td5tool

New Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #1

Hi I bought some new wheel arches for my 90 about a year ago and they looked very nice when they were actually black, now they've faded to a dull dark grey

Has anyone ever painted them with success ? Or how on earth do you keep them black?? Bit annoyed as they cost me about £150

Any help appreciated
Thanks

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #2

satin black rattle cans work well

 

neilly

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #3

someone somewhere once said peanut butter, but they could of been having a giraffe.

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Oct 5, 2014

• #4

neilly said:

someone somewhere once said peanut butter, but they could of been having a giraffe.

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Nope not a larf though most reckon linseed oil is betterer

 

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cassey

Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #5

neilly said:

someone somewhere once said peanut butter, but they could of been having a giraffe.

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True, but dogs, cows lick it off.

I use WD40 sprayed onto a cloth then rubbed onto the arches, once a year does me.

 

td5tool

New Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #6

I'm just in the middle if painting my disco arches , but the 90 ones are more flimsy and I'm guessing the paint might flake off

 

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jhealey

Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #7

I used Armor All (plastic-tire protector/restorer) and rubbed it in with one of those mildly abrasive green dish sponge/cleaner things. It worked quite well and 2 years on they are still black as can be.

 

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harry2012

Active Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #8

Heat gun. Be careful but it causes the plastic to remember it's colour. Best fix by far.

Worked a treat on my old T4's bumpers.

 

bluedog333

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #9

Back to Black type restorer should work, or interior trim shine, WD40's another trick, as Cassey said.

 

rossymtb

New Member

• Oct 5, 2014

• #10

:nothingtoadd:


Actually i just applied this today... seems very good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNfQUq8soBg

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• Oct 6, 2014

• #11

Another vote here for WD40

 

Locky1978

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2014

• #12

I always find back to black washes off after a few weeks.
I used this..

... on my very faded 110 plastics which were really grey. It's still jet black a year and a bit later. It seems to dye the plastic rather than cover it.

I'm just about to experiment with some plastidip on my range rover to cover some faded plastics. It can be peeled off though so might not be suitable for wheel arches.

 

Last edited: Oct 7, 2014

D90mitch

Well-Known Member

• Oct 7, 2014

• #13

Either spray em or just buy some tyre and trim gel....

 

rossymtb

New Member

• Oct 8, 2014

• #14

Forever black. Don't buy trim dressing it eventually dries the plastics out even more (been told but not what I think) but forever black certainly works