Reconditioning black exterior trim?

[Joey Link]

What should I use to bring this back to black? I know the VW guys use black KIWI shoe polish but I'm not sure if that's a good idea on these cars, anyone tried it?

[DarkWing6]

www.griotsgarage.com search for their bumper and trim reconditioner great stuff, and permanent. if you want more info on the product ask me.

[Court M3]

or back to black dependingn on how bad your trim is

[Bread]

303 works awsome on black trim, door seals, and tires (low gloss, no grease at all). I used it for all of the seals and shadowline trim on my 750iL sport. And it really made the interior dash, door panels, and seats in my 325 look like new. They didn't feel greasy or slick afterwards at all. It was fun making everything look new again actually.

Also has SPF in it to protect the trim from further sun damage. Best I've ever used on my boat or my cars hands down. There are no dyes in it, so it's safe for all surfaces.

http://superiorcarcare.net/303aerprot.html

[Alpine-E30]

Peanut butter.. I'm not joking either. It's a trick I learned on VW's.

Apply creamy peanut butter to the trim, let sit for 15-20 minutes and clean off. The oils in the peanut butter turns the black trim black again and lasts a long time. Just keep your dog away from your car...

[mmsteinwand]

Interesting to see all of these various methods. Here's another: Saturate them with armor-all, let it sit over night. This will, of course, leave it quite glossy. But give them a good wash and they turn much more original looking. If they're still too glossy use some simple green on um...By the way one can use the same technique on dashs, tires, etc.

[mtechnik]

yeah i heard bout the Peanut butter remedy recently.

I personally with Meguiar's Tri Deatailer.. since i can't seem to find Eagel One Trim Detailer any more.

[TUD]

Forever Black works well on black plastic trim.

[uofom3]

I'm a big fan of the Griotts stuff. Works very well.

[FlyE30Guy]

I've always used kiwi shoe dye and then kept it up with back to black. When you apply the shoe dye let it dry for a bit, but before it completely dries take a towel over it and you wont have any streaks.

[ivo316]

I used motor oil 20w 50, it worked quite well, but don't know how much it will last :)

[LINUS]

Peanut butter.. I'm not joking either. It's a trick I learned on VW's.

Apply creamy peanut butter to the trim, let sit for 15-20 minutes and clean off. The oils in the peanut butter turns the black trim black again and lasts a long time. Just keep your dog away from your car...

+1

I had a VW Corrado from TX, and the black trim around the side-view mirrors was pretty oxidised. Lots of stuff worked to darken it, but the peanut butter method would last the longest.

[Majikal]

if the trim is beyond reconditioning, where can one acquire new trim?

[Schniddy]

Souldn't SEM spraypaint be the best?

[Joey Link]

Would SEM work well for this?