What to use on the front grill - Page 2

quattrostyle · 07-04-15, 07:28 PM

Won't last though.

My bet would be a subtle treatment with a heat gun and then stuff like forever black above.

Gmac · 08-04-15, 12:57 PM

Yeh I'm sure you're right, but I don't have a heat gun, so thought I'd try something that I had.

npv · 09-04-15, 09:49 PM

I took my mirrors off my b2 90 and painted them with bumper paint did the same with the black trim round the rear bumper as that was nearly white with fading that was about 3 years ago and has never peeled off,

jack1 · 09-04-15, 10:20 PM

there is a product called plasticare which is used alot by the pug 205 gti drivers which are notorious for bumpers and trim fading and they all swear by it and its longevity, ,,, I bought it for my trims on the audi but didnt use it yet

Gmac · 10-04-15, 04:46 PM

Cheers jack, I'll have a search for that!

Driggs · 11-04-15, 01:39 AM

Wurth black satin black trim paint.. its freaking amazing

used it on my grill recently among countless other parts over the years

Gmac · 11-04-15, 07:11 AM

Is satin the correct finish to go for though? It seems more matt finish?

leggy · 11-04-15, 05:21 PM

Thanks for your thread Gmac...
I've been using CarPlan black trim wax on my 80 for several years now, it never seems to last for more than a week or two though, and it's a right pita to get it off the paintwork (and your hands!).

Thanks to 86audicoupe, I'll be buying some Forever Black this weekend and binning the other stuff cuz having seen how easy it is to use (watched a video on YouTube), and how long it lasts (up to 7yrs!), it's bound to knock at least an hour off the time it takes me to clean & polish my boy, which has got to be a bonus.

[EDIT] Have now bought some Forever Black bumper trim cleaner & dye from Amazon. I opted for the £16.99 version as it includes the separate sponge on stick applicator thingy (some reviews for the £15.99 version claim that the bottle/brush combi isn't great!). Order should be here between 16th & 20th April, so all I need once its here is a dry weekend to get the job done.

john johnson · 11-04-15, 05:29 PM

I've used auto grym vinyl and rubber for years , also and autosmart gel too .... A lot are water based so only last a few days or weeks

11-04-15, 01:39 AM	#16
Driggs formerly xNBSx Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 633	Wurth black satin black trim paint.. its freaking amazing used it on my grill recently among countless other parts over the years __________________ ------------------------------------------- 83 urq, 84 4ksq, 91 200q 20v Pair of 81 GPz 550's 74 Norton Commando Audi b2 Resource

11-04-15, 05:21 PM	#18
leggy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,650	Thanks for your thread Gmac... I've been using CarPlan black trim wax on my 80 for several years now, it never seems to last for more than a week or two though, and it's a right pita to get it off the paintwork (and your hands!). Thanks to 86audicoupe, I'll be buying some Forever Black this weekend and binning the other stuff cuz having seen how easy it is to use (watched a video on YouTube), and how long it lasts (up to 7yrs!), it's bound to knock at least an hour off the time it takes me to clean & polish my boy, which has got to be a bonus. [EDIT] Have now bought some Forever Black bumper trim cleaner & dye from Amazon. I opted for the £16.99 version as it includes the separate sponge on stick applicator thingy (some reviews for the £15.99 version claim that the bottle/brush combi isn't great!). Order should be here between 16th & 20th April, so all I need once its here is a dry weekend to get the job done. Last edited by leggy; 12-04-15 at 10:06 AM.

11-04-15, 05:29 PM	#19
john johnson Moderator of sausages Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: sheffield Posts: 13,331	I've used auto grym vinyl and rubber for years , also and autosmart gel too .... A lot are water based so only last a few days or weeks __________________ Mr OCD http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/jsquatts/ Daily rs4 b7 with buckets that play havoc with my piles And if you are reading this as James may would say ' you're a cock '

07-04-15, 07:28 PM	#11
quattrostyle 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,188	Won't last though. My bet would be a subtle treatment with a heat gun and then stuff like forever black above.

08-04-15, 12:57 PM	#12
Gmac Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 686	Yeh I'm sure you're right, but I don't have a heat gun, so thought I'd try something that I had.

09-04-15, 09:49 PM	#13
npv Grown up member Join Date: May 2010 Location: isle of lewis Posts: 649	I took my mirrors off my b2 90 and painted them with bumper paint did the same with the black trim round the rear bumper as that was nearly white with fading that was about 3 years ago and has never peeled off,

09-04-15, 10:20 PM	#14
jack1 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,319	there is a product called plasticare which is used alot by the pug 205 gti drivers which are notorious for bumpers and trim fading and they all swear by it and its longevity, ,,, I bought it for my trims on the audi but didnt use it yet

10-04-15, 04:46 PM	#15
Gmac Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 686	Cheers jack, I'll have a search for that!

11-04-15, 07:11 AM	#17
Gmac Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 686	Is satin the correct finish to go for though? It seems more matt finish?