Them Big Grey Streetwise Bumpers

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Bean66
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Them Big Grey Streetwise Bumpers

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Hi All

Anyone got any recomendations for a cleaner/reviver for the Grey plastic bumpers and arches on a Streetwise.

I'm lucky that mine is a latish one so they appear to be darker than earlier ones but is that just fading or did they change the colour?

I used Back to Black on my previous Ztt's black bits but thats basically a black dye so would surely be way to dark.

Also question 2 how are the arches and sills attached (assumong screws and sticky pads) and is it difficult to remove and reattach as i want to see if they are hiding any rust.

Cheers Bean
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Hi Bean66

For the first question, you can use Autoglym trim and bumper gel, it'll make your bumpers and wheel arch trims as good as new. They are doing a special deal on them in Halfords.

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-c ... gJHJ_D_BwE

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Bean66 wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:22 am Also question 2 how are the arches and sills attached (assumong screws and sticky pads) and is it difficult to remove and reattach as I want to see if they are hiding any rust.
It's a Rover 25 bodyshell - there's a damned good chance that they will be :D
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richard moss wrote: Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:30 pm
Bean66 wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:22 am Also question 2 how are the arches and sills attached (assumong screws and sticky pads) and is it difficult to remove and reattach as I want to see if they are hiding any rust.
It's a Rover 25 bodyshell - there's a damned good chance that they will be :D


Exactly why i want (need?) to get them off.

Sill floor area didn't look too bad after 5mins on a ramp so hoping I'm ok.

Then out comes the Wayoyl (other brands are available)

Cheers Bean
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