Reviving old plastic

[bflippinw]

Anybody know any tricks to make 40 year old plastic items look new? Grabbed a fan shroud, washer fluid bottle at the salvage yard.

 

[grs44310]

WD40 gives a temporary shine. Not much you can do for yellowed plastic though.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

i used some paint, designed specifically for plastic, on the top of my washer fluid container and it has held up fantastic....about 2 years now....looks like a brand new one........just cleaned really well before i sprayed, that was it.

be carful on those old shrouds they are really brittle

 

[lowbush]

on some plastics rubbing compound will work to restore a shine. Other than that, plasti-dip, paint designed for plastic or dipping in epoxy are your best bets. Personally, I generally get a light carbon fiber cloth, and wrap the part in carbon fiber and epoxy it, it is stronger and looks good.

 

[77BRONKOTN]

Heat gun.

I've used it on motorcycle fenders etc back in the day.

Heat it until it is almost ready to melt, then stop.

There may be some more info on the net doing this.

Then I use old English furniture polish to keep it clean and shiny.

 

[pcf_mark]

I use this on black plastic parts and it works good - lasts a few months depending on exposure to sunlight and rain.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_1xz89d7vlf_b

 

[patterdale]

You are asking a rhetorical question. You may be able to make it look good for a while but you cannot reverse the deterioration of old plastic.

 

[bosshoff]

Krylon Fusion spray paint for plastic.