Trims under side windows.

[maggie01]

I have a Kia and the black trims under the side windows have faded to a sort of grey instead of the black they were. It is more of a plastic, not rubber. Does anyone else have this problem and is there anything I can use to bring them back to black?

[hardykat]

go to any car accessories shop and get some "back to black" (its actually for bumpers) it is a gel that you rub on leave for a bit and wipe of this is great and only takes about 2 minutes to do, you can use it on any part of the outside of the car which is black.
hope this helps

[wduk2005]

if that doesnt work you can try masking them up or taking them off give em a gentlr rub with very fine sand paper and spraying them with some aerosol black

[stubbings]

Traditional black wax shoe polish in a tin is the easiest and cheapest remedy !

[maggie01]

I tried the black shoe polish but it just wiped off. Perhaps it was the wrong sort.

[timbeau]

Halfords do an aerosol can, I cannot remember what it is called, spray on and wipe over, brings all your black trimmings up a treat!

[stubbings]

Sorry it didn't work Maggie - I used to use Cherry Blossom on on my old Seat's plastic bits and it brings our Clio's bumpers up a treat. I use it just like shoe polish - rub on with a cloth and buff with a soft brush when it has dried in. Far Eastern plastic must be different than European !!
Hope you get sorted !

[maggie01]

I have used the black liquid stuff you use on bumpers and it has darkened it quite a bit. I think it may need a few layers, but it looks like it is going to work. Thank you for all your help.