Intercooled
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I posted here a couple weeks ago asking if anyone has used Griots "Bumper and Trim restorer". No one replied. On the Hummer forum a few guys have tried the product and spoke very highly of it. I have used Back to Black, Black Again, 303, and other products that would initially look nice but would wash off fairly quickly by either rain or washing. The H2 has a problem of the plastic front and rear bumpers bleaching out from the sun and washing. This product which was suggested by the forum is a dye. I was a little reluctant to try it but with all the products I have treid I think that I had nothing to loose. The report from the Hummer forum is that it has been a year and it still looks great.
I ordered some from Auto Anything which has free shipping and recieved the product in abour 6 days for $12.99. Instructions are simple. prep the area with a cleaner and apply. Two coats for greater luster. The bottle is supplied with an applicator top. From the Hummer forum, one gentlemen suggested to cut off the top and use a foam paint brush and store the rest in a mason jar. That is exactly what i did. I cant imagine using the supplied foam applicator top.
I prepped the rea with denatured alchohol and then masked off the area that might get close to the my foam paint brush. I kept a wet rag near me to wipe off any residue that might get on the paint or chrome.
Here are few before pictures:
Here in the front bumper you can see how the plastic has gotten blochy looking:
All masked off:
Dorr handle bucket before, whiteish on top and bit blochy also:
I applied the first coat and went on real smooth just like a very thin stain. The instuction say to allow 15-20 minutes drying time. The first coat covered nicely but i could see some brush strokes and a liittle blochyness. I had lunch and added a 2nd coat about 2 hours later. the 2nd coat hid the blochyness and 90% of the brush strokes and gave a much more uniform finish. The dye dries rather quickly. I tried to blend it in with long even strokes as best i could. The color is perfect and the luster is damn close to factory appearance. It leaves a satin finish. I like that it was very thin and not like a paint consistency. I was worried that if it was thick that ot could chip or peel. Its a true dye, very thin.
Here are some after pictures:
I ordered some from Auto Anything which has free shipping and recieved the product in abour 6 days for $12.99. Instructions are simple. prep the area with a cleaner and apply. Two coats for greater luster. The bottle is supplied with an applicator top. From the Hummer forum, one gentlemen suggested to cut off the top and use a foam paint brush and store the rest in a mason jar. That is exactly what i did. I cant imagine using the supplied foam applicator top.
I prepped the rea with denatured alchohol and then masked off the area that might get close to the my foam paint brush. I kept a wet rag near me to wipe off any residue that might get on the paint or chrome.
Here are few before pictures:
Here in the front bumper you can see how the plastic has gotten blochy looking:
All masked off:
Dorr handle bucket before, whiteish on top and bit blochy also:
I applied the first coat and went on real smooth just like a very thin stain. The instuction say to allow 15-20 minutes drying time. The first coat covered nicely but i could see some brush strokes and a liittle blochyness. I had lunch and added a 2nd coat about 2 hours later. the 2nd coat hid the blochyness and 90% of the brush strokes and gave a much more uniform finish. The dye dries rather quickly. I tried to blend it in with long even strokes as best i could. The color is perfect and the luster is damn close to factory appearance. It leaves a satin finish. I like that it was very thin and not like a paint consistency. I was worried that if it was thick that ot could chip or peel. Its a true dye, very thin.
Here are some after pictures:
