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Looking for info about Forever Black, what is it , where do you get it ?

Thanks, Tom j
 
Forever Black, what is it , where do you get it ?

autoparts like AutoZone, CarQuest, NAPA, O'Reillys, Advance, etc., usually have it. It is supposed to be used on black rubber Bumpers of the 1980's and black trim that becomes greyish and discolored with weather.

I have not used so I don't know if it means that once you apply it, it stays "Forever Black" or if you have to be applying it "Forever" !!

I have used "Black Magic" from Autozone and it does a pretty good greasy job until it evaporates and needs another fix. It also smells good so I wonder if I am the one getting a fix.

All these products are "dressings" like ARMOR-ALL. Which one is the best? I have no clue. but they sure are greasy.

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I have a bottle of Mothers "Back to black" It's ok.. but it tends to be really picky about application and leaves streaks if not applied very evenly. Our 91 BMW is COVERED with faded black rubber moulding, so it takes me a while to get around it with that stuff. and it dosen't seem to last all that ling.
 
Any other ideas on restoring or re-coloring black plastic or Bakelite type trim ?

Thanks in advance, Tom j
 
Exotexs said:
Water, just plain agua will clean and shine glass better than anything man has invented, leaves no film, no odors, no side effects, etcetera.

Actually it was a famous car detailer who showed up with white towels and when everyone was waiting for some magic liquid, his assistant brought a bucket of smoking hot water where he submerged one of the towels, then he soaked the glass, then he dried it with another towel, then he polished it with another. Then he smiled and people went "ahhhhhhmazin'". "no" he said,
"aaaagua".
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Me Mum always swore that the best glass cleaner was warm water applied with newspaper and wiped off with a clean white rag...sommat about the newsprint ink that makes the glass squeeky clean!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
Exotexs said:
I remember a product in the 1960's called "Marine Tex" used to seal boat bottoms when there was a leak. It might have been the first Epoxy or JB Weld. you could apply it under water!!
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Marine Tex is alive and well in a couple colors (well, white and gray) and compounds. West Marine
 
amazing news Greg! and so few people know about its uses in old cars, for example, it's better than bondo (sandable), does not absorb humidity like bondo, (remember it seals and dries under water). Great for sealing Aquariums too. Great for sealing coolant recovery tanks, or radiator leaks (on the outside), and sealing fuel tanks, even muffler repairs.
 
SunbeamTom said:
Any other ideas on restoring or re-coloring black plastic or Bakelite type trim ?

Thanks in advance, Tom j
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Can't speak for Bakelite type trim, but I did a whole mess-load of black plastic on our 2001 Volvo station wagen with Griot's paint. Has been only three months, but has held up well. Plastic had become gray, and is now nice and "black."
 
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