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DaveyLC	posted on 19th Feb 15 at 16:29
	quote: Originally posted by Mark.W quote: Originally posted by DaveyLC Are you trying to restore an old ABS bumper? If so just go over it with a hot-air gun and it will look good as new again. Looking for a permanent fix Davey,fed up using different products everytime the car is cleaned. The heat gun approach makes the ABS look like new, however yes over time again it will fade. The problem you have with painting ABS is its a nightmare to get paint to stick to it properly when its fresh out of the factory let alone after years and years of having silicone applied.
SteveoBC	posted on 19th Feb 15 at 16:27
	Prep the plastic with red scotch pad you can get from halfords, de-grease it to remove all dust and oils form your hand, brief dusting of plastic primer to make sure the new paint sticks and the simoniz matt black paint, few coats of light dusting, add more if required results can be found on my old project below sprayed the old tired arches on this page, scroll down http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=361837&page=1 scroll down to see the rear bumper that the top half was done in black http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=361837&page=4 spray paint used https://www.google.co.uk/#q=simoniz+black+spray+paint&tbm=shop [Edited on 19-02-2015 by SteveoBC]
Mark.W	posted on 19th Feb 15 at 16:14
	Other alterative could be to go down the gloss back or a nice dark anthracite colour but not sure what to do as i don't want it to look tacky.
Firestate88	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 21:50
	Upol do some half decent stuff called Plast-X, comes in different textures, different colours etc
ShEp	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 17:55
	heat gun and regular coats of peanut butter
Mark.W	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 16:30
	Rather not use plasti dip tbh.
Jason x	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 14:10
	Plastidip?
Mark.W	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 14:05
	quote: Originally posted by DaveyLC Are you trying to restore an old ABS bumper? If so just go over it with a hot-air gun and it will look good as new again. Looking for a permanent fix Davey,fed up using different products everytime the car is cleaned.
Jason x	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 13:58
	quote: Originally posted by DaveyLC Are you trying to restore an old ABS bumper? If so just go over it with a hot-air gun and it will look good as new again. In the long run does this make the bumpers even more faded?
Jimbothebarbarian	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 13:23
	Used Wurth stuff back in my bodyshop days. Pretty good effect could be had. It had different grades of texture and different levels of colour from dark grey through to deep black. Few year ago mind don't know if they still make it tbh.
DaveyLC	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 13:13
	Are you trying to restore an old ABS bumper? If so just go over it with a hot-air gun and it will look good as new again.
Mark.W	posted on 17th Feb 15 at 00:20
	Looking for a satin black or semi gloss fine textured paint for bumpers. What have people used & woukd recommend?