mudfrog

I'm probably buying this 95 ZJ tonight and it looks great except for the faded bumpers. I've seen a product claiming to restore this, does it work?



After one Coat

mudfrog

Oh wow.. has anyone actually tried this?

96_xj

the heat gun trick does indeed work but it is a temp fix as it will just fade out again. it will only last a month or two.

IMHO i would paint the bumpers a satin black

96_xj

clean looking grand tho!

Novablue

I have never done this to my vehicle but I have done it to our equipment at work. While hauling some cleaning equipment in the back if a truck sometimes it gets really scratched and scuffed up. Doing this smooths out all the scruff marks (we use a propane torch).

I'm not too sure how it would work on oxidized plastic and it will never look "brand new" but it will look MUCH better. Basically you are melting the plastic which gives it a glossy appearance. Like any of these kinds of things it will look good from a distance.

*as always test out things such as this in an unnoticeable area

Armor-All can do much the same thing but is not permanent.

Good luck people!

mudfrog

Yea man.. it's got 193k but has the 4.0 so I'm not too worried about it. He has definitely taken care of it. It's the original owner, receipts for everything, serviced regularly. Not too bad for $1700

It will replace my 90 XJ.

ryano

I used to have a Pontiac Aztek (I know), in all it's plastic cladded glory. The ONLY product I found that worked was Back to Black.

http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...LAID=109362512

mudfrog

That is the name of the stuff I was trying to remember. How well did it work and how long did it last?

ryano

I remember it worked pretty well actually. I had to give it a couple of coats the first time, it sort of sucked it up. I'd say it lasted about a month or two.

rickybarth

just clean it good with a degereser and buy duplicolor bumper coating it looks good i did my zj with about 5 cans(i put alot of coats on but it looks good)

mudfrog

Picked up some Back To Black. I've applied one coat so far and updated the original post with a pic. It's still splotchy but it's only been one coat so far.

ryano

Looks good so far.

candymancan

Get some white toothpaste and a clean rag and rub those headlights .... Yellow headlights = FUGLY.. Mine were yellow and white toothpaste pretty much took all the yellow out.

mudfrog

I used one of the headlight cleaning kits on it and it took most of the yellow out. Now I need to get them clear again.

01blksport

anyone try using this

http://www.urethanesupply.com/3620.php