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Revive faded black plastic bumper with black shoe polish

Revive faded black plastic bumpers with ordinary black shoe polish.

Time
⏱ 15 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Black shoe polish
  • Cloth

How to do it

  1. Clean the bumper first.
  2. Apply black shoe polish and rub it in.
  3. Go over especially pale patches several times.

Sources

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  • autobild.de (opens in a new tab)Stoßstangen aus schwarzem Kunststoff werden oft fleckig, manche bleichen im Sommer aus. Normale schwarze Schuhcreme macht sie wieder glänzend.“ (Auto-Bild-Leser-Tipp, Seite betitelt „Autobild-Leser-Tipps von 1986“)

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