Heat gun is great for restoring black plastic trim

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Jan 29, 2014 | 03:11 PM

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dms6601

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Looks good, how do it stand up over time? Can someone that has done this on the forum chime up and tell us how it stands up over a bit of time.

Jan 29, 2014 | 05:45 PM

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fabrijack

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I can't wait to try this on the Rover and the Jeep. I have been detailing cars all my life and never heard of this. Pretty awesome if it lasts.

Jan 29, 2014 | 09:07 PM

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notsleepy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fabrijack

I can't wait to try this on the Rover and the Jeep. I have been detailing cars all my life and never heard of this. Pretty awesome if it lasts.

Yeah as I was doing this to my truck I was thinking what an awesome tool it would be for detailers. Customers would love it.

Jan 24, 2021 | 10:52 AM

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adamsanta85

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Any long term feedback on this? Picking up a truck soon that could use a bit of plastic restoring as it is faded some from Texas sun.

Jan 24, 2021 | 01:02 PM

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JUKE179r

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I never had good results from using a heat gun to restore the color of my plastic D2 parts.

Jan 24, 2021 | 03:54 PM

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Best4x4

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Nope never worked on a D2, but I will say on a D1 you can make the black bumper end caps look like new!

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