Bumper covers fading from sun

[Tim d]

We have had our maverick 4 months.the black plastic bumper covers appear to be fading (turning grey). I assume this is from the sun.anyone else notice this?

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[Mav_RICK]

Here ya go

 

[dags1207]

Use this (303 Marine Aerospace Protectant), easy and quick to apply. I use regularly use it on my Santa Fe and my wife's Bronco and the plastic cladding looks like brand new. I've had the best results with the Marine grade one

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[Tailender]

This is what I put on my entire vehicle. Black plastic looks like new afterwards. You can get it at Walmart for about $15.

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[710-oil-614]

Here ya go

Yessir! Cerakote is the best, and Ford MIC plastics take it very well.

My advice - use dawn soap and a blue scrubber pad to wash and scrub the bumper covers. Only apply in low humidity and only 1 coat every 24 hours. If you apply a second coat too soon it will trap the first coat before it cures and cause white spots and streaking.

 

[Tim d]

Here ya go

Thx! Do you have a maverick? Have you noticed this?

 

[Ozarkbeard]

...Only apply in low humidity...

Where does one find this rare weather phenomena?

 

[Tim d]

Where does one find this rare weather phenomena?

Ha, Michigan here but yes I hear ya!

 

[Mav_RICK]

Thx! Do you have a maverick? Have you noticed this?

I have a Maverick but have not had it long enough to need it yet but probably wouldn’t hurt at all to apply it now. I live in AZ so right now it would have to be a morning application for sure.

I have used this stuff in the past and pre cleaning is a must but it works well.

 

[OneAlienBoi]

Where does one find this rare weather phenomena?

Utah, the air out here is drier than an unmarried Mormons sex life.

 

[710-oil-614]

Where does one find this rare weather phenomena?

Well for me and my Bronco - I took the fender flares and rear bumper covers off and to my basement next to my HVAC unit and left them there over night.

Those looked way better than my mirror caps and front cowl did (which still looked good)

 

[NJBob]

Yessir! Cerakote is the best, and Ford MIC plastics take it very well.

My advice - use dawn soap and a blue scrubber pad to wash and scrub the bumper covers. Only apply in low humidity and only 1 coat every 24 hours. If you apply a second coat too soon it will trap the first coat before it cures and cause white spots and streaking.

Interesting, I just took my wife's Forrester for a quote on detailing. Her plastic is starting to fade. The detailer recommended this product.

 

[Rojo]

I bought some Turtle Wax plastic conditioner from walmart last summer, it wipes on, sits for a bit, and wipes off. It turned the graying plastic back to black and lasted around six months before I needed to reapply. I think it was less than $10 for a bottle.

 

[Last Truck Ever]

Interesting, I just took my wife's Forrester for a quote on detailing. Her plastic is starting to fade. The detailer recommended this product.

I used Cerakote recently to rehab my old Ranger before I traded it in, it was truly miraculous the job it did on restoring light gray bumpers and grill pieces to dark black. But you have to apply that stuff really carefully, material has to be clean and bone dry, and I would strongly recommend, having just used it, that you do not buy the box with the dozen or so little wipes. They're just too irritating to deal with. Pay a little more money and buy the pro kit that comes with a bottle of the cerakote and an applicator. If I ever need to apply it to my Maverick that pro kit is the only way to go.

 

[Last Truck Ever]

I used Cerakote recently to rehab my old Ranger before I traded it in, it was truly miraculous the job it did on restoring light gray bumpers and grill pieces to dark black. But you have to apply that stuff really carefully, material has to be clean and bone dry, and I would strongly recommend, having just used it, that you do not buy the box with the dozen or so little wipes. They're just too irritating to deal with. Pay a little more money and buy the pro kit that comes with a bottle of the cerakote and an applicator. If I ever need to apply it to my Maverick that pro kit is the only way to go.

Also, fwiw, about every other car wash, which I do by hand, I'm applying 303 to exterior black, and interior plastic. Lots easier to apply and deal with then the cerakote, which as I said is a bit of a chore.

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