plastic trim

Dzchey21 · Jun 1, 2011

What products have you guys used to make the plastics on the bed rails and bumpers to turn them back to factory looking or close

Im really close to just sanding everything and painting it all gloss black but i dont really want to do it

I heard there is a product called back to black that works pretty well but im not sure i have never seen it or used it

fordfreak4life · Jun 1, 2011

Dzchey21 said:
What products have you guys used to make the plastics on the bed rails and bumpers to turn them back to factory looking or close

Im really close to just sanding everything and painting it all gloss black but i dont really want to do it

I heard there is a product called back to black that works pretty well but im not sure i have never seen it or used it

I believe what you are referring to is made by mothers.... i have tried it and wasn't very impressed..... adams polishes is a far better brand.... ill see if i can find you something dustin

Dzchey21 · Jun 1, 2011

fordfreak4life said:
I believe what you are referring to is made by mothers.... i have tried it and wasn't very impressed..... adams polishes is a far better brand.... ill see if i can find you something dustin

perfect thank you, im worried the bed rails will look stupid gloss black

fordfreak4life · Jun 2, 2011

Dzchey21 said:
perfect thank you, im worried the bed rails will look stupid gloss black

I've debated doing the same thing to mine.... haha mine are kind of a grey color now and look like sh*t.... was thinking about ordering the smooth caps and having them painted and put on

http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-512-adams-super-vrt-tire-trim-dressing.aspx
I'm going to try some of this stuff to see if it works

BUFF · Jun 2, 2011

Turtle wax Ice car polish. Yup the same stuff as used on the paint I do my mirror plastic and the bed rail caps every time I wax the truck and it does bring a nice shine back.

Spatel23 · Jun 2, 2011

I know the problem you are having is annoying but whatever you do DONT paint them......Ive seen it done and its a nightmare.

If anything you may think of spraying them with linex

SouthFlstrokin' · Jun 2, 2011

Mothers back to black, or commercial grade tire shine(silicone) works very well

TheSmokinStroke2002 · Jun 2, 2011

always had good luck with the back to black here!

Dmstrucks02 · Jun 2, 2011

BUFF said:
Turtle wax Ice car polish. Yup the same stuff as used on the paint I do my mirror plastic and the bed rail caps every time I wax the truck and it does bring a nice shine back.

I use this too, works good

Lowdown89 · Jun 2, 2011

This is what I use... It is poor boys trim restore, if you would like I will send you a small bottle of it and you can try it before you spend the money on it cause it's like $15 a bottle. Just let me know if you would like to try it out

http://www.autogeek.net/pbtr16.html

TripleE44 · Jun 2, 2011

I used the back to black on my 06 f150, which was also black. As soon as it got hot that day, it ran down the bedsides. I also use that turtle wax ice polish on all my black parts. Another thing you can look into is gator guard, it's a paint made for this type of thing lots of the old avalanche guys used it on all that body side molding they used to have.

F-250-Owner · Jun 2, 2011

my plastic was a greyish color from the get go. I painted it semi gloss black, then cleared it.... its the only part of my new paint job that turned out good..... and I did it myself.......

florida 6.0 · Jun 2, 2011

I finally broke down and bought new bumper plastics , then got diamond plate rails and shot em in bedliner material.

wildstang3 · Jun 2, 2011

If you were going to paint it i would use a scotch brite pad then get "trim paint" its a flat black but looks more like it supposed to then any gloss black, I would try every other option first though

Also its funny you brought up adams polishes I just aligned one of their trucks!

Dzchey21 · Jun 2, 2011

i guess ill try some adams and see what happens i need to order some wax for my truck so maybe ill order that with

I was using some stuff called system one that worked good, even on plastic but it only lasts so long, i wanted more of a permanant fix, i dont wax it in the winter and it looks like poop.