01BlueSS1995

Does anybody use Meguairs back to black for plastic peices? i want to put it on the cowl trim and the trim on my t-tops but i dont know how its going to hold up or if it will be worse than before! Thanks in advance!

WS6 What

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i use it on my tahoe's bumper plastics and works great. Actually did make them much deeper black than they were. I like the stuff. It is a little greasy though. As i put them on my running boards once, not a good idea. lol.

Havent tried the trans am yet. I imagine would be alright. Try it out.

Pipeless416

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i bought the stuff hoping it would help my cowl trim, but it was way too late for that. i ended up just painting it and i was much happier with the outcome than i ever was with back to black. oh, and it's lasting more than a few days

BOBS99SS

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Best back to black stuff is that stuff made by bondo, its a black gel, trust me i had some bad looking stuff and that stuff made such a difference, back to black is ok but the bondo stuff is such a better product

ws6foose

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I have used it for a few years now. Very nice stuff.

I agree with the greasy comment, I also hit my running board plastic with it once. Almost ate the seat when I got in too lol

LilJayV10

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Mothers has some back to black stuff and it sucks. Maybe the bottle I got was old but it didn't do anything at all.

I have head good things about the back to black bondo makes but I haven't found it anywhere. Black Wow is suppose to be really good too.

lethal bird

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Same here.

ROC OUT

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[QUOTE=LilJayV10;16333509]Mothers has some back to black stuff and it sucks. Maybe the bottle I got was old but it didn't do anything at all. [QUOTE]

I agree. I have tried Mothers and it didn't work as well as I was hoping. Doesn't last that long either.

Try 303 Aerospace protectant. This stuff is not really for making plastics, vinyl, etc. black again but it is a great UV protectant. When applying, it does bring back original look. It also lasts for more than one washing.

BlackScreaminMachine

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Back To Black is like a like a lot of other products. Cover-up!

I have Aero 303, Meg Hyper Dressing, Meg's Ultimate Protectant and B-to-B and all work generally the same. I tend to stick with Ultimate Protectant as you have to spray hyper dressing and it tends to get everywhere and make a mess.

IMO you just need to paint the cowl or find a way to scrub the plastic clean w/o damaging the textured finish. Something I am still researching but just giving my 2 cents.

98redM6

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Just some products that come to mind are:

Solution Finish
Poorboy's Trim Restorer
Turtle Wax Premium Grade Trim Restorer

I've used Meguiar's and it gives the illusion that it brings back color. What it really seems to do is grease it up to make it looks less dull. It probably protects well but it doesn't really restore color.

The Solution Finish is really expensive but a little goes a long way and the reviews of it are the best. Before and after pics are a huge difference.

NC01TA

My experience with Back to Black is quite positive. I had many black exterior pieces on my '04 Chevy Venture minivan and it brought back all the pieces to 'like new' black. They were looking 'washed out' and white. Some trim pieces took 2 -3 applications but everything was beautiful afterwards. To eliminate the greasy feel just take an old dry towel and rub over the entire piece afterwards. It doesn't eliminate the black color. Depending on weather, mine would last an easy month before re-applying.

JesseWS6

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Ive used it on my wifes cars grill and could hardly see a difference

lethal bird

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Well I used it on my cowl and couldn't tell a difference but used it on a customers car and it made a huge difference. I guess my cowl was just to far gone.

9WhiteCamaro9

Glad I caught this thread because mine is in need of some attention as well and didn't know how this stuff played or if it would be better to just paint it.