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restoring a faded front bumper cover V70-XC70 1998

posted by  timc on  Thu Aug 5 01:54 CST 2010
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The vinyl (??) front bumper cover on my '98 V70 (Coral Red) is becoming very sun-faded. The rest of the car is in VGC, and has a "T" wing that I shot to match the finish, so I'd like to restore this bumper cover if I can do it economically.

Is there any way to restore the color to these, short of re-shooting them with paint ?? If they must be re-shot, what type of paint can be used on this material that will not chip off, and what has to be done to prep the surface ?

Thanks for any suggestions.








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    restoring a faded front bumper cover V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  KlausC on  Thu Aug 5 15:51 CST 2010
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    Sounds like someone did a poor job replacing the bumper cover. It requires special paint that will flex with the plastic bumper, you cannot use normal paint that gets hard and brittle.

    I would let a body shop sand it and repaint it with the correct color and a couple of coats of clear coat.

    Klaus
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    restoring a faded front bumper cover V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  gregpat on  Thu Aug 5 12:44 CST 2010
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    Hi There!

    I see a lot of stuff on YouTube about restoring
    fadded rubber bumpers and trim using a Hot air Blower.

    Also Many product one can brush on. This would my preference.

    Heat will work, but may do some invisible damage.

    Greg






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