Restoring black trim on an Xterra

[TN9thSi]

I have a black `04 Xterra to detail next week. I`ve inspected the vehicle and noticed all the black plastic trim/cladding, especially the grille, looks kinda weathered. The grille is kinda splotchy in appearance and the black cladding just looks dull and lifeless. What type of product can I use on this stuff that I can buy locally? I already have AIO and VM which I might try since they both remove oxidation and are safe on trim. The customer (my co-worker) wants me to try to revive the trim, but I have never dealt with this much plastic trim before. Any suggestions??

[Nuke33]

Back to black works good i have found my grill is very weathered too

[imported_paradigm]

in order of what i would try:



1. 303

2. back to black

3. forever black (permanent dye)

[BigJimZ28]

AIO on a terry cloth...

trust me, try it!

[BlueLibby04]

I like MEGS ASD for exterior plastic.. Took me two coats to get it the way I liked it though..

[imported_CDTGaticaW201]

Although I can`t speak from personal experience, there was a good thread on Poorboy`s trim restoring product that yielded excellent results.



I`ve tried the dinky version of Forever Black that was like a squeeze bottle with an attached foam applicator at the tip and it stunk. It went on extremely thin so it didn`t cover adequately, and it wouldn`t cover evenly so it streaked like no other.



I`ve had success with Bondo Restore Black which I picked up at Wally World for like 8 bucks. Curiously, the box had the same pictures as the Forever Black box, but it was a gel-like product and worked pretty well on my bumpers and trim on both my 560SL and 190E. The grill on my SL was badly weathered and literally grey though, so I just repainted it with Krylon Fusion`s Satin Black and it looked brand new.

[ret]

there was a good thread on Poorboy`s trim restoring product that yielded excellent results.

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Here`s the tread.

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....8&page=1&pp=12



RET