I actually just tried the Mothers today because my next door neighbor had some. It works pretty well, but is a much thinner liquid than the VRT.

Overall opinion, if you're in a crunch for time and need to pick something up at the store, this does the job, but overall I like the VRT much better. It's a much thicker solution and seems to cover better.

 

I agree with you bills1974. I use to use back to black. Today I used Adam's VRT it worked like a champ! I will never use btb unless I'm in a pinch.

 

yup i havent had time but will get some VRT soon. but yea mothers does the job though, sure beats having that nasty faded plastic

 

I'm going to have to look into the Adam's product for this. BTB is only good for 3-4 weeks and then you have to reapply it. Something that lasts much longer would be awesome. I have tried the "poor mans fix" and have had great results. Liquid Black shoe polish. It worked awesome on my 1995 Benz's interior (leather steering wheel). Worked great on its exterior too. Got about 6-8 months out of one coat on the exterior but got 2 years on the steering wheel and then I sold it but it still looked great when I sold it.

One huge problem with BTB I had was that (used it on the suburban) after 2 months, the graying got much much worse than before the BTB treatment. Someone suggested rubbing synthetic motor oil (new). I will try that on the suburban. Sounds like a great idea as some of the synthetic oil (i would tend to think) would be absorbed into the plastic.

Would be great if a product came out that would be a one-time treatment for life.

 

Would be great if a product came out that would be a one-time treatment for life.

there is.. do like BB did. take it off. drive over to a body shop, and have them paint match it. done and done!

 

I painted mine no more gray wipercowl I just rattle canned it. I really should do it right and color match it.

 

You CAN get Nissan color matched spray in the rattle cans... for that "Do-it-yourself-with-specs-of-dust-and-bugs-in-it" look... :rofl:

 

Man, I need some of you guys to apply my VRT for me, it just doesn't work for me like it does for yall!! WTF?? 1 day and it looks blotchy, I've been using friggin Tire shine to keep my bedrails black, and you KNOW that is a last resort and I wouldn't do it if I didn't have too.

 

B2B works great for me. If yours is blotchy, you should keep rubbing it in, in a circular motion and press harder. when I do mine, i make sure it's thoroughly done and it'll last for months...

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-problems-dealer-service/66229-need-advice-faded-plastic.html

 

I use this product and works very good : Trim Care Protectant 16oz.

 

P's .....I believe that it hasn't been smoothed out and is just still too heavy in spots. With that product having a thicker viscosity, extra blending is required.

Also, as Gary mentioned, Other products may be "blocking" the penetration which could explain "wet spots"

 

Ive had a bit of trouble with the VRT as well. But it was the humidity that was my issue. I would put it on in the evening time after the sun went down, and the humidity made it look all blotchy the next day. I asked P about this and he told me to apply it earlier in the day and allow it to fully dry.
Problem solved. No more blotches.
I also found that I have to really work the stuff into the cowl. Mine has really faded thanks to the GA and NC sun.
Eventually I will paint the darn thing and be done with it.

 

Nice!! ^^^Thank you!

 

krylon fusion paint would work great on the cowl and other pieces. I used it to paint the trim on my avalanche! lasted longer than I kept the truck and withstood pressure washers w/o chipping or fading. I'm going to try it out b/c I sick of applying the oily stuff only to attract more dust