brian47 said:

I take it you're talking about the black plastic trim around the wheel arch.
These trims do take a hiding, not only from bumps and scrapes but also the weather; the UV light damages them and makes them go grey.
Depending on how bad the damage is, you might be able to sand it down and treat it with something like T-Cut bumper and trim treatment which is a two part application, a degreaser spray and a bottle of dye or permanent pigment.
There are some products on the market similar to the old fibre-glass filler but it's already black which could be tried, but you'll probably have to cause more damage to use it such as drilling small holes to provide a key for the stuff.
There's also coloured bumper wax polishes these days, which I presume don't leave a white residue.
Some people have spoken of success with a heat gun to recover the surface, you'll have to mask off the bodywork for that I would think.
Failing all that, you could try to purchase new replacement trim sections. I believe that they are still available from various suppliers.

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Joemac434 said:

Hello peeps,does anyone know of a paint/ coating I can use on my disco 2 rubber/ plastic wheelarch extensions? They're scratched and have a few gouges and I'd like to tidy em up a bit,ta

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brian47 said:

I take it you're talking about the black plastic trim around the wheel arch.
These trims do take a hiding, not only from bumps and scrapes but also the weather; the UV light damages them and makes them go grey.
Depending on how bad the damage is, you might be able to sand it down and treat it with something like T-Cut bumper and trim treatment which is a two part application, a degreaser spray and a bottle of dye or permanent pigment.
There are some products on the market similar to the old fibre-glass filler but it's already black which could be tried, but you'll probably have to cause more damage to use it such as drilling small holes to provide a key for the stuff.
There's also coloured bumper wax polishes these days, which I presume don't leave a white residue.
Some people have spoken of success with a heat gun to recover the surface, you'll have to mask off the bodywork for that I would think.
Failing all that, you could try to purchase new replacement trim sections. I believe that they are still available from various suppliers.

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Jim Baxter said:

Thanks for that are they easy to remove?

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discodrivercumbria said:

hair dryer and peel em off, sand em up, plastic primer and top coat of your choice, satin black is the most common, although somebody on here co lour coded em,

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Nigel Dawson said:

Similar problem with mine, but have sanded the plastic trim and applied 'FOREVER BLACK' which comes from USA and about £16.00 from Amazon, trim seems to be staying black, so gets my vote to date.

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discodrivercumbria said:

hair dryer and peel em off, sand em up, plastic primer and top coat of your choice, satin black is the most common, although somebody on here co lour coded em,

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Jim Baxter said:

Not quite sure what you mean by "peel them off", I am going to give it a go along with Nigel's suggestion I think you have given me the solution

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