Removing Forever Black (back to black) from plastic

[L14MNP]

My mate tried some of this stuff
http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/images/ForeverBlack.jpg
on the rear window louvre I have for my Volvo and it went on sh!t. All streaky and has not covered well at all. Despite the generous amount he applied.

So I tried something I've been meaning to for a while, linseed oil. This is working a treat, but will not cover the streaks left by that sh!t.

Any ideas on how to remove it? Ideally without having to paint over it!

Here's a pic to see what I mean. I'll let you guess the linseed treated, forever black and sun faded areas. lol

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7849/dsc00083d.th.jpg (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/dsc00083d.jpg/)

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Thanks in advance!

[L14MNP]

B0llocks!

# Forever Black permanently dyes black plastic, rubber and vinyl.
# Forever Black will completely cover the worst wax build-up or sun-faded trim. - BULLSH!T
# Forever Black will not wash off.
# Forever Black has a UV sun screen to help shield against future fading.
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[Connor]

oops

[L14MNP]

This sucks! I've been after a louvre for ages. Now I have one of 2/3 known to be left in the UK and it looks like I'm gonna have to paint it :/


Never ever buy Forever Black!

[Jon_nova1]

have you tried paint thinner and a cloth?

[mowgli]

that stuff is good for bumpers, not the egg boxes, a back window louvre is bashed out from.....

clean it down with petrol, then thinners then sand a key onto it & UPOL it

[Stuart]

you could try Autosmart Preptone, but it might eat the plastic lol

[L14MNP]

I have just covered it all with linseed oil for now. Maybe another coat will help hide that crap.

I'm concerned I may melt it, hence avoiding even thinners and petrol at this point. lol

Mowgli, it should have worked. It claims to work best on textured plastic and to be fair, this louvre is a much better contruction than previous Autoplas ones I have seen.

[mowgli]

to be streaky, there must have been some contamination on the surface.

the last thing i put linseed oil on was a cricket bat..... i was 10

[L14MNP]

Unlikely tbh as I thoroughly cleaned it with hot soapy water before applying any treatment as it was covered in dust/cobwebs etc. It doesn't look like it has ever had any silicone based products on it before either, although who's to know.

lol @ the cricket bat. Some old geezer mentioned it on the Volvo forum, said it was good stuff. I'm sure it's been suggested on here too?

Seems to do the trick.
http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac157/itsallac0nspiracy/Dusty%20Drifter/DSC00067-1.jpg
http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac157/itsallac0nspiracy/Dusty%20Drifter/DSC00086-1.jpg

[hybridturbo]

:cry: Dont put that on the car

[L14MNP]

lol I'm not 100% sold on it yet but I love them on mk1 Capri's and other stuff. We'll see.

[Sloth]

ignore him limp gerrit fitted. worst comes to the worst, halfords matt black or grey is good. and its made for bumpers too.