Restoring the front grill on a 1*2

[Somnambulist]

I'm assuming that a long time ago, the front grills on all 1*2s were black. The one on my Trophy and now my Cup is a pale shade of grey, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips on restoring it back to its former glory?

 

[cat171]

You can spray it, that's what most on here do. They look really good afterwards.

 

[Knuckles]

Spray doesn't last though. It'll chip and look s**t.

Get some trim restorer/dressing on it.

Failing that, warm it up with a hair dryer/heat gun to get the colour back then apply a trim dressing to maintain it

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Clean it properly with APC and then use Carpro Dlux. Job jobbed.

 

[James]

I've used meguires endurance tyre gel on mine. Looks good for a few days at least

 

[197.]

I used Gtechniq C4 on my grills and diffuser. They came out great

 

[Paul Mitch 1986]

I used autoglym trim restorer 7 quid halfrauds worked a treat especially on the black plastic on the wing mirrors

 

[imprezaworks]

What about solution finish, seems to be very good.

I tried peanut butter. Looked well for two days

 

[flebay]

I'm assuming that a long time ago, the front grills on all 1*2s were black. The one on my Trophy and now my Cup is a pale shade of grey, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips on restoring it back to its former glory?

The grills were never black if you buy a new one it looks the same, there not sun damaged because the grills the same colour under the bonnet which sees no light.

 

[imprezaworks]

That's true, annoyingly. I will be investing in some solution finish next week and if the weather holds on my day off (Thursday) will give it a blast

 

[JamesBryan]

Solution Finish is decent, I've got the big bottle of it.

 

[MJRacing]

Everyone loves a 50/50

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I restored a grille with Dlux recently and it came up like brand new.

I used one of these to apply it and it took about 10 minutes to do the whole grille.

I've got solution finish and although it is a decent product it's not a patch on Dlux.

 

[imprezaworks]

Anyone got any solution finish for sale

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Anyone got any solution finish for sale

Would you like me to sort you out some? I've got the big bottle and tbh it will probably last about twenty years lol

 

[imprezaworks]

That would be awesome. How much you after?

 

[Mr Plums]

I bought a brand new grill from renault and it was grey, its a really shitty plastic to restore, I also use maguiars endurance gel on it although only a tiny bit which lasts a week until the next wash.

Everything else that I have tried on the grill doesn't look any different.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah would want it too last longer than a week lol

 

[Mr Plums]

Tbh I restore all my plastics every week anyway, I feel I havnt done a proper job otherwise.

 

[Djw John]

I like that it's meant to be grey. Saves a c**t of a job.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah mine are looking a bit sad. Got all excited after applying peanut butter, sadly it didn't last

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

That would be awesome. How much you after?

:smile:

I'll sort something out tomorrow. I need to try and find something to put it in. I don't want anything for it.

Send me a reminder mate. I'm at work at the moment so I'll probably forget by tomorrow

 

[imprezaworks]

Your an absolute gent. thank you

 

[neil 182]

I just bought a new one off Paul from Renault parts direct. Was about £70 including postage as mine was cracked and sun abused grey too

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[MJRacing]

I just bought a new one off Paul from Renault parts direct. Was about £70 including postage as mine was cracked and sun abused grey too

Don't suppose you've got a side by side picture to see the difference?

 

[neil 182]

I can sort tomorrow for you mate if that's okay. Mine was grey and original and new one is not glossy black but kinda metallic ish! Looks great and saves you smashing it on removal and trying to restore as it's harder to get out then put new one in.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah I was going to take mine out and make a mess of spraying it. Will give solution finish a blast and see what it's like.

 

[Somnambulist]

Awesome cheers all, Solution Finish sounds like it could be the answer then! Will take a look at it. Although saying that, if they were never black to start with (I just assumed that), might not make much of a difference anyway.

 

[Mr Plums]

Awesome cheers all, Solution Finish sounds like it could be the answer then! Will take a look at it. Although saying that, if they were never black to start with (I just assumed that), might not make much of a difference anyway.

Just makes it a touch darker grey rather than blue/light grey.

 

[imprezaworks]

I'll sort something out tomorrow. I need to try and find something to put it in. I don't want anything for it.

Send me a reminder mate. I'm at work at the moment so I'll probably forget by tomorrow

@Sunglasses_Ron

Hi

 

[ADS_V6]

Yeah I was going to take mine out and make a mess of spraying it. Will give solution finish a blast and see what it's like.

What about nutella?

 

[cjgower]

Sprayed with Halfords satin black paint a year ago. No chips yet 8,000 miles later. Car doesn't see much of the motorway though. I didn't prime the grill first, just cleaned it properly, painted and then applied lacquer. Really happy with the results.

Also did the lower grill and fog surrounds too. Wish I had a before photo (and a betterr after one) but it's made a world of difference and hasn't started too look tacky.