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Front grill colour fade.

  • 07-05-2018 7:55pm
    #1
    Tuco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads,

    Black gloss front grill on A4 is gone sort of milky in areas, So it looks like new in parts, milky in sections Im having no luck and its annoying the heck out of me.


    Anyone recommend a good product to restore? I might just burn it soon...


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  • #2
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    If it's gloss black rather than Matte you'll have to polish it up, they can become oxidised due to UV damage or iffy chemicals being used while washing.


  • #3
    Tuco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    If it's gloss black rather than Matte you'll have to polish it up, they can become oxidised due to UV damage or iffy chemicals being used while washing.

    Its black gloss plastic, recommend any product for the job?

    Thanks for the response.


  • #4
    Foxhole Norman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Foxhole Norman


    It'd be hard to recommend without seeing the extent of it, a hand polish may do the job as machine polishing a grill like that can be futile.


  • #5
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,907 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    If polishing at all I would advise a hand polish rather than using a machine as it may strip the gloss layer completely.


  • #6
    Tuco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    Will a general polish do? Id have to hand polish it dont think i would get a machine near it.


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  • #7
    Curran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,377 ✭✭✭Curran


    Have you a picture of the area in question?


  • #8
    Tuco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    Well Glass cleaner from megs has done the trick(Said it was for mirrored surfaces and with gloss finish. Still looks good after 3 days. I gave it a light polish with elbow grease also. Happy days.

    Cheers folks.


  • #9
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,664 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Do you take the car to a local car wash?
    Might be whatever TFR they use as "foam"
    Try to avoid those chemicals.


  • #10
    Tuco88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    I know what it was now. I got a car care pack for xmas, said id give some of the stuff a go used car "In depth plastic care" yeah wont be using that again..


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