Faded plastic

[Garrett2006]

Anyone have a good trick to restore the faded plastic on a 2015 Kubota M7060. The sun has done a number on it. Rims look new though.

 

[Pau7220]

Flood Penetrol... made by PPG. Apply with a clean cotton rag after cleaning. Sold at Lowes and just about every hardware store in the paint dept. Leaves a satin finish clear coat. Rat rod gang has had great success with it for years. I've been using it on headlamps for quite some time now... very happy customers.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Both mine are Mary Kay pink and have been for quite some time. I ignore it.

 

[BruceP]

A very timely question.... Check out a recent "Project Farm" video ==>

 

[cliffboyer]

The hood and fenders on my Kawasaki Mule were badly scratched when I bought it. Used my DA in successive grits to remove the worst, then wet sanded with 400, 600 & 1000 grits. Finished by applying 20 coats of Holloway floor shine, wet sanding after every 5 coats. Used hair dryer to speed up drying time. Took about 3 evenings. Turned out great and easy to touch up when needed.

Just got to watch out how strong a solution some cleaners (Purple Power in this case) you use to wash, as it can soften and discolor finish. A light wet sand and reapplying shine will fix it.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Quit using Purple Power some years back. Like Wilfman, I'm a ZEP user now. Much better stuff.

 

[cliffboyer]

Quit using Purple Power some years back. Like Wilfman, I'm a ZEP user now. Much better stuff.

Agreed. A neighbor turned me on to PP 15+ years ago, and was terrific stuff then, and cheap too. Now is just another reformulated, human/enviro friendly product that's been forced upon us.

Will give ZEP a test drive.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Agreed. A neighbor turned me on to PP 15+ years ago, and was terrific stuff then, and cheap too. Now is just another reformulated, human/enviro friendly product that's been forced upon us.

Will give ZEP a test drive.

ZEP is purple too (like Purple Power is) but it isn't. Just the color. Much better stuff. The old PP and then new PP are different animals entirely.

 

[Magicman]

I am assuming that this is the ZEP product that you are using?? ZEP Industrial Purple Degreaser

 

[Benhameen]

So this ZEP cleaner, is it suposed
To be better on the plastic verses PP?

 

[Square_Root_Pharms]

I've seen p-70 clear pvc primer used to restore faded plastics. Worked really good. I saw a video of a guy using it on hot tub faded plastics

 

[Steve Neul]

The only plastic on mine is the front grille. It deserves to be faded though, it's 34 years old. To solve that problem I just painted it. The bumper cover on cars are painted so why not a tractor grille. I used the same adhesion promoter and primer like I did on the car, just used a different topcoat.