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FYI these grilles are factory painted titanium silver when installed on S versions and then don’t biodegrade.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

My plastic front bumper grilles had gone white over many years Easy solution to restore them back to black rather than painting, I removed mine by removing the bumper but I suppose could be done still on the car just go careful. Bumper only took 10 minutes to remove so this might be something to consider. All you need is a heatgun, this will draw the oils in the plastic back to the surface and restore them back to their original colour. Literally a five minute job

POST 2Original post

Hmm, interesting idea. I've never heard of that process.

POST 3Original post

Very interesting I am going to experiment with that idea myself

POST 4Original post

I wonder how long will they last before they go white again.

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Little trick I learnt back in the 80's, done it many times and has a lasting result

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how hot are you getting them? to hot to touch or???? Wondering if I could do the wheel arch guards on my CRV without removing them and not burn the paint

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It will literally be instant, within a couple of seconds you will see it going black I know from experience it DOESNT work on all plastics Only way you'll know is try it away from any painted areas and if it doesn't turn within a few seconds then its not the right plastic

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Thanks for the info.

POST 10Original post

I never knew this was an option, I will be trying this in the next few weeks!

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New ones are $65. FYI these grilles are factory painted titanium silver when installed on S versions and then don’t biodegrade. https://www.gaudinporscheparts.com/oem-parts/porsche-grille-9865055530101c

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Iirc the type of plastic is actually molded into these parts ... to help recyclers.

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