot to lose!

Rob

[fakeconcern]

May be that a combination of the Autosol to shift the degraded surface layer followed by a degrease and the C4 is the optimal treatment?

The tiny C4 bottle is an easy (and expensive) pot to lose!

Rob

That would be worth trying and if I find my (as you say easy to lose expensive) bottle of C4 in the garage I will try it.

[Dean]

Does anyone know what the C4 actually does, is it any good as a long lasting protection to unfaded plastics, does it replenish lost oils effectively returning the surface to its original state or add a film of long lasting magic on top of faded plastics, my trims are not faded but I want something that will keep them that way. I've always religiously used autoglym bumper care but it is a greasy product in a way and isn't great for stuff like door handles.

Opinions welcome

D

[fakeconcern]

I believe it's meant to bond with the surface at molecular level. As I said I used it on my C4 about 2 years ago & it still looks good, nothing else has really worked on some of the plastics used.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acwE3vwhoRQ#t=34[/youtube]

[Vince]

I'd be interested to know how long the Autosol works on the black because it looks good. On my VTS, any trim restorer I tried never lasted past the next wash until I got the Gtechnic C4 (maybe this is why it worked on my car!) this still looks good 2 years later. Unfortunately I don't know where I've put it, I could do with it for the door handles on the XM.

Guys to clear up any confusion....the autosol was used as a cutting agent. It wont last or indeed work as a dressing as its a compound