FlameRedJK

What products or methods have you guys used to give the stock bumpers/fenders their nice black coloring back?

gunbo75

I use 303. It works for me. It is pricey.

FresnoJK

303 is awesome. I have read peanut butter works well too. Mmmmmm. Now Im hungry.

08HokieJK

Tire black or Armor All work well. Mother's Back to Black works great too and lasts longer, but also takes longer to put on.

Krynn

303 does an amazing job and looks fantastic... until it rains hard. Then the nice deep black color turns right back into the old faded grey. The problem is it's more of a UV protector than a color restorer, and it takes a very heavy application to get a consistent black. So I've been reapplying 303 after every rainstorm. Living in south Louisiana, that gets expensive quick.

A coworker of mine uses a heat gun to restore his fenders, and I'm planning on trying the same this weekend. It draws the oils back to the surface making it look near new again. Be sure that your fenders are really clean as bugs/dirt/mud can get embedded if still on there when you apply the heat. Do a youtube search on 'use a heat gun to restore black plastic' to see a bunch of videos on how to do it. The problem is that it'll fade again in somewhere between 1 to 6 months (depending on exposure) as there is no UV protection on the fenders anymore.

And that's where he says using 303 comes into it's own, as it's primarily a UV protector. Apply a light coat after doing the heat gun treatment (wait for the plastic to cool first!), and then reapply another light coat every month or three (again, depending on exposure). It won't keep your fenders looking good forever, but it will greatly extend the time before you have to reuse the heat gun.

16 Unlimited Ways

Mother's Back to Black for me...

JKJA10

Definitely mothers back to black.

HELLBENDER-JK

Black Wow works wonders for me and lasts months!

BRSJK

Meguiars ultimate black. Used back to black until I found this. Way better than back to black IMO.

superjk10

Im gonna use a torch and burn the plastic a little and then ill use mothers it will look better than new