Woob
12-24-2013, 06:52 PM
Many thanks to Carmor for sending me a sample of their Trim Restorer. They waited a good bit of time for this review, so thanks for their patience! Vehicle is a RX330 with 127K Miles and is utilized pretty heavily by my family. Rear trim always takes a beating in the sun. I only had time to prep the rear section with crazy Christmas Season.
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Prep: Power Clean, GR40 Cleaner, Alcohol, various brushes, microfibers, and paper towels to strip the trim. I also used a hair dryer to ensure a perfectly dry area.`
Usage: Very easy, requires a few passes to ensure proper look/coverage. I used the provided q tips for the small areas/ridges/letters to ensure coverage. Very easy to use.
Cost: Unsure, believe someone mentioned it was $35 for a bottle. For my small usage I feel you can definitely do a medium sized vehicle
Packaging: Comes with gloves, cleaning towel, product bottle wrapped tightly, q tips, and swatches for proper prep.
Performance: Appearance is very OEM (Or I applied enough to restore back to a nice OEM shine without being overly fake.`
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Pictures will do all the talking. Now all that is needed is proper curing time, a few months in brutal Chicago weather and we`ll see the results! Package contents are good and numerous, price is reasonable, and I feel you don`t use too much product.
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/11538950423_bbab9fafac_c.jpg
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Package contents beside my messy tools (Power Clean, Gr40, Hair Dryer!)
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https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/11538936836_1364e53f58_c.jpg
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/11538931246_ef59dbea4c_c.jpg
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Notice the whiteness and pail trim. Not the worst, but in direct sun this isn`t "black".
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After Application:
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/11538926223_64cc0eaa29_c.jpg
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/11538784925_0b302f3a70_c.jpg
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Up close look, I went for more of an OEM look than super wet/drippy.
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https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2819/11538796135_bfaf701554_c.jpg
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Prep: Power Clean, GR40 Cleaner, Alcohol, various brushes, microfibers, and paper towels to strip the trim. I also used a hair dryer to ensure a perfectly dry area.`
Usage: Very easy, requires a few passes to ensure proper look/coverage. I used the provided q tips for the small areas/ridges/letters to ensure coverage. Very easy to use.
Cost: Unsure, believe someone mentioned it was $35 for a bottle. For my small usage I feel you can definitely do a medium sized vehicle
Packaging: Comes with gloves, cleaning towel, product bottle wrapped tightly, q tips, and swatches for proper prep.
Performance: Appearance is very OEM (Or I applied enough to restore back to a nice OEM shine without being overly fake.`
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Pictures will do all the talking. Now all that is needed is proper curing time, a few months in brutal Chicago weather and we`ll see the results! Package contents are good and numerous, price is reasonable, and I feel you don`t use too much product.
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/11538950423_bbab9fafac_c.jpg
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Package contents beside my messy tools (Power Clean, Gr40, Hair Dryer!)
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https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/11538936836_1364e53f58_c.jpg
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/11538931246_ef59dbea4c_c.jpg
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Notice the whiteness and pail trim. Not the worst, but in direct sun this isn`t "black".
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After Application:
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/11538926223_64cc0eaa29_c.jpg
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https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/11538784925_0b302f3a70_c.jpg
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Up close look, I went for more of an OEM look than super wet/drippy.
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https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2819/11538796135_bfaf701554_c.jpg