Bumper Trim Restoration Video

[P5ylance]

Hey all, me and my friend recently came across an AMAZING detailing idea, and I am very happy to bring you all this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-dtbBzky-s

Basically, by using a heat gun and going over your black bumper trim in an airbrushing kinda painting motion, you can restore the blackness in your bumper trim (melts the plastic enough for it to return to its original color). NO MORE CHEMICALS AND STUFF TO BLACKEN YOUR TRIM AND HAVE IT WASH OFF IN THE RAIN!!!!

just be careful around your paint.

Just wanted to share with you all a discovery that has made my car lookin' extra sexy now

[Luis]

Looks interesting.. have u done it? Take some pics and report back

[P5ylance]

Yep! I have done it, and it is FREAKIN AMAZING. my rear lip and bumper trim used to be that dull faded grey color, and when i nuked it with my heat gun, it turned a sweeeeeeet sweet wet black. :3 will post pictures soon.

[vietkid_2006]

seems like a project for me to tackle. i don't like my old ones. i always try to use back to black or other chemicals which only works for a few weeks.

[ikayto]

i might do this, since taping off the trim and spraying takes a while. I resprayed my door trim and I used a lot of tape and newspaper to mask--took a good 30mins on each side of constantly masking.

[tonyyaaj]

does that mean it only work on dx?

[P5ylance]

yeah thats the one thing i've always tried to avoid, spraying my trim.

this will definitely work, airbrush strokes, take your time, and once the plastic starts to change color (you'll notice) start moving in circles and don't stay in one spot too long. you can always go back for another pass.

This works for all cars, anything with black plastic showing. definitely works on the bumper trims, lips, rocker panels, and imma test out my cowl someday. the actual door side mouldings are a little weird, but i believe they still work, since i did mine. they took a while to start though, and they didn't react as well as the bumper trim and stuff.

have fun, good luck! HF GL

[10k]

nice..ima go try it right now since i got a heat gun.. thanks p5ylance for the video

[TypeG]

i put this up on 3geez also. it's a pretty cool trick.

i think you'd have to take your time to get a uniform finish. later.

[Gsquat]

Nice trick. Would use this but painting mine white to match the rest of the car.

[LoS HimSelF]

wow that looks amazing!! gotta go buy me a heat gun! would this work on the OEM Skirts and Mud Flaps? hmmm hope so!

-LoS

[P5ylance]

yeah, take your time, and do multiple passes so you can get that deep black look. circles! all that effort pays off in the end, it looks as though you just got the bumper fresh!

It works on the OEM side skirts as well! Mudflaps take a little longer and react differently when i was doing them, so i'd be cautious around them, but they can turn black again as well.

PS: give your heat gun time to cool off. I was a dummy and used my heat gun with few cooling breaks, and green fire started showing up inside it >_<' COPPER IGNITING. I remembered SOMETHING from chemistry

oh well, it was a $10 heat gun, i ain't trippin', it did everything i needed it to do

I love this trick. :3 good stuff.

[life_shift]

this method works to an extent on larger pieces but paint still looks best in m opinion