mojojo Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Looking for the best option to treat faded bumper trim. I've searched but can't find anything quickly, but I know I've read this stuff here before... help and where to buy would be great, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azn Renegade Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Wal-mart xD Kiwi shoe dye. More than one coat and your golden. It lasts a while too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT5M Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Wal-mart xD Kiwi shoe dye. More than one coat and your golden. It lasts a while too. photos or you lie! LOL jk, but seriously, do you have a larger photo than in your sig of how this looks. also what is a while? 1 month? 5 months? Back to black works good for like a month. its a slow job, some scrubbing required. Amoral works amazingly fast, for like 2 weeks so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojojo Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I've heard of the Kiwi dye, and thought I'd go this route with my black T5-R, however, I think black trim on my Yellow T5-R would look out of place and would like to restore that to the same grey color as new... any suggestions for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azn Renegade Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 This was in the summer time of last year. And i can't remember correctly but I think i applied it very early spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azn Renegade Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I stand corrected, around 1.5yrs+ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaskMule Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Wal-mart Kiwi shoe dye. More than one coat and your golden. It lasts a while too. It's ok, is cheap, and works better than anything else I tried, at least until I discovered THIS, which is a much longer lasting product. It doesn't streak the way Kiwi does either. And, they also make a gray that matches Volvo exactly. My .02¢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-R Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I've used Black Magic tire shine gel on my trim, haha. To be honest, it works great after a couple of applications. At first my trim was like: And now it's all like: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaskMule Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Very nice. I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosepower1 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 true any tire shine works with certain applications i did it a lot on my old 850 and still do and i get to wash it :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINN Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 The only thing that sucks about tire shine on your trim is that it will run onto the paint after a hard rainstorm. Kiwi holds up or any proper bumper dye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 I've had kiwi on my trim for almost 2 years with no fading or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojojo Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 It's ok, is cheap, and works better than anything else I tried, at least until I discovered THIS, which is a much longer lasting product. It doesn't streak the way Kiwi does either. And, they also make a gray that matches Volvo exactly. My .02¢ I think this is what I've been looking for, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caanglin Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 I used a microfiber cloth when applying the kiwi shoe dye, so it didn't streak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T5power Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 dont a few people use peanut butter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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