13-05-13, 10:35 PM
Hi guys, sorry to dredge an old thread up, but I had a thought about fixing the oxidation on black shells...
The long story starts with me buying a new (to me) car...
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As you can see, the bumpers were pretty greyed up, and not looking the best. I did a little internet research and a few threads mentioned using a heat gun to revitalise the bumper. What it does is melts the top layer slightly, and reforms nice and black and shiny. I spent a bit of time doing this last weekend to the car, and with a bit of silicon on top the bumpers look pretty much brand new. Car looks really good now.
This morning when I woke up I had a quick flick through instagram, as I do most mornings. Benji had posted on a photo of some BK5's 'nice oxides', which triggered something... could heat be used to bring shells back to life? Obviously, a lot of care would have to be taken not to overheat the rubber; but when heat-gunning the bumpers, a small amount of heat would melt the top layer of the plastic just enough to refresh it, but still keep the texture of the bumper.
Worth a try?
The long story starts with me buying a new (to me) car...
As you can see, the bumpers were pretty greyed up, and not looking the best. I did a little internet research and a few threads mentioned using a heat gun to revitalise the bumper. What it does is melts the top layer slightly, and reforms nice and black and shiny. I spent a bit of time doing this last weekend to the car, and with a bit of silicon on top the bumpers look pretty much brand new. Car looks really good now.
This morning when I woke up I had a quick flick through instagram, as I do most mornings. Benji had posted on a photo of some BK5's 'nice oxides', which triggered something... could heat be used to bring shells back to life? Obviously, a lot of care would have to be taken not to overheat the rubber; but when heat-gunning the bumpers, a small amount of heat would melt the top layer of the plastic just enough to refresh it, but still keep the texture of the bumper.
Worth a try?
the boy with the three stripes