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Need some help bring those plastics back to life?


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Ford Ka's are **** cars in general, but seriously, is there any car that suffers plastic-fade issues worse than Ford Ka? The amount of Ford Ka's I see with borderline light grey bumpers on because they've faded so badly.

That's assuming they haven't been eaten by the inevitable rust that takes over the sills, filler cap and bonnet about a year after manufacture.

Edit: before you say anything, my missus has had two Ka's, I do know where I'm coming from lol :D

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Ford Ka's are **** cars in general, but seriously, is there any car that suffers plastic-fade issues worse than Ford Ka? The amount of Ford Ka's I see with borderline light grey bumpers on because they've faded so badly.

That's assuming they haven't been eaten by the inevitable rust that takes over the sills, filler cap and bonnet about a year after manufacture.

Edit: before you say anything, my missus has had two Ka's, I do know where I'm coming from lol :D

No just Ka's. All the plastics on my Focus ST went grey too. Had to have them all painted gloss black.

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No just Ka's. All the plastics on my Focus ST went grey too. Had to have them all painted gloss black.

If it was me, I'd take all the plastics off. Rub them down. Spray them with a strong grey primer, then spray with a black matte or gloss as you say. I'm guessing they won't fade anywhere near as much after.

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