Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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I take it there's a limit to how much you can back to black the arches?
The front and back bumper have turned out really good, they're as black as anything now. 
The problem is the arches, they were white when I first got it ( colour coded themselves  ) now they're grey and have been for the last few days, it's like they don't wana take in any more of the black to black?
Is there any other way to get them black apart from back to blacking? Don't get me wrong, they look ten times better now than they did a few weeks ago but it looks like they aint guna improve any more 
Ta
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Spoons
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
Location: Norwich, Norfolk Drives: 1.2 16V SXI
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Are you using the black liquid stuff, or are you using the spray? as the spray is alot better!!!
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Meguiars Gold Class Tyre Shine on the plastics
Did this to a mates Punto the other day - he hadn't bothered to clean it in a year, and was starting to look quite abused (very grey bumpers being one thing!!!!) After a couple hours hard cleaning, and treating all the plastics with Meg's, it looked like this:
That was at Easter, saw it again last night, and he hasnt cleaned it since, yet the bumpers have stayed pretty much as black as they are in that pic
[Edited on 29-04-2006 by hamman]
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Ry_B
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Tyre shine on the plastics 
Spoons - I'm using some liquid stuff, apply it onto a cloth then rub it into the arch.
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Spoons
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Location: Norwich, Norfolk Drives: 1.2 16V SXI
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yeah i used to use the liquid stuff and then tryed the spray. i found that the spray is alot more effective, and lasts longer than the liquid.
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Yeh the tyre shine stuff realli works! Doesnt go streaky either. And also dies the plastic a bit again. Other option if not is to get the sprayed black, then u wont ever have to worry again! But is bit expensive!
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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yes, use the tyre gel....nice...
some shoe polish can help too
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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bumper care from autogylm is so much better then spray on back to black
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
bumper care from autogylm is so much better then spray on back to black
Agreed. Forgot to mention that! Thats what I used to use on my old "B":
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hopper
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Registered: 14th Apr 02
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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quote:
Originally posted by Rcb
Tyre shine on the plastics
Spoons - I'm using some liquid stuff, apply it onto a cloth then rub it into the arch.
i use tyre shine, find that the turtle wax extreme tyre gel does a good job
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Lee Wilson
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Registered: 20th Feb 06
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: XE Corsa
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I use the Auto Glym Bumper Care. Its Great!!!
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Ry_B
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Cheers peeps.
Do Halfords sell Autoglym Bumper care then?
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Rcb
Cheers peeps.
Do Halfords sell Autoglym Bumper care then?
yes....
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mattyross
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Registered: 22nd Dec 05
Location: lincolnshire Drives: 1997 C12NZ
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i just use ordinary silicone spray polish every time i wash it-
keeps it shiny black and beads water lol
once a month or so, i use some thick black shoot- just to keep the colour
you could use shoe polish, i swear lol..
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