Think I may have found a solution to the discoloured bumpers

[Pastymunchingxc70]

So I bought turtle wax hybrid trim restorer... Now I know my bumpers are a awful brown but after one coat it's sort of working. Even after 12 hours of rain it didn't change the color. Going to give it a wash then another coat. And maybe the dull aged bumpers are a thing of the past. Note if you do get some use gloves as it says otherwise it stains your hands and be careful as its very runny out of the bottle,if you get it on paint work or glass wait for it to dry as it goes like wax. Photo shows it after 6days

[Scootersp]

Looks decent, I am going to be tackling parts of mine soon, some of the less faded pieces have responded well to a spray can of something (will post up when I see it again!) but on the more grey faded bits it didn't really lift them at all.

Going to try a heat gun on a small patch to test that method.

[TLPower]

I am another happy user of this Turtle Hybrid Mutant stuff. I have tried allsorts and none of them seem to last very long. I coated the rear wiper arm in February and it still looks brand new. I've just done the rear bumper protector (V70), roof rails and front the wiper relay / lower screen panel. As the O.P. suggests, wear gloves.

[pupley]

Sooo I have looked into this a bit lately as my roof rack bars, and lower windscreen trim were particularly faded. Back in the day it was a squirt with silicone spray or a rub with an autoglym trim oil of some sort. Neither long lasting.

Recently watched a whole bunch of vids testing different trim restore products, and most faded not long after application although cerakote seemed to show longevity, but cost prohibitive imo, and not the right appearance in some cases. Its a ceramic coating type restorer.

One thing that was mentioned in some vids was shoe dye or polish, which had crossed my mind. This had mixed results too. So armed with a £1.35 tin of polish not really much to lose. I attacked the roof bars and lower screen trim, wiper trims and rear boot bumper trim with three applications each over about a week, and a month later they still looking good. The first application made biggest difference, but extra applications to give a little more depth to it for science.

I'm considering next mixing some shoe polish with a little boiled linseed oil which is a good trim restorer, and is relatively cheap too. Thinking the penetration of the oil dragging the shoe polish down with it might achieve a deeper colour penetration. Maybe worth mentioning I also did a couple of under bonnet plastics too, including air filter housing applying with an enthusiastic brushing to get into crevices, and they all look a bit faster (and smarter) now after a light buff over the next day

That being said, that Turtle Wax trim restore looks pretty fine too on OP's bumper, and for a tenner according to Amazon isn't bad at all. One question though @pastymunchingxc is it the Turtle Wax trim restorer with graphene? As that's the only one showing on amazon. Might give it a try.

[stuart bowes]

I just spray painted mine with a black paint designed for plastic trim, worked a treat

Obviously there is a bit of masking up and being careful if it's windy but I found a rag with some thinners quickly applied corrected any mistakes. I'm not someone who cares massively about the paint on the daily but I still don't want it to look shabby if I can do something quick and easily