How do I make the black rubber trim and tail on my 1982 SC, and other rubber/vinyl items that have high wear look new and STAY black for a little longer than ten minutes? I've been told to put silicone paste or spray on them, others have said use 303 Protectant (which I have, but it doesn't stay black more than a few minutes and it dries). Help appreciated.

 

Use the Meguiars Vinyl/Rubber protectant. Its great on the interior and exterior stuff. And engine stuff too. I was doing it like once a week til i got my rich black color back. Now it stays black all the time. I just reaplly here and there if i wash, etc...

 

I've had really good results using Griot's Garage products on black rubber and vinyl. If your 82 911 has it's original rubber and has been neglected over the years by previous owners, there's probably nothing "out of a bottle" that will make it look brand new. If ArmourAll was used on it in the past, it could be gone.....
Good Luck

 

I found that Glycerine works fairly well on the rubber smile on my 964!

 

This could be a long shot for the rubber that looks faded beyond repair. 9x Auto sells the rubber solution that you coat the handles of tools in to fix the cracked dashes in 944s. I was wondering how that stuff would work on things like our spoilers? I might have to find on in a junk yard and give it a shot.

 

<a href="http://www.foreverblack.net/" target="_blank">http://www.foreverblack.net/</a>

This stuff is actually a dye. I removed the underskirt pieces on my 951, cleaned them, then did two coats of the dye. It looks great and should stay black for a long time. They say it won't stick to paint, but I would it would definitely require more attention to do this with pieces on your car.

There is a retail locator on their website.

 

Hi Iwana,

Have you tried STP "Son of a Gun"? It works really well on rubber, vinyl and plastic plus it's great for keeping tyres looking fresh without looking painted (it is clear and does not include a black dye/coating). I've used it for years on cars and motor bikes. When you first use it do it every time that you wash the car (after washing) and after a few goes just do it every couple of months.

I hope this helps,

David
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Thanks everybody for the help. So many products, so little time....

 

A follow up to this post. I used Meguiars Vinyl/Rubber protectant on the S2 spoiler, and 303 Protectant on the SC turbo tail. Little more shine and depth of black to the 303 but if you like mat finishes I'd go with the Meguiars.

 

Forever Black. You can get it from Performance Products and it is acutally a dye. Used it on my spoiler and trim pieces almost a year ago. looks dam good still.

 

I second the forever black, it is a dye and leaves the plastic looking black, but never shiny. I do it on my Audi a few times a year with absolutely excellent results.

Don't waste your time with greasy crap made from distillates...the stuff really works great!

 

Steve,

WIll this Forever Black stuff work on a plastic lip spoiller that has a few scratches on it? WIll it cover the scratches?

TIA