Peanut Butter Love...............not

[BigWaveDave]

one process I used was the Krylon black fusion. I did this on my Golf 2's bumpers. Take the plastic off clean them well with soap and a nylon brush. Let them dry, mask off the painted areas. Spray the krylon Fusion onto the black pieces, let it dry. Worked for me and lasted awhile. A couple of good solid even coats will do wonders.

[sticksdaman]

Two words: Shoe Polish. It lasts forever, looks perfect and is easy to apply. Just rub it in with a stiff brush and then buff it with a soft one and follow up with a towel. It lasted me over a year before I felt I needed to re-apply, it works better than anything else I've tried.

beat me to it

[Red_Rocket]

Buy some black trim paint, mask those suckers off, sand them, and lay down a few coats = good as new

mine were practically gray a couple years ago

[32.5i]

did you apply armor-all before the peanut butter?

did you massage the nut butter?

sorry if i missed it, i cant read

[Mastrcruse]

haha, yea definately share. I haven't gotten around to forever black but hopefully that works

[808BMW]

My mechanic has this special JDM stuff he gets at our honda dealership.

Works damn well, and I've seen quite a few cleaning products in my day. I'll try and get the name (or a pic, since I've seen the tube and it's totally written in japanese)

[clavinZERO]

shoe polish sounds like it wud be interesting to try.

I usually use the Klasse leather/rubber/plastic/vinyl protector stuff... skinny red bottle, black cap.

[Mr.SWISS]

Outside peanut butta inside jel....wai that aint right!?!?!?

[skidplate]

Use kiwi leather dye. It works wonders and will last for years if prepped properly.

[CorvallisBMW]

black shoe dye is even better

I haven't tried the dye, but I'm sure it would work really well. I just used black polish and I was amazed at how well it filled in color, gave a great shine and was easy to use. Not to mention if it gets onto the paint or chrome, it just wipes off with a dry rag. Give it a shot, it only took me an hour or so to do all the trim on the car!

[EWAustin]

If you want it to look really good (this is what I did, pics tomorrow)

Take the plastic off of the car (do your bumper surrounds, the trim strips, everything)
Clean it thoroughly
scuff the surface with a scotch-brite pad. Get extra-fine if you can find it.
Spray Paint 3-4 coats with this: http://www.midwayautosupply.com/show...iliateid=10050
Reinstall the trim.

You won't be disappointed.

EDIT: also, for polishing the aluminum bumpers themselves, get 0000 grade steel wool and some rubbing compound. It cleaned mine right up.

[Court M3]

black shoe dye is even better

[CorvallisBMW]

Two words: Shoe Polish. It lasts forever, looks perfect and is easy to apply. Just rub it in with a stiff brush and then buff it with a soft one and follow up with a towel. It lasted me over a year before I felt I needed to re-apply, it works better than anything else I've tried.

[DarkWing6]

I am pretty sure peanut butter is supposed to strip off old wax (that dried-on crap) that is on your trim not dye it black. It is basically the peanut oils that will break down the dried on wax. To do it well you will want to work it in with a nylon brush (toothbrush).

http://www.digest.net/bmw/archive/v5/msg03764.html

I have used the Griot's Bumper and Trim Reconditioner a couple times and it lasts really well. I used it on my foam rear is lip and it turns out great and has lasted a year without fading.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/search.jsp?searchtext=bumper&search.x=0&search.y=0

[browntown]

figured, thats why I haven't done the work, seems like a lot, for a little payoff. hope to just get euro bumpers anyways to solve that problem. when in doubt, throw money at the problem.