Car & bikeTried-and-true tip
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
- Clean the bumper first.
- Apply black shoe polish and rub it in.
- 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“)





