Restoring faded black plastic

just wondering what you all have used to restore the crappy faded look of black plastic. the front bumper on my 98 is faded pretty bad. i really would rather not just paint it. i was looking at some products at the parts house yesterday that are made for this but i want to hear some feedback before i try one.
thank you

 

nothin beats a wet Magic Eraser and some elbow grease.. then hit it w/ a protectorant

common covered topic, search in "Detailing" forum

 

ive heard Back to Black works good

 

Found some Bumper Renewal paint by Dupli-Color at Advanced Auto. Looks great! (it was faded to completely grey)

 

Gatorback, FTW

 

Mother's Back-to-Black I apply whenever I hand wash, about once a month, it lasts about 2-3 weeks before reapplication is needed.

I also see that you are new. Welcome from SC you're going to love it here, your wallet not so much. Try not to let the mod bug bite too hard. There is a 'Search' function third from the right, next to the 'Log Out' button if you have any questions a search will usually answer it right away.

 

got to put my vote in for Back to Black. Its great stuff and quick to put on and wipe off.

 

I just used this stuff to do my bumper valence and touch up the grille and its great. It doesn't really "paint" the stuff. Its more like a dye and soaks into the plastic. I even tried to scratch the stuff off and couldn't

 

duplicolor makes good shit either way

 

oooh...her...

use the duplicolor stuff...its GREAT, I will get pics of the finished job tomorrow.

 

what would i need to do if i wanted to do the black around the windows?

 

Back to Black

 

how should i apply this without hurting the paint or window?

 

Check this thread out

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/179129-faded-black-fenders-solution.html

 

another option is hitting it lightly with a heat gun. Brings the polymers back to the surface allowing it to back to black without chemicals. Just be careful that you don't hold the heat on it for too long, or it will start to melt.

 

It won't hurt the paint or windows just smudge them up. I'll windex the widows after a wash and a wet rags takes the smudges away off the paint.

 

thanks i didn't know if i needed to tape it up or anything special like that..