BMW Black Plastic Panniers

[MacFarlane]

My panniers are looking a wee bit tired, few scratches and so on.

I was thinking of using 'Black to black' to make it look a bit tidier, can anyone offer advice if.

1. This is a good idea

OR

2. A better product

Thanking you..........

 

[elevensies]

yeah that usually works, but remember its only a silicone spray so it wont last long, and dont get it on your tyres....

 

[D6]

the silicone cream in halfords does a better longer lasting job, fast black i think its called (halfords £4.99)

 

[Gecko]

If they are really heavily scratched then use wet and dry sand paper and rub out the deep scratchs - finsih off with kiwi black boot polish - they come up a treat I'm not kidding

 

[ebbo]

Now, believe it or not, I recently read of a guy who hammered a pan scrub in to the grained plastic finish of his panniers to restore the textured finish, some experimentation of how hard to hit the pan scrub was needed but according to him and a few others it makes a good substitute for the original finish (Do make sure you fully support the pannier from the back!).

I kid you not!

 

[motobiker]

black bumper spray... not the silicone stuff. the paint. I forget what its called though. Used it on the panniers a few years ago after a close encounter with a wall.. still look great. I also used it to bring the black plastic side panel back to 'as new' too - great stuff.

 

[marcopol]

Panniers

"Blackchrome", always works for me. Available in some car accessory shops.

 

[kanhulk13]

oops...sorry mate. With all the talk about silicon I thought this thread was about black plastic panties, not panniers. Something must be wrong with my eyes...

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Autoglym Bumper and plastic restorer

 

[Shep]

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[Gilesmdavis]

Results?

MacFarlane, did you have any joy with your panniers?

I'm about to embark on a similar project, going to try the sanding / pan scrub(!) / boot polish route but thought I'd check first.

Thanks

 

[Neil W]

Autoglym do a bumper shine product which does a very good job of restoring the look of standard non painted panniers.

 

[neilflash]

this has got to be a touch of de je vu i have just been watching discovery turbo channel (off work with flu) they recommended using smooth peanut butter as the oils bring out the dirt dont use the chunky stuff as this just causes a mess
The black plastic bumpers did look a treat on tele so who knows ??

 

[mpjbiker]

Clean, rub down, then Plasticote satin black-look like new!

 

[MacFarlane]

MacFarlane, did you have any joy with your panniers?

I'm about to embark on a similar project, going to try the sanding / pan scrub(!) / boot polish route but thought I'd check first.

Thanks

Nope they got worse, with life being short and all that I couldn't be harrassed to tart them up then.

To cut a long story short, dropped the bike on the Spittal of Glenshee last year, not that dramatic, bike was stationary, but gravity rules & incline of the hill dragged the bike couple of meters down, panniers taking the brunt of the drag

I was that upset by my tardy panniers I sold the bike and got a 1200, which I'm putting stickers on the panniers

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

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Like this one!!! Interesting thread.