CERATRIM

My daughter purchased an older Element with blue cladding. It looked good until the first rain when the quick fix the dealer used washed away, leaving streaks. It is hard to find products made for trim that is not black. This was stuff was a bit more than I wanted to spend but I wanted to do the job right. Well, it looks amazing! I used this stuff a month ago and it still looks good. I wanted to wait to see if it faded or ran but it did not. I would make sure to let the car sit overnight since the finish was tacky at first. It only took about a half a bottle to do all the cladding (there is a lot!) on an Element. I want to do the trim on my car now. I live in an area with harsh sun light so I will be happy if it lasts six months. It may be a bit expensive, but the finish does not fade quickly and there is enough in the bottle to last a long time. I am not sure where the negative reviews are coming from (competitor or someone who can't read directions?). If you read the directions, it will work wonders on your vehicle.

Amazing stuff. I have a 2013 F150 with white/gray looking plastic that was originally black. Now its very dark and nice. Beware as it will make some surfaces slippery (at least until it cures). I say that as it says in the instructions to not let the surface get wet for 24 hours. Morning dew messed that up for me. I am still cleaning off the excess to see if that helps. Just follow the instructions!

Not bad, I used it twice bcuz the first one kinda washed down my paint with the rain & was noticeable. Maybe I did it wrong, but it seems better than the store brands

I have tried everything in stores to get the black trim on my car black again. It left stain and discoloration after the first wash. Mercedes failed on their trim big time! So I did some research and I found this product. I can’t say I just used this to revive the finish but it certainly has lived up to its promises on sealing the plastic.I used Solution Finish to re-stain the plastic. It did not leave it shiny but black. I got all the excess off let it sit 24 hours then washed the whole care and let it dry. Then I put Ceratrim over it and then let it sit for 20 minutes (maybe more) then wiped all the excess off. I let it sit in the garage over 24 hours. I also used The Last Finish.I highly recommend using painters tape to protect your cars finish. It would hurt it but it leaves residue that is hard to get off. Tape off chrome as well. Make sure trim is free of any dirt. I only used Solution Finish because I had stains from road construction in my area. Tar has flashed on my car and it. Stained it a lighter color. (I know, it doesn’t makes sense but it did.)

This stuff is clear. Thick like honey and almost sticky like honey at first. The applicator it comes with is not the best. I recommend using a 4” round foam hand applicator like you use with wax.I ABUSE my Land Rover. Over 200k miles on backroads and hot sun to below freezing. The black accents on my snorkel , hood vinyl and handles , ETC are so faded they are almost grey.I’ve spent hundreds of $ on everything. After using Last coat on my paint job a few weeks ago it blew me away the product finish and ceramic armor for my paint. I wash my rover maybe once a week now.This is the only product EVER. To restore ABS plastic back to black and hold for weeks now. I highly recommend for restoring and or maintaining a new vehicle. Sure it’s a little more $. But it actually works. And use minimal product to achieve effect. Less time / arm grease needed to maintain. I’m sold. You will be too.Only use for exterior surfaces. If you surface prep and not get the particular piece you’re restoring wet for a few days it tends to stay new looking for nearly months. If you apply this in wet season or wash car same day it will not perform as well. Great product and worth the effort to apply as you will not need to repeatedly do this all year. Maybe 2-3 times a year depending on your climate and abuse. Hope this helps you!

For the price, there are other brands with a petroleum type base. I did two vehicles and both turned out OK. First rain I ended up with curtains. Best way to use this product on old faced materials is to lay it on thick, leave alone for couple days th er n wash vehicles. Removes excess and leaves behind a shine without curtains.Petroleum type product.

I have used this on several of my customer's cars and it adds a very nice pop to the finish. You do have to make sure the surface is CLEAN. That is, you will need to scrub the black rubber with a fairly good brush and cleaner and go through several towels wiping off the dirt you agitated. It requires a clean surface to bond to and if its dirty, it will come off within a couple weeks. Use tape around the areas you are coating. This stuff leaves a ceramic coating and it pretty much requires polish to get off of paint. Tape lets you avoid that.Do your prep, stay out of the automatic car wash and you will get the maximum life out of the product.

The product works amazing for fixing up trim. Rather than a dye, it darkens and enhances the texture. More on that below. It's really easy to use and apply too, and made my BRZ look better than new!There are some considerations though to this product. It isn't a dye, as you can see in the bumper picture I uploaded. There were several white marks on my bumper from rock chips. This product won't fix that. If there is some extreme discoloration on the trim due to damage, or paint or stains, it might not cover it up. The coating is clear, so sudden differences in color on the same part of the car can't be fixed. You may want to dye said areas first if you have a problem like mine, then apply ceratrim.Edit: At the one month mark the ceratrim seems to be holding up nicely. I've also uploaded a couple new pictures. One highlighting the damage to my bumper, and another one if my headlights. My headlights were getting hazy, so I sanded, compounded and polished them. Afterwards I applied ceratrim to the headlights. It seems to have worked very well.At this point I have nothing more to add. I'll do another update the 6 month mark.