Seat belt buckle plastic faded red -any cure?

[obcuz]

When UV faded to pink, anyone know if there any magic compounds or methods to restore these back to red or is replacement or paint the only cure?
Tried a few things but nothing seems to improve these, so looks like not possible?

 

[imprezaworks]

@Dr Jekyll

Pretty sure mark used something

 

[Louis]

Heatgun, just don't melt it.

 

[Jekyll]

Don't think it was me Dan, but am curious also.

 

[cs_dave]

As above heatgun

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[leeds2592]

Will a little blow torch be too much? If so, would a hair dryer work?

 

[MartinL1993]

Will a little blow torch be too much? If so, would a hair dryer work?

I'd say avoid the blowtorch just in case and try the hairdryer you might find that it's hot enough

 

[ADS_V6]

Will a little blow torch be too much? If so, would a hair dryer work?

Probably not a good idea mate

 

[Jekyll]

So you just wave the heat gun over the clip to bring the colour back? Obviously not too close or hot as it'll melt it.

How does this work then? As in, is there oils dicolouring it, and the heat melts that for the colour to return. I genuinely don't know.

 

[leeds2592]

So you just wave the heat gun over the clip to bring the colour back? Obviously not too close or hot as it'll melt it.

How does this work then? As in, is there oils dicolouring it, and the heat melts that for the colour to return. I genuinely don't know.

Magic.

 

[obcuz]

Thanks guys
I've seen the heat gun method applied to faded black soft plastics like ABS and seems to work but I've also tried compounds that do much the same with less risk.
For black plastics., I swear by Autoglym Bumper Care - the green snotty stuff, not permanent I know but does the business, I recently used it on a faded plastic patio table which originally was a dark plum colour and it had faded to pink, used it on that with great results, but this same snotty stuff has no affect at all on the red plastic buckle catch, so maybe a different sort of plastic altogether.
Anyway I will get a replacement first before getting the flame thrower out, I think the difficulty will be to apply the heat just to the red bit without melting the black surround which is possibly a bit thinner and softer material.

 

[Louis]

It's kind of small enough to mask off and spray tbh.

 

[Gus]

Has anyone tried gtechniq c5 or c4 forget the name but the trim restore.

I keep meaning to but forget

 

[obcuz]

Yes, I've tried C4 and it doesn't do anything to this red plastic, good stuff otherwise though.

 

[Christopher]

Weird solution! I've never heard of that.
Kinda tempted to try it on the 1.2 now.