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    Give "Stoners Trim Shine" a try. I dont see anyone here mentioning it. Saw an ad in "Motor Trend" for it and gave it a shot. Sprays on like a can of spray paint and works really well, under $4 a can. Just sprays on with no wiping. Theres so much cladding you go thru it pretty quick though. Held up nicely to the IL winter/salt so far.

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    Remember guys, this "Forever Black" is not a polish, wax or other dressing to make the caldding look glossy. It is a dye, it soaks into the cladding and embeds the dark black color in the plastic directly. So it isn't sticky, does not attract bugs or dust nor can it be wiped off after it has set.

    You can apply one of those other dressing treatments afterwards to make it glossy, but in my case it made the cladding so much blacker that I did not feel the need to also make it glossy. My VX is painted black and from a distance of say, 15 feet or more, it is almost impossible to tell that the cladding is plastic and not just more painted metal body panels.

    I am pretty sure that there is no other product like it out on the market.

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    I'll be giving that dye a shot when it gets a little warmer, without a doubt.

    thanks again WyrreJ for testin' it!
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    So WyrreJ is this the stuff I want?...

    Forever BLACK silicone-free Tire Gel
    http://www.autogeek.net/forblactirge.html

    or this:

    Forever Black Bumper & Trim Dye Kit
    http://www.autogeek.net/forblacbumtr.html

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    As much as I like the Mother's Back 2 Black; once it does wear off my cladding has been looking dried out. I recently tried "Eagle One" long lasting Silicon Tire Dressing in a spray can on both my tires & cladding. I didn't wipe any off...just sprayed it on and left it air dry. It looks a little too "wet shine" at first but after about a day it looks great! I thought it lasted about as long as Back 2 Black but didn't look all dried out when it wore off. Didn't notice any streaking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cyrk
    So WyrreJ is this the stuff I want?...

    Forever BLACK silicone-free Tire Gel
    http://www.autogeek.net/forblactirge.html
    That is the one.

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