"Showroom New" Trim Restorer- info & experience

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Mine looked like crap after three coats. I have enough left that we're going to do it to my niece's VX but this time we're going to spray it.

[VX KAT]

First coat of SB using marlin's method done. Looks like crap. But you all said the first coat looks like crap. Right????

RIGHT??????

Mine looked like crap after three coats. I have enough left that we're going to do it to my niece's VX but this time we're going to spray it.

There's no shortcut to applying this stuff. Applicator and stroke technique are real important. Also, dry time between coats (NOT the instructions on bottle of 20 minutes).

Did you read this thread with all the detailed application tips? Yes it's long, but there's very detailed info. see post #1, #58 and #63

Don't think anyone else tried Marlin's method because his expectations may have been different than most of us, as his is a real trail rig, "pretty" isn't a high priority to him.

Did you look at my detailed pics?
Do you see any of the horrible streaking?

I had one problem area (front driver bumper) cuz I tried to stretch it as I was running out….and got streaks from the 2" roller brush. Fixed it up with more coats.

Comes out even better when diluted with mineral spirits and sprayed on. Several did it that way.

STREAKS:



NO STREAKS (or very few):

[JAMAS]

Also, dry time between coats (NOT the instructions on bottle of 20 minutes).

I can attest to this. You need to wait about 24 hours between coats, or at least over night.

[Marlin]

I take offense to that comment Sue! Mine has few to no streaks in it, I just used dawn dish soap to get all the armorall crap off it and then smeared it on with a brush from HF. I think those with streaks are having issues with repeated spray on products that are saturated into the plastic, preventing the etching of the dye.
I think the real issue is to remember that it is a dye, not a paint. If you are doing multiple coats, you are using it like a paint, therefore it will scratch off, peel off etc...if it is dyed into the plastic, I can scratch mine and fairly deep it stays black. That means the dye soaked into the plastic. I have to wonder that if by diluting, you are minimizing the penetration of the chemical.

[VX KAT]

I take offense to that comment Sue! Mine has few to no streaks in it, I just used dawn dish soap to get all the armorall crap off it and then smeared it on with a brush from HF. I think those with streaks are having issues with repeated spray on products that are saturated into the plastic, preventing the etching of the dye.

Sorry Chris I was trying to be so tactful .
gotta give me points for PCness in that line!
You may be right about what's alredy in the cladding affecting the SN.
My cladding was uber clean of all those products before I did the SN, maybe that's why I had good results.