Faded trim restoration

DocMT

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Anyone in Rockland County NY or Bergen County NJ interested in trying out a faded trim restoring product? A 2003 4Runner with the unpainted cladding would be ideal, but this product will also work on any 4Runner with faded mudflaps or faded black plastic in the cowl area (by the windshield wipers), or even the small unpainted plastic strip on top of the rear bumper. Unpainted side mirrors are another area that can always use improvement.

I did my own 4Runner last July and everything still looks perfect one year later. I did my 4Runner's cowl, all four mudflaps, and the rear bumper step. Unfortunately, I never took before/after pics, so now I'm looking for another 4Runner owner to try my stuff out and help spread the word. I'd need to take before/after pictures and hopefully take pics again a year later...or longer if possible.

By the way, I can't say that my stuff is permanent because I've only used it for a year now. But I can say that it should last several years at least, based upon how good it still looks after a year of NY weather and all the salt & dirt that has been on my 4Runner in the past 12 months.
 
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I just wrapped up using a Duplicolor bumper coating which so far looks pretty good but am just installing them back on the truck so only time will tell how they will hold up but I'm expecting a while since I used a surface prep and a few coats of Duplicolor's adhesion promoter before applying the coating.

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That looks pretty good. My stuff isn't any type of paint though...you simply wipe it on with a cloth and let it soak into the plastic. It makes the plastic parts look like new again and so far it has held up perfectly.
 
But you'll end up doing it every couple of months at best to keep the plastic froim looking faded;painting it once will save you alot of time in the future.
 
Don't hold out.. What is "your stuff" called/used??



That looks pretty good. My stuff isn't any type of paint though...you simply wipe it on with a cloth and let it soak into the plastic. It makes the plastic parts look like new again and so far it has held up perfectly.
 
I'd be happy to test your product for you. Before and after shots, initial review, follow ups etc... My plastic pieces are pretty grey right now and I've been wanting to do something to restore them back to black.

I'm in Oregon though...
 
But you'll end up doing it every couple of months at best to keep the plastic froim looking faded;painting it once will save you alot of time in the future.

Maybe you didn't read what I said earlier, but I've had it on my 4Runner's plastic for a year now and it still looks like it did on day one!
 
thats why i never got into plastidip because of that

Plasti-Dip is a rubberized coating. It can be peeled off and/or reapplied whenever you feel like taking the time to do it over again.

What I'm talking about is a product that you can apply to any unpainted plastic to restore it to the original look. If you have black plastic (like 4th gen mudflaps) that are badly faded, applying this solution will make them look brand new again. If you have grey plastic that is faded (like the rear "step" on the 4th gen bumper), it will make it look brand new again too. It works on any color plastic because it doesn't actually coat the plastic with any color, it just restores it to the way it looked before it faded.
 
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Don't hold out.. What is "your stuff" called/used??

I'm not holding out...it's literally my own stuff. I created it. Actually, I've been creating it for about three years now. I finally came up with a formula that seems to work exactly as I wanted and last a long time without the need to reapply it.

So lets just call it DocMT's Trim Restorer.
 
I'd be happy to test your product for you. Before and after shots, initial review, follow ups etc... My plastic pieces are pretty grey right now and I've been wanting to do something to restore them back to black.

I'm in Oregon though...

Wish you were closer. I really want to find someone in my area with some really faded trim.

I'd still consider sending you some of the product, but I have no idea right what would be needed to ship it legally. It mainly consists of different oils & solvents and I'm not sure if I can just put it in a container and mail it somewhere...
 
Ok, umm are you going to patent it? Or can we have the formula?



I'm not holding out...it's literally my own stuff. I created it. Actually, I've been creating it for about three years now. I finally came up with a formula that seems to work exactly as I wanted and last a long time without the need to reapply it.

So lets just call it DocMT's Trim Restorer.
 

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