Staining Grey Type-S Trim - Page 14

ElNino9 · 30th August 2010, 15:59

Good stuff, used autoglym plastic care over the top to give a glossy finish

Ben GT · 30th August 2010, 16:15

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Originally Posted by ElNino9

Good stuff, used autoglym plastic care over the top to give a glossy finish

Looks great. How long did it take? Was it hard? I should get this done really....

ElNino9 · 30th August 2010, 16:24

i used a sponge as i found it left brush marks using a paintbrush,
i would recommend masking around the wheel arches as you can then do one sweeping arc with the sponge creating the best finish without having to worry bout marking the paintwork..

Just take your time with it and you will get a nice finish, took me about 2 hours including masking up.

Man in Black · 30th August 2010, 19:31

so once its done what way is best to clean it you think?? am thinking asbout it on my tangerine dream

ElNino9 · 30th August 2010, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Man in Black

so once its done what way is best to clean it you think?? am thinking asbout it on my tangerine dream

Just clean normally mate, top up with the autoglym every now and again looks so much better than the grey

gers · 30th August 2010, 20:41

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Originally Posted by ElNino9

i used a sponge as i found it left brush marks using a paintbrush,
i would recommend masking around the wheel arches as you can then do one sweeping arc with the sponge creating the best finish without having to worry bout marking the paintwork..

Just take your time with it and you will get a nice finish, took me about 2 hours including masking up.

Looking good mate, really makes a big difference.

Someone else applied the dye using a sponge but they dabbed it on a small section at a time, said it looked fine. I couldn't get the sponge to apply it right at all, I found it was wiping off and smudging, what kind of sponge did you use as this would be a handy way of applying it.

Man in Black · 30th August 2010, 20:42

what was the stuff called? ave me trawling thru the posts.. lazy git i know.......

ElNino9 · 30th August 2010, 20:45

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Originally Posted by gers

Looking good mate, really makes a big difference.

Someone else applied the dye using a sponge but they dabbed it on a small section at a time, said it looked fine. I couldn't get the sponge to apply it right at all, I found it was wiping off and smudging, what kind of sponge did you use as this would be a handy way of applying it.

used one of those kitchen ones with the scourer on one side.. they worked the best for me

ElNino9 · 30th August 2010, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Man in Black

what was the stuff called? ave me trawling thru the posts.. lazy git i know.......

plasticare - from ebay

Plasticare Trim Dye BLACK Plastic / Rubber Bumper Paint on eBay (end time 23-Sep-10 11:57:49 BST)

gers · 30th August 2010, 20:53

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Originally Posted by ElNino9

used one of those kitchen ones with the scourer on one side.. they worked the best for me

That's what I used...hmmmm interesting!

ElNino9 · 30th August 2010, 21:02

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Originally Posted by gers

That's what I used...hmmmm interesting!

yeah found if you let it soak up a fair bit of the dye it went on really smooth

gers · 30th August 2010, 21:25

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Originally Posted by ElNino9

yeah found if you let it soak up a fair bit of the dye it went on really smooth

Yeah that could work, as it would soften the sponge as well.

Ben GT · 4th September 2010, 13:50

Dye arrived today- **** to do the staining :-s

Got a feeling it's gonna go terribly wrong!

Ben GT · 4th September 2010, 13:57

Why does it star when you type t m r w as one word??

Alsone · 4th September 2010, 18:36

I'm just wondering why so many people report doing the honeycomb?

On my car the plastic is grey but the honeycomb is black.

BTW I'm still awaiting official news on the Gtechniq tests but I tried myself with a spot on the inside of my wheely bin this afternoon because I was getting bored with waiting.

My experience was it acted as a solvent and fetched the plasticare straight back off, so it may well be that Plasticare + Turtle Wax is the the best combo unless Gtechniq decided to produce a black version of their chemical in which case Plasticare will be redundant.

elisonex · 4th September 2010, 22:57

Its a real shame they cant do this in different colours to match the paintwork lol, cheaper option to colour coding eh?

gers · 4th September 2010, 23:05

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Originally Posted by elisonex

Its a real shame they cant do this in different colours to match the paintwork lol, cheaper option to colour coding eh?

It matches mine lol

I think someone said they were going to try the grey dye on a Galaxy grey, that could be interesting!....dont think there's a Vivid blue though mate.

jun761 · 5th September 2010, 22:20

Just a question, how do you use these? I know you use a brush etc and back to back. But do you use it straight out of the bottle or mix it with some water? (I know, silly as it sounds.)

ElNino9 · 6th September 2010, 19:30

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Originally Posted by jun761

Just a question, how do you use these? I know you use a brush etc and back to back. But do you use it straight out of the bottle or mix it with some water? (I know, silly as it sounds.)

Straight out of the bottle

frewski · 27th September 2010, 18:15

Does black in a flash remove any of the dye? I tried auto glym bumper care but it was removing the dye.

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30th August 2010, 15:59	#261 (permalink)
ElNino9 Supporter Car: Civic type s 2009 Join Date: 12th August 2009 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,285 Thanks given: 232 Thanked 297 Times in 270 Posts iTrader: (24)	Good stuff, used autoglym plastic care over the top to give a glossy finish

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ElNino9 Supporter Car: Civic type s 2009 Join Date: 12th August 2009 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,285 Thanks given: 232 Thanked 297 Times in 270 Posts iTrader: (24)	i used a sponge as i found it left brush marks using a paintbrush, i would recommend masking around the wheel arches as you can then do one sweeping arc with the sponge creating the best finish without having to worry bout marking the paintwork.. Just take your time with it and you will get a nice finish, took me about 2 hours including masking up.

30th August 2010, 19:31	#264 (permalink)
Man in Black Supporter Car: 08 Type R GT Join Date: 8th July 2010 Location: Stirling Scotland Posts: 1,245 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 146 Times in 134 Posts iTrader: (0)	so once its done what way is best to clean it you think?? am thinking asbout it on my tangerine dream

30th August 2010, 20:42	#267 (permalink)
Man in Black Supporter Car: 08 Type R GT Join Date: 8th July 2010 Location: Stirling Scotland Posts: 1,245 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 146 Times in 134 Posts iTrader: (0)	what was the stuff called? ave me trawling thru the posts.. lazy git i know.......

4th September 2010, 13:50	#273 (permalink)
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Ben GT Worlds dirtiest Civic Car: 2.2 Type S GT in NHB Join Date: 2nd August 2010 Location: Chester/ Northwich Posts: 2,443 Thanks given: 176 Thanked 285 Times in 249 Posts iTrader: (5)	Why does it star when you type t m r w as one word??

4th September 2010, 18:36	#275 (permalink)
Alsone Supporter Car: 2008 1.8 GT Type S Join Date: 14th May 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,523 Thanks given: 48 Thanked 90 Times in 86 Posts iTrader: (2)	I'm just wondering why so many people report doing the honeycomb? On my car the plastic is grey but the honeycomb is black. BTW I'm still awaiting official news on the Gtechniq tests but I tried myself with a spot on the inside of my wheely bin this afternoon because I was getting bored with waiting. My experience was it acted as a solvent and fetched the plasticare straight back off, so it may well be that Plasticare + Turtle Wax is the the best combo unless Gtechniq decided to produce a black version of their chemical in which case Plasticare will be redundant.

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elisonex Supporter Car: vivid blue 2.2 2006 ES Join Date: 7th November 2009 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 549 Thanks given: 15 Thanked 26 Times in 26 Posts iTrader: (0)	Its a real shame they cant do this in different colours to match the paintwork lol, cheaper option to colour coding eh?

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jun761 Slow Driver Car: Civic '98 Join Date: 3rd August 2009 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1,380 Thanks given: 80 Thanked 92 Times in 88 Posts iTrader: (3)	Just a question, how do you use these? I know you use a brush etc and back to back. But do you use it straight out of the bottle or mix it with some water? (I know, silly as it sounds.)

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frewski Join Date: 6th September 2008 Location: scotland Posts: 3 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Does black in a flash remove any of the dye? I tried auto glym bumper care but it was removing the dye.