I've been considering using a leather/vinyl dye on my trim and bumpers. I'm tired of using silicone based sprays and I don't like the idea of using paint. I think a dye is the best way to go. It must be a thick dye, not liquidy and runny. If you let the dye sit on the plastic for a few days and wipe off the excess, I'm pretty confident that the plastic will remain black for years to come. I know that Home Depot carries black paint dye in toothpaste-style tubes in the paint dept, that stuff might be the best.
If anyone tries it please let me know. Thanks, Mark Reda. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Simon, ESQ." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] having car painted black > Chad, > > Visit any local auto parts store and look for either Mar-Hyde > or Plasti-cote "Bumper Black" paint. It is a paint rather than one > of the silicone based "restorer" type things. Remove all the plastic > bits and clean them very, very, very well with either straight Clorox > or Lacquer Thinner to remove any silicone residue - my local body > shop uses straight Clorox. Wash them down very well in soap and > water and then make sure they are dry. From there on out it is a > simple job of applying several coats of the paint until you are > satisfied you have full coverage. Let them dry overnight and you are > good to go. Unlike the silicone based "restorer" things, this is a > paint and will last a couple of years under normal conditions. > > Good luck........Jack > > >I am probably going to have my car painted black while it is in for the > >body repairs - it is red right now. Any suggestions on what can be done > >with all the trim that is faded gray looking right now (trim on the doors, > >bumpers, below the doors, fender wells, etc)? > > > >Chad > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
