What are you guys using to keep the black plastic black?

[wacnstac]

Which of the multitude of products out there are you guys using to keep the black plastic trim around bumpers etc a deep dark black.  I used to use a product from Poorboy's World, but wonder if there is something better now.

[ammoaddict]

I use this on my old truck. It turns the faded out plastic black again. Lasts for a few weeks. Haven't tried it on my new truck yet.

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[Grumpy Bear]

See new post below. Nix what I said here. 

Edited August 4, 2020 by Grumpy Bear

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[Bob2C]

I have seen YouTube videos of people when they ceramic coat their car they do the black plastic as well. Turns it really nice and lasts a long time.

[brholtz02]

Meguiars is much better then the Mothers product.  Mothers is to thick and doesn't wipe off as easy

[Moore84]

Aerospace 303. Perfect nonshiny finish and really good uv protection. Use their stuff for interior details and bed cover conditioning too. Their full line of products are amazing. 

[Grumpy Bear]

On 6/12/2020 at 6:32 PM, Bob2C said:

I have seen YouTube videos of people when they ceramic coat their car they do the black plastic as well. Turns it really nice and lasts a long time.

dieselfan1 bought me a bottle of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax which I just started recently to use. OMG! I gave up my Meguiars Ultimate Black on the spot. Not only does it look awesome it's almost self cleaning. My truck is a WT1 with the whole nose black plastic save the bumper and light lens and a good drive in the rain removes the bugs. Kid you not. I've never seen a more hydrophobic product. There might be one but I haven't seen it. KILL' A. No more need of drier sheets for bug removal. No more Nu-Finish or Turtle Ice. No more Rain-X. So...strike my last post on this thread. Heck I'll do it myself. 

[Bob2C]

dieselfan1 bought me a bottle of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax which I just started recently to use. OMG! I gave up my Meguiars Ultimate Black on the spot. Not only does it look awesome it's almost self cleaning. My truck is a WT1 with the whole nose black plastic save the bumper and light lens and a good drive in the rain removes the bugs. Kid you not. I've never seen a more hydrophobic product. There might be one but I haven't seen it. KILL' A. No more need of drier sheets for bug removal. No more Nu-Finish or Turtle Ice. No more Rain-X. So...strike my last post on this thread. Heck I'll do it myself. 

Nice. I have excellent results with turtlewax ceramic polish as a base then 2 coasts of the ceramic spray coating on top. Yes the bugs come off soo easy for me as well. My car stays cleaner longer too. The best part after I wash I take on the road for a mile and return which leaves very little to dry off. This ceramic stuff is a home run IMO




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[Grumpy Bear]

Before and After Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax

 

No longer worry about getting wax on plastic and rubber. 

                                                          

[Grumpy Bear]

This product keeps amazing me. I use to hate a night drive, BUGS! Didn't matter what wax I used or what method I used to remove them. I dreaded the after the ride clean up. Half an hour minimum to remove them then a reapply of whatever that weeks flavor was. 

 

I can wipe down the entire truck in under five minutes now and the nose covered on bugs in under a minute. No need to reapply. Just a damp medium nap micro and they see it and jump off the plastic. Okay, it seems that way. Neighbor came over when he heard me laughing like the village idiot in joy to see if I'd gone mad.  

[MaverickZ71]

On 6/12/2020 at 8:40 AM, wacnstac said:

Which of the multitude of products out there are you guys using to keep the black plastic trim around bumpers etc a deep dark black.  I used to use a product from Poorboy's World, but wonder if there is something better now.

https://youtu.be/XXOX4z6uwXo

[jaimeastin]

303 and now 303 graphine 

[mondrew]

I use 303 also because it offers UV protection.

[Grumpy Bear]

Cerakote

 

Best product so far. Not for rubber or paint/glass/clear plastic. Black plastic only. Masking and cleaning required. Hardest to use of the three I've posted here to date but WOW! Not just the look but the protection. The entire nose of my truck above the bumper is black trim with a fair amount of egg crate that is bug city and has been a pain to clean...until Cerakoted. Removing bugs is almost like peeling off frog tape. Damp Microfiber, medium nap and wipe. Yea, that easy.

 

Took two ceramic wipes to do the grill, valence and lamp area. 

 

        Some areas were quite faded and now......

 

 

 

 

 

Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax is still my go to for the rubber parts and of course the paint and clear bra. 

Edited June 5, 2021 by Grumpy Bear