Meguiar's Ultimate Black Plastic Restorer, Durable Car Restorer for Faded Black Plastic, Vinyl, and Rubber, Restores Deep Color and Shine, for Car Guys, 12 Oz

This stuff is magic. Turns faded black back to original color. Highly recommend this project for any restoration.

Great product that truly restores your car’s look! This is my second time purchasing this product, and for good reason. It keeps the black trims on my car looking like they just rolled out of the factory, deep, rich, and clean. The finish lasts much longer than other products I’ve tried, even after several washes. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is the container design, it can be a bit tricky to dispense without making a mess, as it occasionally splashes out more than expected. Aside from that, it’s a fantastic product that delivers excellent results and is well worth the purchase.

Great product

I purchased a used Dewalt Black Chrome 184-piece tool set off eBay at all really great price. The tools are in great condition - the case, however, was really dirty as use can see in the attached photos. I did a bit of research and landed on the Meguiar's plastic restorer. I was truly impressed. It restored the case nicely, granted not perfect, but far nicer than the condition it arrived in. Take a look at the photos for yourself. I am very pleased with the results. The process was super simple. I thoroughly washed the outside of the case with soap and water. It cleaned up well, but was still very dull and cloudy white. I allowed it to dry fully and then applied the Meguiar's restorer. It worked great! Also, the description of the product is/was accurate relative to it leaving no sticky residue or strong smell. Slight scent, but pleasant and easily bearable. And last, due to my slight OCD, I'm going to repaint the gold Dewalt logo on the front of the case, too. That should complete the process. Definitely five out of five stars!

I haven't used many. Per the label, you may have to apply it several times. Follow the directions. Apply it and let it sit in the sun for a few days then do it again. You'll probably have to reapply it occasionally, depending on how white your black is. Some spots simply won't come out if it's badly weathered. Results are immediate though. There's a major improvement to seriously faded plastic on the first application. Use it regularly on newer plastic and it'll always look good. If you prefer matte or flat black, it won't be. It's shiny. Says so on the bottle. Best thing I can say about it is they don't lie on the bottle. All that may not be included in an ad though.

Since purchasing my car brand new from the dealer in 2008, I've routinely used MEGUIAR'S G15812 Plastic Restorer to help maintain its like-new appearance. After each car wash and during the detailing phase, I apply this product to my rear OEM mud guards, window trim, and other black exterior body trim to help restore a nice luster and combat the inevitable sun fade resulting from punishing UV exposure. Usually, it takes AT LEAST a couple coats to achieve the look I desire... but a little drop or two does go a lot further than you might suspect. In other words, don’t get too overzealous when dispensing it or else you’ll just end up unnecessarily wasting excess product. Worth noting, though, is that while this product will bring back some color and shine to very dull, black trim, those results are not going to necessarily blow you away and they also do not tend to hold up very long. As some others reviewers have commented, a reapplication is usually necessary within just a few weeks. Further, this all depends upon the weather conditions in one's specific living area. I think a lot of this has to do with the material composition of the trim material itself and is not necessarily a failing of this product. Most durable plastics and similar types of trim materials actually have color tinting mixed into their actual physical composition during the manufacturing process. Therefore, once that coloring eventually starts to fade, it's quite difficult to restore it with a topical product like this plastic restorer because the color fade is actually happening WITHIN the molecular structure of the trim material and not just ON the surface of it. As an example, have you ever happened to come across one of those bright red high-density polyethylene (HDPE) portable gasoline containers (e.g., Midwest, Blitz, Chilton) commonly used by homeowners to fill their lawn equipment that’s subsequently managed to become sun faded to the point of becoming pinkish or even almost white in color from having been routinely stored outdoors? Well, no amount of polish, rubbing compound or other sort of topical treatment will ever be able to restore that container to its original, bright red color. That’s because damage has been done to the red color tinting WITHIN the high-density polyethylene material itself and not just to the exterior surface of the container. When I initially purchased this product, I thought I would be really wowed by the results. Instead, my reaction was just "meh, it's alright." In all fairness, I've also used Mothers® Back-to-Black® with a nearly identical overall experience. Seriously, with so much improved chemical engineering technology available nowadays, you’d think that it wouldn’t be all that difficult to manufacturer a product that could offer stellar plastic restoration results. It shouldn’t be all that difficult, right? Overall, I'm not completely dissatisfied with this product. It’s done a decent job of maintaining all the parts of my car I mentioned previously, but I do certainly wish that it could offer even better results. If I could find some other product that performed better, I’d have no hesitancy whatsoever about switching. But, for now, I simply choose to keep using this product because it's relatively inexpensive… and anything is certainly better than having dull trim on my car's otherwise pristine exterior. Interestingly, when I purchased my most recent bottle of this just a few months ago, I noticed that it now has a yellow sticker affixed to its front stating, "Now Even Longer Lasting!" Hmmm… Meguiar's must have gotten the message loud and clear.

Disapointed in the product and expected more from Meguiars based on other products. The results are temporary from my experience. After a very short period in the sun and a few washings the finish of the black plastic will just return to its original state. I would say I didnt see much better than using any other basic product like armor all or something from mothers. If your selling your car then this will mask the faded plastic and then its someone elses problem. I will not buy again and will be looking for a better professional longer term solution. You might have better luck if you dont wash the treated surface and keep it out of the sun.

I use this on everything black plastic cars motorcycle

Este producto es muy bueno, deja los acabados del coche brillosos, no mancha, y parcialmente quita zonas dañadas. Perdiste 2 semanas y facil de usar.

Fonctionne parfaitement bien la prescription du produit

I recommended for anybody

Applied this product to exterior trims. As it is a paste apply like a car polish. Rub it into the plastic with a polishing cloth, it helps penitrate the plastic. It gives the plastic a deep black matt finish and restores faded trims incredibly well. It will cover minor scratch damage on the trims. There is enough paste to possibly apply later application depending on the trim surfaces. The left part of the photo shows the untreated part of the trim

Ero scettico sull'efficacia del prodotto. Ma fortunatamente mi sono sbagliato. Se utilizzato bene, offre dei risultati sorprendenti. Praticamente le plastiche del mio scooter sono diventate come nuove. Incredibile risultato. Consigliatissimo.