Mothers Back to Black-trim restorer at O'Riellys- buy one get one

P

protojason

New member
So, my girlfriend just got a new-to-her car--a 96 camaro, it's white and while it's trim should be black, it's mostly grey/turning white. A perfect opportunity to try out a product i've read about here. Turns out O'Riellys had them on sale, i believe until the 29th. Receipt shows list price $11.85, they were selling for $6.99 for an 8 oz bottle,--buy one get one. Scored 2, 8oz bottles for total of $7.56



PS. Here is a before and after of the drivers side mirror. I'll have to update with a daylight shot tomorrow. I've also heard of trying to use a heat-gun to restore the black color, I may try it on the other side.



-Jason



edit Never mind on the photos, It seems i do not have posting permissions on the new forums.
 
B-T-B may look OK for a few days, but get it wet and it's back to crap. Stuff is terrible. Got a catchy name, though.

Black Wow or Megs Ult Protectant are better.



Jim
 
I'm guessing not much has changed, huh? BTB, about 15 years ago was one of my first disappointment products. It made the trim glossy but even in the slightest rain it would run off onto the paint something awful! It was a pain to remove from the paint too and made the trim dull and gray. Back to crap, yep.
 
jaymz said:
B-T-B may look OK for a few days, but get it wet and it's back to crap. Stuff is terrible. Got a catchy name, though.

Black Wow or Megs Ult Protectant are better.



Jim
Click to expand...

I am with you. I threw away my B to B
 
I'd talk to Ron Ketcham before trying that technique regarding any risks and long term effects.
 
Bill, not a good idea.

Short term, looks great, but all they are doing is sucking up some release agents to the top and thermo stressing the plastic trim.

While it doesn't always happen, testing by a couple of manufacturers (you know the ones) indicated premature cracking of the parts.

Grumpy
 
Yup, this stuff definitely doesn't last through a rain. Ah well, after this south tx summer, no way I'm going to complain about rain.



Sent from my samsung epic using Tapatalk
 
Ron Ketcham said:
Bill, not a good idea.

Short term, looks great, but all they are doing is sucking up some release agents to the top and thermo stressing the plastic trim.

While it doesn't always happen, testing by a couple of manufacturers (you know the ones) indicated premature cracking of the parts.

Grumpy
Click to expand...



Does that apply to heating and reshaping distorted interior plastic trim as well?



Reason I ask is there's a paint/body instructor friend of mine who advocates repairing collision damaged interior panels when possible by heating and reshaping them back to their original shape. Seems to work well, but in the long run I wonder if it isn't an inferior way to deal with the problem.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top