Restoring faded plastics
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Re: Restoring faded plastics
15 Jun 2011 10:39 - 15 Jun 2011 10:41650ed wrote: What am I missing here? That housing is metal not plastic. Ed
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Anyway.....for PLASTIC you can use a product called MX Plastic Restore or something like that. I used it on the BUTTON of my switch housings. Some guys have had luck with Mop & Glow on plastics too. They are all temporary fixes, just like polishing aluminum, it will dull over time.
BTW - I've restored switch housings too if you need tips/photos of that.
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Re: Restoring faded plastics
15 Jun 2011 11:13
Actually, I've had reasonably good luck re-capturing the 'black' in plastics just using ArmorAll. However, as has been mentioned by KidKawie, the process has to be repeated every so often. 
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Re: Restoring faded plastics
15 Jun 2011 19:21z1kzonly wrote:RussellP wrote: Found a "recipe" on Yahoo Answers for this problem using linseed oil and methylated spirits.
I used this on my switchblocks in a ratio of 2 parts linseed to 1 part methylated. Brush onto parts, let it soak in for a day or two, wipe off and repeat over time (I did mine for two weeks). Unlike paint, it seems the plastic absorbs the mix and brings back the colour.
See attached before and after photos of my restored switchblock (Z1A)
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I found that 12 year old Balvenie single malt Scotch works well too. I tried some while just looking at the car in the first picture below and before I finished the second helping it looked like the car in the second picture below. Of course the next morning it changed back somehow.
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Re: Restoring faded plastics
15 Jun 2011 19:37
Pity the Scotch effect is only temporary
It seems the general idea is that old plastics can be temporarily restored with some form of oil or wax ... but as it wears off / washes out / dries up, the faded plastic becomes apparent again.
Still, worth a shot to see which works best
Thanks all!
It seems the general idea is that old plastics can be temporarily restored with some form of oil or wax ... but as it wears off / washes out / dries up, the faded plastic becomes apparent again.
Still, worth a shot to see which works best
Thanks all!
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