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Aging plastic arches and bumpers revamp
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tayaste
 


Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

Right, I used gtechniq c4. It was a lot of hard work in the prep and didn't last too long. Never mind the price.
I found ballistol to be cheaper and more effective but didn't last half as long as the c4.
But, this is the one. I then bought 'wipe new trim restorer' about 7 months ago for a quarter of the price of the c4. Its applied in a similar way but preparation is simpler and less buffing after. You still have to keep the plastics dry for 24hr after application but Censored does it work well,.. I haven't had to touch the plastics since. A quick wash with my normal car shampoo and they still look like new Thumbs Up   
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Redgull
 


Member Since: 30 Aug 2013
Location: East Sussex
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2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Thumbs Up any links?  
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psycho inside
 


Member Since: 05 Sep 2016
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England 2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

I am surprised nobody has mentioned the 'Heat gun' method yet...!

You obviously have to be very careful when using the heat gun near your paintwork, but it does work very well. I used to have a VW T4, and this method is very popular if your bumpers were not colour coded. It brought the bumpers and plastics up like new and was permanent. Thumbs Up Psycho by name, chilled by nature....!

  
Post #17291164th Nov 2016 6:18 pm
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Irwin
 


Member Since: 04 Aug 2015
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Used some forever black stuff today for the first time. Used a microfibre cloth instead of the foam applicator (leaves streaks).

Plastics were in poor condition from wax getting on parts and starting to turn white




Rear done first



Bumper done, arches not just for contrast



All finished. Took around 1h 30min to wash, dry and paint the plastics.

  
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