H2 Bumpers faded...Here is your answer

[HumminNBoatin']

I have searched and searched for the best product to bring black back to my bumper. And the FNG Codered pointed me in the right direction. I thought I would show it off a bit. Take your Mothers Back to Black and thow it in the trash. This stuff is a die and is permanent.

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AFTER
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[codered]

Lookin good man. Did you get the whole truck done with just one bottle?

[Ditchdigger]

Very cool, where did you get the spray shine from?

[mbdougl]

http://www.griotsgarage.com/p2p/searchResults.do?method=view&search=basic&keyword=bumper&sortby=newArrivals&page=1


Thanks for the tip , my bumpers look bad and nothing seems to last. I'll give it a try.

[HumminNBoatin']

Lookin good man. Did you get the whole truck done with just one bottle?

Yup one bottle did it all. I still have plenty left over. I am thinking of doing the tires too. Not sure If I have enough to do them but I will probubly start that process next week after I get back from Kinzalow's.

[frenzy1]

great job ! thanks for the tip !

[codered]

Yup one bottle did it all. I still have plenty left over. I am thinking of doing the tires too. Not sure If I have enough to do them but I will probubly start that process next week after I get back from Kinzalow's.

That will be an all day process to do the those big ole tires of yours. On a side note, my tailight gaurds came in. They helped the look of the H2 a ton!

[splne1]

Just ordered me one!!!!:clapping:

[Marauder]

I have been using Griots Garage products for many years. All very good. I have some of this but havent used it on the Hummer.

I did just order their 'Rubber Prep' to strip any old leftover goo from the bumpers before I use this.

I currently use their Vinyl and Rubber Dressing on the bumpers. It has a UV protectant to help prevent the fading.

[Intercooled]

Let us know how the durability is. I have tried many products too. Most seem to wear off pretty quick or streak in the rain. I have heard good things about "back to black" and am going to give that a try. I just got it and applied it to my door handle buckets and black plastic on the mirrors. I want to give that a test before I do the bumpers. So far it looks great. It has removed the chalky white residue. ( or has it just masked it ?) I want to give it a few rains and washes to check how it works out.

[finbox]

looks great, but they all do JUST AFTER you applie it.

but wait 3 months to see if it will stay

[transam95]

how is it holding up??? after a week. Back to black comes off after you wash it a few times I have noticed

[porschett]

I've tried this before, but I'll stick with "Black Again" I have my H2 washed 3 to 4 times a week. Black Again is the ONLY product I've even found to stand up to the commercial car washes.

I use it on the tires on the Porsches, but it would take too much to do the Hummer. I just let the car wash use their stuff !

[ROUSHDEMON]

Bought mine over the weekend, i'll let you know how it works out for me:D
Thanks for the tip!

[splne1]

THIS STUFF IS GREAT!!!!!:clapping: THANKS FOR THE LINK TO ORDER!!!

[Intercooled]

Lets keep this thread going with some periodic updates, hopefully with the feed back we can narrow down what product works the best. Seems there are a few different products being talked about. I'll report back on "Black Again" after some rain and a few washes. My H2 stays outside 24/7, so that in itself is a good test.

[HummerMann]

That looks great! Just ordered some today. Thanks for the information!!:perfect10s:

[orlasttoy]

how's it held up after a few months? b4 & after pix? :)

[ROUSHDEMON]

I bought it two months ago and it still looks as black as my buddy Jerrol....:D
It works great!

[orlasttoy]

YAY ordered. Thanks.

[Cazador]

Will this product or Black Again work on the SUT tonneau cover?

[GRTWHT1]

:iagree: Yeah what he said. Has anyone used it on the toneau cover.
Do you need to clean with anything specific prior to application?

[JThummer]

just ordered a bottle, then thought maybe i should have ordered 2. is one bottle good for all the trimming? :twak:

[[__--MUD--__]]

I dont have any of those black parts on my rig, but it looks to me like its just dirty. If all of the texture was faded, i'd try one of those products.. But the raised parts of the texture are black, and the recessed parts are whitish - possibly holding dirt/water stains/wax. Anyone try just scrubbing w/ a stiff bristle brush and some dish soap?

[codered]

just ordered a bottle, then thought maybe i should have ordered 2. is one bottle good for all the trimming? :twak:


It will be close. But you should be alright. If not buy another one. It can't hurt!

[porschett]

So how's the other stuff holding up?

I found the link for "Black Again" Guess I should have put it in my previous post. Me Bad!

http://www.properautocare.com/blacagextrim.html

[Intercooled]

I have used black again for past 4 months or so. It doesnt hold up that long. It will wash off after a few rains and washes. It looks great after applied and will last a decent time unless it rains pretty hard. My H2 stays outside 24/7 also. I would bet it would last longer if your garage yours. I my try the Griots stuff next.

[HumminNBoatin']

I gotta tell you the Griot's Garage stuff still looks just as good as the day I put it on. It has not faded at all. My truck sits outside 24/7 as it no longer fits in the garage (37's+Lift+Roof Rack+ roof mounted spare=8'6") . The only wear it has is on top from me walking all over the bumper when climbing up to the roof rack. This is to be understood though as I am usually walking on it with muddy boots while offoad to get straps out of my roof mounted storage etc....

Just a little touch up will solve the problem. The front bumper looks great.

The white chalky stuff you see in the crevases is a compination of sun damage and wax debrise from washing. Even if you scrub your bumper it will still be faded and chalky when you are done. I whiped everything down with paint thinner beforehand to be sure it was 100% clean before I applied the Griots Garage Die.

This stuff is legit! Like I said before take your "Back to Black" and thow it in the trash.

[GRTWHT1]

Did you protect the body (painted parts) when you applied this. On my white truck I notice a little yellowing under the black trim. I suspect this could be from using a silcone product to bring the black back.:twak:

[HumminNBoatin']

It does not stick to paint very well at all. You can wipe it right off of your paint with rubbing alcohol after it dries.

[ROUSHDEMON]

I agree with HumminBoatin, I've used it only once like 3 months ago and its as black as it was the first day as well.... pretty good stuff! Best investment yet.:clapping:

[dvl57]

I thought everyone who's interested in buying this product should consider buying this bottle from this website vs. buying directly through Griot's....
Griot's charges $6.50 for shipping when this site offers free shipping PLUS they give you a bonus product of Griot's for free.
So, all you pay is for $12.99!

www.autoanything.com

Free Griot's Speed Shine


I just ordered mine- paid by Paypal too!

:clapping:

[GRTWHT1]

Thanks for the link:D I just ordered some today.

[ROUSHDEMON]

I thought everyone who's interested in buying this product should consider buying this bottle from this website vs. buying directly through Griot's....
Griot's charges $6.50 for shipping when this site offers free shipping PLUS they give you a bonus product of Griot's for free.
So, all you pay is for $12.99!

www.autoanything.com

Free Griot's Speed Shine


I just ordered mine- paid by Paypal too!

:clapping:

Thanks dude!!! Good looking out!

[vandy0090]

hey guys ive been using the mothers back to black because it doesnt leave a greasy residue. hows this stuff. i just hate when i lean up against it getting a big black mark on my cloths? im going to have to try it out. :excited:

[ROUSHDEMON]

yeah, that wont happen with this stuff... just try it, its cheap!:D

[GRTWHT1]

:iagree: This stuff is the real deal. I used it on my SUT hard cover and it did a beautiful job and has lasted months and is showing no fading.

[NJ H2]

I gotta tell you the Griot's Garage stuff still looks just as good as the day I put it on. It has not faded at all. My truck sits outside 24/7 as it no longer fits in the garage (37's+Lift+Roof Rack+ roof mounted spare=8'6") . The only wear it has is on top from me walking all over the bumper when climbing up to the roof rack. This is to be understood though as I am usually walking on it with muddy boots while offoad to get straps out of my roof mounted storage etc....

Just a little touch up will solve the problem. The front bumper looks great.

The white chalky stuff you see in the crevases is a compination of sun damage and wax debrise from washing. Even if you scrub your bumper it will still be faded and chalky when you are done. I whiped everything down with paint thinner beforehand to be sure it was 100% clean before I applied the Griots Garage Die.

This stuff is legit! Like I said before take your "Back to Black" and thow it in the trash.

X a GAZZILLION!!

I tried "Back to Black" which turned "Right to White" after about 3 washes. Then I read this post by HumminNBoatin and bought the Griot's Garage stuff and it worked great! It's been since Memorial Day ... through a lot of washing and even a Wheeling Trip to RC! It still looks like new and didn't fade at all!
This stuff get's High Scores! I loave it!! :perfect10s:
Thanks HumminNBoatin! :clapping: :D

[pdxrealtor]

51833

51834

51832Thanks for posting about this H/B!

I just put two coats on my rear bumper and what a difference. I'm doing all the black on my truck! :D

Here's a tip.... -- cut the very top of the bottle off and use a sponges style paint brush to apply. It is so much quicker this way!

When you're done, just grab a spice jar from the back of the cabinet to store what's left.

I bought 3 bottles, and after 2 heavy coats I didn't even use 1/4 of the bottle. ;)

Here's some before and after pics...

[Cazador]

Did my bumpers, body trim and door handles over the weekend. This stuff is amazing, but they all look amazing at first. Keeping my fingers crossed for similar results to other here down the road. If this is something that only needed to be done a couple times a year that would be a Godsend.

I didn't do the SUT cover as I'm planning to have that sucker Rhino lined after the hail damage I sustained.

[pdxrealtor]

From what the OP says his has lasted. This stuff seems like a dye of some sort.

The bumper seems to soak it up, it just wipes right off of plastic like the turn signal lens.

Somewhere I read it wipes right off the paint also.

[DRTYFN]

Stock bumpers:giggling: :giggling: :giggling:

[Cazador]

From what the OP says his has lasted. This stuff seems like a dye of some sort.

The bumper seems to soak it up, it just wipes right off of plastic like the turn signal lens.

Somewhere I read it wipes right off the paint also.

Yes, it's a dye. Yes, it does wipe right off lenses and paint. My truck is white and I wasn't super careful. The remaining dye on the paint came right off with no problems. Looking forward to testing the longevity. :)

[guruerror]

Take them off and gett'em Line-Xed.

Cost me about $600 to do the front bumper (plastic and metal), fender flares, the bits on the side below the doors, and the rear bumper.

[Intercooled]

Take them off and gett'em Line-Xed.

Cost me about $600 to do the front bumper (plastic and metal), fender flares, the bits on the side below the doors, and the rear bumper.

That looks awesome. Worth the $600. Does the lineX fade at all? how about chipping on the front metal bumper?

[guruerror]

There's two kinds of Line-X they had...one was the 'standard' which is what I had done. It has dulled ever so slightly to the normal, stock look...how it looked when the vehicle was new.

There was also a premium Line-X which is guaranteed to maintain a higher gloss...and they can color match this to any paint color. It would have been $150 more, but I liked the slightly dull 'new' stock look.

It's been over a year and about 20,000 miles (on and off road...and a road trip from Maryland to Maine) not a single chip on it anywhere. That stuff is TOUGH!

Yeah...$600 seemed like a good deal at the time...now I think it was a GREAT deal. Keep in mind that I removed all the parts myself, transported them, and put them back on...so I only paid for the Line-X to coat them.

[vandy0090]

That looks awesome. Worth the $600. Does the lineX fade at all? how about chipping on the front metal bumper?


that looks f in tight!


as far as the fading or chipping no and no. i was really suprised with how durable this stuff is. when i was a kid i was working at a truck yard. we did my bosses truck bed. we had engines and trannys gettin tossed in and out of it all day. never a chip or a scrape. i belive there is a lifetime warr. on it even if it does. looks good then painted also. might be something to look into

[pdxrealtor]

Take them off and gett'em Line-Xed.

Cost me about $600 to do the front bumper (plastic and metal), fender flares, the bits on the side below the doors, and the rear bumper.

Ya.. that looks great! I've got other priorities for now, but by the time those are done it should be just about time to re-do the bumpers... :D

[Cazador]

The line-x looks effin amazing! Nice!

How was the fit when you re-attached the bits n pieces? Did having them coated effect the way they lined up with anything?

I may have to drop by the line-x dealer and have a talk about this. :)

[HumminNBoatin']

Man that line-x looks great. I did not realize it would stick to plastic! But $600 is a lot more than a $12 bottle. lol.

I use the bedliner in a can on my bumpers all the time. lol.

[Easy Ed]

:fdance: ;)

Stock bumpers:giggling: :giggling: :giggling:

[guruerror]

The line-x looks effin amazing! Nice!

How was the fit when you re-attached the bits n pieces? Did having them coated effect the way they lined up with anything?

I may have to drop by the line-x dealer and have a talk about this. :)

The fit was tight on some parts...especially on the sections where the fender flares overlap, or tuck under, the bit below the door (running board?). When I took it to the Line-X shop they asked me to lay the pieces out so they could see how they went together and where they overlapped so they knew what to coat and what not to coat.

On some of the pieces that attach with the push-in clips/buttons I had to open the whole back up a little with a large drill bit...but all in all it snapped back together very nicely.

Beauty of the whole thing is that everything matches...I got the whole idea when I bought the sides steps. They came with the replacement 'running boards' that have the notches cut out for your foot...but the running boards were not textured like the stock pieces; the new ones were actually meant to be painted to match the body color...so I thought 'what would make them all match AND be rugged as hell?' -- Line-X!



Man that line-x looks great. I did not realize it would stick to plastic! But $600 is a lot more than a $12 bottle. lol.

I use the bedliner in a can on my bumpers all the time. lol.

The tech at the Line-X store said the same thing about plastic, but the owner of the shop showed me samples of other things he'd sprayed. Trust me, it sticks to plastic. This guy had test coated it on everything...glass, plastic, metal, wood...Line-X is awesome.

Funny you mention the bedliner in a can...my nephew has a Jeep Laredo and wanted to do his truck just like mine (until his found out how much it would cost...he's only 16 and $600 is fortune to him) so we ended up doing his with the canned bedliner. We put on about 4 coats and it turned out pretty good but I worry about how this will hold up over time and after a high-pressure car wash.

[HumminNBoatin']

Well let me clarify my Bedliner in a can usage. I only use it on the steel parts. Not the plastic. I really don't know how well it would hold up on plastic either. I have found that after offroad trips my rockrails, and bumpers typically get scratched up. So I just shot it all with bedliner in a can. It really holds up very well to washing and I have not had any problems with it flaking at all. But it does get scratched off when I go dragging the truck over boulders. However I just use a wire wheel to get the rust out of the scratch and touch it up with a little and I am good to go!

[H2 Bill]

I bought some of the Griots too and it turned out great! Does anybody know how to get it of of the concrete driveway?@#%!

[Intercooled]

Just cleaned the SUT on beautiful day here in NH. Man, the stock plastic bumpers get worse every year. I have posted on this thread before, i used "BLack Again", and that would last only a few rains and washes. Its time to try the Griots product in the next couple of weeks.
Any feed back from the guys who have had it on for a long while now with-out reapplying?

[pdxrealtor]

No problems for me and I've been washing my truck 2x a week at the drive up do it yourself carwash that uses the power sprayer.

I did notice a little white dull area but I hit the bumper with some maquires plastic cleaner an all has been well since.

Thumbs up IMO

[HumminNBoatin']

HA I started this thread 10 months ago and still have not had to re apply to any of my trim. It looks just as good as the day I did it.

[pdxrealtor]

I bought 3 bottles- I've done the front bumper x3 the hood handles x3 the rear bumper x2.

Getting ready to do the roof crossbar arms.... x3! :)

[cooptra]

gots me 2 bottles yeeeehawwwww:perfect10s: :perfect10s: :perfect10s: :drama:

[KT2T]

Ditto, two bottles ordered and on the way to me. Much thanks to Eric for this great recommendation!

73,
Mike

[Intercooled]

ok Guys, I finally dod the griots trim restorer this weekend.
great stuff. Went on nice and easy and smooth. I took the advice and used a foam brush and stored the remaining in a mason jar. I think I only used about 1/8 of the bottle. The first coat was a touch streaky and blochy and had me worried. the second coat filled everything in and covered great. the luster and color are perfect and it looks like new factory. Hopefully this will last and I wont need any more dressings. None of them seemed to work for very lomg any how.
Some befores:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots006.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots007.jpg

[Intercooled]

Here are the results after 2 coats:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Griots008.jpg

[HumminNBoatin']

:redx:

[Intercooled]

what the hell.....:mad:

[Intercooled]

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots011.jpg

[Intercooled]

oops the last 2 are after application of 2 coats
here are few more befores:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots006.jpg

[Intercooled]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots009.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/Intercooled/Hummer/Griots010.jpg

[shortya]

Just ordered 2 bottles!!! Thanks for the tip!

[Bimmer9938]

Just curious...anyone ever try this?

http://www.quadratec.com/products/91083_601.htm

[HumminNBoatin']

Just FYI.....

It has now been 1 full year since I used the Griot's Garage product, and all my black trim still looks totally awesome!

[guruerror]

It's been over a year since I got mine Line-X'ed...I think they're still black...it's hard to tell under all the dirt. ;)

[Bimmer9938]

Do you guys think the Griot's Rubber Prep is necessary before applying the bumper rand trim re conditioner?

[Intercooled]

I cleaned the bumpers with detail spray and then did a denatured alchohol wipe down. The alchohol cleaned all the crevices real good and removed any oils or dirt.

[The_Yeti]

Thanks, just ordered a bottle from AutoAnything free ship and got a bottle of griots speed shine for free. Hopefully be applying it next weekend. Holiday Shining!! :dancingbanana:

[Bimmer9938]

I bought some too, can't wait to use it. :beerchug:

[tyler1bo]

Great tip! Definitely will look into that once mine start to turn!
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