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#1 Graham

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 06:13 PM

Hey Guys,
Not sure how to explain this one but do you know the painted black, metal parts around your car, like around the windscreen and doors and all that. Well, mine have started to fade and I want to get them looking shiny and nice again.
Does anyone know what/how I should go about doing this?
Cheers!

#2 ROLANV

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Posted 22 February 2010 - 06:29 PM

meguiars make a product i think its called plastic x or something like that, you apply it with a buffing pad then buff it off with a polishing cloth, works wonders.

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Posted 23 February 2010 - 07:05 PM

So that will work on the metal?

#4 ky0

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 10:28 PM

Use a metal polish for metals. You will find them at your local Autobarn, Supercheap, Repco, etc.

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Posted 12 November 2010 - 05:24 AM

me also don't know !!!

really confused ........

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#6 Graham

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Posted 11 December 2010 - 03:05 PM

Just FYI, I have actually been using my Meguires tyre shine on the blacks. Looks great, just got to apply it carefully and make sure you cleany wipe off the excess. Problem is, it doesn't last very long!

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Posted 30 December 2010 - 12:06 PM

there are certain painted black metal trim pieces that will often fade. They were originally a gloss colour and you will find that some cars suffer from paint flaking off. The reason this happened is because the metal underneath is actually chromed, Toyota have used this quite a bit throughout the 80s/90s.

If you are willing, you may even consider re-spraying just this area to bring up the shine.