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I have been using this product for a while to restore the “black” in the plastic claddings in the various cars. This is the best of such products I have ever tried, it’s a kind of dense and transparent fluid and works very well, a little goes a long way. I’ve used it also in the trailer to restore the look of my batteries cover box, the tongue jack, bottles cover, cladding around the wheels (this is not a Lance).

Last week I found another use that maybe someone already know, but I feel it’s worth mentioning. I was working around the trailer which is five years old and I noticed that the black color on the steel frame is kind of “faded”, with a significant haze on top of the black. You wash it and as long as it’s wet it looks great, but when it dries up it’s old and tired. Mostly noticeable on the tongue, the back bumper and the corner jacks.

Well, I had the Trinova in my hands and I applied it on a small metal part... long story short, it works miracles, it brings back the original deep black, no residual stickiness at all on the surface. It actually seem to leave a film that should be protecting the paint. It really took away several years of age from the appearance of the trailer! I’m going to use it even more extensively from now on...

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Interesting. I may just have to give this a try as my frame paint is also looking old and tired, especially the back bumper which is starting to show signs of rust. Planning on selling the trailer soon and a product like this might just be enough to avoid having to repaint some of those areas. Thanks for posting.

R&V Spiker posted:

Interesting. I may just have to give this a try as my frame paint is also looking old and tired, especially the back bumper which is starting to show signs of rust. Planning on selling the trailer soon and a product like this might just be enough to avoid having to repaint some of those areas. Thanks for posting.

Randy, I have been dressing up my old trailer as well, I put it for sale yesterday since I’ll be getting my new 1995 in a few weeks. Much, much better with the frame and the back bumper deep black!!!..

@dht posted:

I'm using a rust converter before painting the chassis and I'm curious as to the finish of the paint: gloss, semi gloss or matte? The trailer spent  time near saltwater and needs some TLC.

The product is not a "paint" what it does is it clears off the hazing that most paints get after a while. The classic black frame paint is a prime example, with this product it gets a "like new" appearance, at least for a while...

@Iconnekt posted:

The product is not a "paint" what it does is it clears off the hazing that most paints get after a while. The classic black frame paint is a prime example, with this product it gets a "like new" appearance, at least for a while...

I used a similar product to remove chalking from epoxy paint on our boat years ago. It seemed to last about two months - but it looked great!

Yes, this is a bit more HD than hazing, unfortunately. On the "bright" side, the converter is also a primer that leaves the metal a semi gloss black - when done correctly. So far, I've done the tire carrier and when the weather improves, I'll start at the back bumper and work forward.

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