What to use on faded black rubber on car.

Paulalfc

Hi
Can anyone recommend a good product to use on faded black rubber on parts of my car?. I cleaned my windows and waxed my car yesterday and cant seem to get the white polish of the rubber seals. I thought maybe back to black or sumthing like that would help?

Any ideas would be gratefully received.

maniac886

You could try Black Wow.

swiftnick

Believe it or not, good old black shoe polish will bring it up a treat.

Nick

hartcjhart

dont use back to black looks awfull,

a drop of engine or cooking oil on a rag will do the job but use sparingly

thescouselander

Belive it or not, baby wipes come highly recommended for this sort of thing.

curlyfairy

try peanut butter,trust me it works,then when youre done wipe it off with some bread and have a sarnie.

Ben.

anewman

Smooth peanut butter works, although I believe the main ingredient which does the job is the nut oil - so might be worth grabbing some nut oil.

Other options include AutoGlym bumper care which I've just used for the first time today. Found it worked great on some bits but not at all on other bits (think it's the type of plastic).

Other thing that could be worth trying is to use a heat gun, very carefully. Keep away from paintwork and keep it moving. You just want the trim to go black, not melt it etc so be careful and go easy.

harveybobbles

If it's a Corsa with faded arches it's easier to buy new arches...

hewhoisnotintheknow

i use peanut butter, but i kept getting bloody cats and foxes licking it!

ktuludays

kiwi black shoe polish in the bottle with sponge on top works brilliantly

also a heat gun will return most plastics to black - just watch your paint

mluton

I use masking tape prior to waxing and polishing my car.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/?_nkw=3m+tape+blue&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3286.m270.l1313&_odkw=3m+tape&_osacat=0

Also this is good for restoring blackness ti bumpers.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__meguiars-bumper_W0QQ_nkwZmeguiarsQ20bumperQ20QQ_cqrZtrueQQ_nkwuscZmeguiresQQ_nkwuscZbumper?_rdc=1

Both available from Halfords