Restoring Black Trim - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Erik · 06-28-2022

My black trim, most noticeably the side moldings, have lost some of their black "pop" over the years and now are more of a very dark grey. What do you guys use to bring them back again?

Kevin · 06-29-2022

get a good car wash soap and a toothbrush or a soft interior brush and scrub lightly and see how that goes

A1990 · 06-29-2022

I like Stoner's Trim Shine, Adam's VRT or Griot's Garage Vinyl & Rubber. Adams probably the best

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conesare2seconds · 07-01-2022

Trim Shine is great. You can also use a heat gun to (carefully) warm plastic trim. Works great.

fastpace · 07-05-2022

A good cleaning to removed any dirt and contaminants from the texture and then a plastic/rubber trim dressing. As mentioned, Adams VRT is popular (I have not used it) or I use CarPro Perl which seems to hold up well. You'll have to reapply semi-regularly to maintain a deep black matte finish.

tnse · 07-07-2022

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik

My black trim, most noticeably the side moldings, have lost some of their black "pop" over the years and now are more of a very dark grey. What do you guys use to bring them back again?

These product comparison videos may be helpful.

https://youtu.be/XXOX4z6uwXo

https://youtu.be/Igo7o3vldZ0

Once you restore your trim if you could let the community know how it went and what process you chose (results and review) it?d be helpful for other forum members.

evl_twn · 07-09-2022

https://www.goldeagle.com/product/30...ce-protectant/

06-28-2022	#1
Erik Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: New Brunswick Posts: 934	Restoring Black Trim My black trim, most noticeably the side moldings, have lost some of their black "pop" over the years and now are more of a very dark grey. What do you guys use to bring them back again? __________________ 1990 ZR-1 # 996 "All Corvettes are red. The rest are mistakes." - John Heinricy

06-29-2022	#2
Kevin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 4,633	Re: Restoring Black Trim get a good car wash soap and a toothbrush or a soft interior brush and scrub lightly and see how that goes __________________ It's not the car, it's the people - Doug Johnson 90 r/r "KEYS ON" nick named "T.L.B"

06-29-2022	#3
A1990 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Grand Island NE Posts: 1,508	Re: Restoring Black Trim I like Stoner's Trim Shine, Adam's VRT or Griot's Garage Vinyl & Rubber. Adams probably the best Sent from my iPhone using ZR-1 Net Registry __________________ Dennis Fierstein 90 ZR-1 #2562 Atomic-Z ZR-1 Net Registry Chairman of the Board ZR-1 Net Registry Treasurer

07-01-2022	#4
conesare2seconds Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Greater St. Louis Posts: 476	Re: Restoring Black Trim Trim Shine is great. You can also use a heat gun to (carefully) warm plastic trim. Works great. Last edited by conesare2seconds; 07-05-2022 at 11:04 PM.

07-05-2022	#5
fastpace Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 39	Re: Restoring Black Trim A good cleaning to removed any dirt and contaminants from the texture and then a plastic/rubber trim dressing. As mentioned, Adams VRT is popular (I have not used it) or I use CarPro Perl which seems to hold up well. You'll have to reapply semi-regularly to maintain a deep black matte finish.

07-09-2022	#7
evl_twn Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 116	Re: Restoring Black Trim https://www.goldeagle.com/product/30...ce-protectant/