Armour All products do the job but they leave everything looking too glossy and artificial

Its expensive but I prefer replacing the parts

 

clean the part, then spray with gloss black aerosol.. give it a few coats. Will look all shiny and perfect for anyone further than 50cm away.

 

clean the part, then spray with gloss black aerosol.. give it a few coats. Will look all shiny and perfect for anyone further than 50cm away.

+1 to rattle can.

 

I'm affraid armorall would not work if your fairing has a clear applied to it. If the paint is sun burnt, there is nothing you can do to make it look better, except spraying it. Armorall or Polyglase do a wonderful job on air ducts, chain guards or any bare black plastic. As K916 said, it will make the plastic glossy, but it is temporary anyway.

 

Yes my previous post doesn't apply to fairings at all. just general parts like exhausts, frame etc.

 

Yes. I have your answer.

If what you want to do is rejuvenate black plastics that are starting to perish and turn a kind of crystalised grey, then you need this stuff.

http://www.meguiars.com.au/productdetail_2006.php?seq=104&category=CAR%20CARE&subcat=Glass,%20Clear%20Plastic%20and%20Exterior%20Trim&subsubcat=&show=1

I got talked into buying some by a chick at Supercheap Auto and she wasn't even hot. It's not cheap (about $13 or $18 a bottle and you need to use it liberally) but it works miracles. It hasn't worked for absolutley everything but I've only had one part that didn't return shit hot results (it was still a big improvement though). It will especially transform your switchgear and make it look a decade younger. Give it a bash.

For example:

Before:

After:

'tiK.

 

what if it is scratched? can you polish the air ducts?

 

what if it is scratched? can you polish the air ducts?

a trick i used to use on old trailbike plastics, which are very hard to polish and impossible to paint, is to hit it with a heatgun, the small scratches just fade away and it gets a great colour back to it, then i would just polish it with wd40

 

No Matt you fucking ignoramous. It's a conditioner,, not an abrasive.


'TiK.

 

I just put a coat of clear on the underside of my air ducts to test. Not worth it.
Rattlecan finish is shit and doesn't stick too well. Might try that gold class stuff out.

 

I sprayed my chain guard with rustkill mattblack and it came up sweet as, stuck fine.

 

If you do go the spray can route, use the paint that is specifically intended for plastics, it is called Krylon. It should be available at any auto parts supply store and comes in almost every colour you could want. This stuff actually bonds to plastic extremely well.

 

go to costco and buy a bulk pack of sharpies.. and colour away!

 

Automotive Bumper Black, sspecific for bumpers (or plastics) by VHT.
It's not going to be glossy but will give you a satin finish.
I think that'll be the best way to go about it, unless you're after the bling.

 

If you're after bling spray them purple. That looks horn.

 

Ontik on the forums should chime in on this one. he recommended a product a while back that brought his dull greying plastics back to a lustrous black!

 

Ontik on the forums should chime in on this one. he recommended a product a while back that brought his dull greying plastics back to a lustrous black!

Is it called "Gold Class Trim Detailer" and look like this by any chance?

I think I may have developed an ability to see into the future!

 

Or look into the past... Or just read. Who knows in this crazy mixed up world!

 

If you do go the spray can route, use the paint that is specifically intended for plastics, it is called Krylon. It should be available at any auto parts supply store and comes in almost every colour you could want. This stuff actually bonds to plastic extremely well.

Spidey I'm surprised that a "restoration expert" of your calibre can recommend a cheap fix like plastic paint

*horrors*

 

Instead of using all the product's above. Use new oil. It bring's the black back and help's protect the plastic's from the sun. A little trick learnt along the way Try it. You'll see!

 

+1 to meguiars trim detailer. Works very well.

Wet look tyre shine also works very well on faded plastics but does not last as long as the trim detailer does. I have found that armour all works in the short term but the fading happens faster and comes back worse.

 

Or just buy aftermarket air ducts. About $60 a pair.

 

another +1 to the Meguirs stuff.
I bought some a while ago (when 'tic recommended it last time) and it works a treat.

 

thanks for all the replys guys

I think im going to try what 'ontik' said and try the Meguirs gold class trim detailer.

 

PLEXUS!!!

I <3 the stuff! I would even use it as lube if it didnt sting the eye of the Tiger!

You can get it from most dirtbike shops