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2012/10/27 13:29:12 (permalink)
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Peanut butter magic on black trim!

I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't tried it myself - peanut butter is amazingly effective in restoring exterior black trim! 
I have a 1991 black N/A MR2 and over the 20 years we have been together I have used all sorts of black trim detailing products off the shelf to try to retain, and in more recent years restore, the black in the side trim, around the windscreen wipers, around the rear lights, and that (ridiculous design) honeycomb piece in the boot.
A car enthusiast colleague told me they had heard about people using peanut butter to restore black trim - I did a google search and found similar claims so thought I would put it to the test, particularly since some of my trim (mainly around rear lights & in boot) was not responding that well to usual products.  I bought generic brand smooth peanut butter, put some on a rag, gave a couple of rubs on the no-longer-black rear trim, and presto! the wiped trim was black again!! Yes, you will get a bit of peanut butter in the cracks around the trim if you aren't careful but this is easy to remove (bit of cardboard, soft brush..) and otherwise no peanut butter residual smell.
I've now done all the rear black trim, including the honeycomb nightmare (used a mix of rag, sponge, toothbrush to effectively clean and then remove residual peanut butter). 
I've since washed the car and the trim is still black so that's why I thought it was time to share this discovery with you all.
I also had an idea that peanut oil might be just as effective but less messy, but it isn't.  Looks fantastic as a finish after original peanut butter clean but will wash/wear off.
Hope this is useful - or let me know if you have any peanut butter detailing experiences!
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    chase_d
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/27 14:44:12 (permalink)
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    What the....
    Not sure if serious...
     
    Post pics of results!

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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/27 22:22:23 (permalink)
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    lol, was tempted to try then I remember mice love it too
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/28 19:19:05 (permalink)
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    chase_d - I took a couple of pics but my camera is ancient so more effective if you try yourself.  Also quite a few pics when you do a google search.
     
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/29 08:57:33 (permalink)
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    I'm guessing its just the oil in the peanuts..


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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/29 09:17:18 (permalink)
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    has to be
    might as well rub peanut oil and see if that works.
    what products have you tried on the black trim mate..
    have you tried good old  tyre shine on it yet??

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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/29 09:37:07 (permalink)
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    Pics please. I love hearing about these "tricks". I tried the whole "toothpaste" over the lights, but the results weren't crash hot.

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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/10/31 19:12:12 (permalink)
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    What a waste of proteinnnnn! :(
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/11/18 18:32:31 (permalink)
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    Just tried it today, looks awesome, thanks for the tip :)
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/11/19 15:48:54 (permalink)
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    might be also the peanut butter being slightly abrasive...

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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/11/19 16:40:44 (permalink)
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    I suppose the real test would is does it stay black for a few weeks or longer term??

     
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2012/12/31 12:16:19 (permalink)
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    Do you have issues with dogs licking your car!!?? 
     
    I have previously used "so easy" tyre dressing on black plastic successfully, applied to a rag then to the plastic.  I have found with plastics that are quite dry/faded, you need to keep "feeding" them the product of choice, ie they fade again relatively quickly after first application but you just keep reapplying.  Then after a while the shine remains for a decent amount of time and a quick wipe brings it back great.
     
    In terms of polishing plastic lights et c, you can use car polish or I got this stuff:
     
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    Can work with just a rag but for major fade a power buff works quickly.  Brings up plastics like new, eg faded tail lights and indicators on the SW20.  I will post some pics in my showroom thread.
     
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2013/02/07 21:24:15 (permalink)
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    I'd say that would be a temporary fix, would be the same as wiping a bit of tyre shine on the rubbers.
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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2013/08/10 11:15:40 (permalink)
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    My dog likes peanut butter too much to try this!  Don't want him to start chasing cars!

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    Re:Peanut butter magic on black trim! 2014/03/12 14:46:47 (permalink)
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    I was going to order some Black Wow and thought I'd try this trick on my 90 centre panel (honeycomb type) first.
     
    It worked great! I should've taken a close up beforehand but here's the result,
     

     
    This is a 24 year old piece of plastic and was looking very grey and faded, especially around the MR2 in the middle. Pretty happy with the result, lets see how long it lasts!
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