A pillar question
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Lewes DE
I keep trying multiple things to see what suits the various trim the best on my /05.
AT this point - Mother's back to black is by far my favorite for the A pillars.
Sorry - I tried Forever Black and had a HORRIBLE outcome from it on various types of different trim pieces. Realize that this is a dye treatment - so very UNlike any other preparation. Much like painting your trim. Imagine taking water-based paint, and trying to brush it onto a non-porous plastic surface - you know, it would bead up, fail to penetrate, and leave streaking, spotting, and incomplete coverage. That was my experience. I do not suggest using this on your A pillars. I had to spend an hour UN-doing the horrible results by using paint thinner , then re-treating all the trim with Back to Black. That was on a Mercedes SUV. (not a Vette). YMMV.
FB is apparently perfectly suited for the wheel well plastic on those Mini-coopers.
This is the type of porous trim on which it apparently performed well:
There was a great write up that gave it the
for that instance, so on that basis I tried it, but never again ! Like I said, on other types of trim it is pretty dreadful.
AT this point - Mother's back to black is by far my favorite for the A pillars.
Sorry - I tried Forever Black and had a HORRIBLE outcome from it on various types of different trim pieces. Realize that this is a dye treatment - so very UNlike any other preparation. Much like painting your trim. Imagine taking water-based paint, and trying to brush it onto a non-porous plastic surface - you know, it would bead up, fail to penetrate, and leave streaking, spotting, and incomplete coverage. That was my experience. I do not suggest using this on your A pillars. I had to spend an hour UN-doing the horrible results by using paint thinner , then re-treating all the trim with Back to Black. That was on a Mercedes SUV. (not a Vette). YMMV.
FB is apparently perfectly suited for the wheel well plastic on those Mini-coopers.
This is the type of porous trim on which it apparently performed well:
There was a great write up that gave it the
for that instance, so on that basis I tried it, but never again ! Like I said, on other types of trim it is pretty dreadful.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,308
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From: Orange County California
I've been using Mothers Back to Black for years....and it never fails to perform. It's not long term for 9-12 months or anything, but it's not too bad. I do the black plastic tray around my C5's windshield wipers every 3 months or so, for example, and it's still looking good when I redo it. Haven't tried Forever Black, but I trust Bugman's judgment enough not to even go there.
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Monument CO
I keep trying multiple things to see what suits the various trim the best on my /05.
AT this point - Mother's back to black is by far my favorite for the A pillars.
Sorry - I tried Forever Black and had a HORRIBLE outcome from it on various types of different trim pieces. Realize that this is a dye treatment - so very UNlike any other preparation. Much like painting your trim. Imagine taking water-based paint, and trying to brush it onto a non-porous plastic surface - you know, it would bead up, fail to penetrate, and leave streaking, spotting, and incomplete coverage. That was my experience. I do not suggest using this on your A pillars. I had to spend an hour UN-doing the horrible results by using paint thinner , then re-treating all the trim with Back to Black. That was on a Mercedes SUV. (not a Vette). YMMV.
FB is apparently perfectly suited for the wheel well plastic on those Mini-coopers.
This is the type of porous trim on which it apparently performed well:
There was a great write up that gave it the for that instance, so on that basis I tried it, but never again ! Like I said, on other types of trim it is pretty dreadful.
AT this point - Mother's back to black is by far my favorite for the A pillars.
Sorry - I tried Forever Black and had a HORRIBLE outcome from it on various types of different trim pieces. Realize that this is a dye treatment - so very UNlike any other preparation. Much like painting your trim. Imagine taking water-based paint, and trying to brush it onto a non-porous plastic surface - you know, it would bead up, fail to penetrate, and leave streaking, spotting, and incomplete coverage. That was my experience. I do not suggest using this on your A pillars. I had to spend an hour UN-doing the horrible results by using paint thinner , then re-treating all the trim with Back to Black. That was on a Mercedes SUV. (not a Vette). YMMV.
FB is apparently perfectly suited for the wheel well plastic on those Mini-coopers.
This is the type of porous trim on which it apparently performed well:
There was a great write up that gave it the
for that instance, so on that basis I tried it, but never again ! Like I said, on other types of trim it is pretty dreadful.
