Trim Dressing

I agree, the big edge to Optibond for me is the ability to dilute down and use it in my HVLP gun. Now that you mention it, Im gonna dilute some VRP and try in a gun. (No Kilo, not a COOL gun,just a paint gun.Ill shoot my eye out or a big toe with anything else.LOL)

 

Noted.

 

Nano? Who makes that?

 

Wolfs makes some nano coatings, I think G technique as well.

 

Gun? Oh damn...... nevermind LOL.


How does that work, i read about diluting it....... never tried it

 

Gonna skip reading this and put my honest review on CG V.R.P.
Bought 16 oz, applied over an hour to all the plastic on the exterior on my volvo 780, and it washed right off with the next rain.
Obviously when I posted this review to CG it was automatically removed for giving a product anything less than 4 stars.
When it washed off it looked exactly the same as prior to applying it where the license plate coloring is different
Photo Album - Imgur
(before/after bumper, half way done/after door trim)
Obviously, I loved it while it lasted, but then all my work went down the drain. Currently have 303 Aerospace on it after this, and I just bought Meguiars Gold Class Trim Detailer and Stoner's non-silicone aerosol to try after it starts wearing off (seems to have begun on the flat surfaces near edges a week and a half later)
Now reading up on what others recommend, Ultima Tire & Trim Guard Plus seem to be the best option for medium price vs. durability

 

This is VRP after 30+ hours in the sun and 2 minutes of light showers.:waiting:

 

Not very happy at all, mothers back to black all over again

 

I've pretty much given up on dressing exterior trim.

 

adams or CG? they both have VRP, VRT...... or whatever it is they are calling it today.

 

Not to be a douche Piginapoke,but that first pic looks like you applied VRP with a mop. Less is more with the trim dressings. That sucks tho.I have not had this happen to me with VRP. Were the pieces thouoghly cleaned of previous dressings?

 

I dont totally disagree Ken. I dress for cars that are on the return to the dealers or my frequently maintained customers.(VRP has worked great for me in this area) But for my own rides Jeep,tons of trim and notorious for shit quality plastics and fading and customers that want a proper job for longevity I have chosen the more durable options. C4,Ultima for hard plastic and 1Z Gummi/1Z vinyl and rubber and Optimum for the soft pieces and tires

 

Black Wow........ always awesome results and lasts quite a long time, also Stoners trim shine is a great product too. Spray on the applicator though...... obviously.


I have never used VRP/VRT on trim, only on tires and always had good results. lasts atleast two washes, maybe 3.

 

Best durability and darkening/restoring= C4
2nd for durability but not so much of a restorer=UTTG

I am in the process of testing Sonus Tire & Bumper Dressing Gel. Cheap, Darkens/restores extremely nice. Must be applied thin and buffed off 5+ min after application. Hydrophobic and does not run in the rain if you follow the application process(buffing off very important) Thus far it is holding up to rain and one wash extremely well. Time will tell tho......

 

Thinking of picking up some C4.

 

Trim and wheel wells still looking good after 3 months with Megs ASD. I also have some 303, Adams Super VRT and Duragloss 531 that I have to try out.

 

One inch wide, four inch long strip, from a Costco MF with one dab smaller than the size of a pea I covered the entire mirror, used four pea sized drops to cover bed rails. Heavy or not you can clearly see in the picture where drops of rain have completely removed the dressing, cut right through it and down to the plastic. I have not applied any dressing to the mirrors since last August, I began by scrubbing with a Mr. Clean magic eraser, rinse, dry, applied VRP
I will definately be going back to New Vinyl

 

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Or I am gonna try Black Wow, so far I don't think I have heard anything negative about it.

 

I had a blotchy result after it rained when using it too; that was due to poor application. But Richard gave me some pro tips for future application. See here.

 

ditto ... I might give "Showroom New" dye system a try, but it's not a dressing, but a permanent thing. My Highlander rack looks terrible ... I'm glad my cars don't have a massive amount of gray/black cladding like most Jeeps.