TESTED: Fender and Trim Restoration Products on REALLY FADED Jeep Fenders!

[@o3djeeps]

Any of these products stand out to you? What is your favorite (even if it isn't in this comparison)? What is your prediction on which will be the best overall product?

[@Elienguitar]

Cerakote. Looks like a "clear" winner.

[@katbot2190]

I liked how the chemical guys section looked.

[@ronniemullis8717]

Cerakote

[@Itin-el1pw]

Need a 30 or even a 90 day update. Nice video!!

[@jetemman]

Respect to you for keeping you hand straight and steady cuting the tapes.

[@Officialshayne]

@16:15 “I feel like I’m back at college again... except smaller”😂

[@tntractor1]

I lol at that.

[@captseamus]

Older and more wrinkles but shorter counts!

[@aw-nl7ri]

I almost spit my drink out😂 was not expecting that at all

[@katbot2190]

The Chemical Guys product looked pretty good.

[@Grenyas]

Penetrol is one that gets recommended often on the forums, but it's not available everywhere. Honestly, since these will eventually get faded again, I'd just go the best route and paint them with SEM Trim Black spray paint. Looks as good as new and will last longer.

[@greencars9862]

Thanks for your comment. This is exactly what I was looking for. Ordered four cans for my 01 V70.

[@zoemaravilla2538]

Penetrol? The one used to thin oil based paint?

[@yankeydoodoodoo]

Back to black looks the most natural to my eyes.

[@MCMedina20]

Very well made video! So organized and not biased for any one brand. Also there were many options so thank you for your honest reviews!

[@litfuses7765]

This is the kinda video I was looking for, you did an outstanding job with the comparisons and the test. I will be using your affiliate link!!! Thank you!!!

[@celestelongway7315]

We got an old volvo and we're trying to restore it a bit. Thanks for your work. Thumbs up.

[@petemiller519]

Great video! I used Forever Black and really like it. Haven't finished the whole video, so it will be interesting to see the whole vid. Cheers.

[@ricardokim544]

This guy is very good, intelligent.

[@Clip7heApex]

Forever black is my favourite. It's the only one that seems to last. It will need at least 2 maybe 3 coats for the first time application or it will look streaky. It goes quite a long way. Used 2 bottles in the last 8 years on my Ford Transit van which has not flaked off and still looks good. I go over it once every 12 to 18 months or so to keep it looking good. Tried loads of other brands but they either flaked off, went patchy or weathered away too quickly. Not a fan of the ceracote either as I find it too shiny.

[@MrShelbyblue]

Great job on the video, I like the Cerakote!

[@germanshepherd13]

Excellent comparison!!

[@BertMacklin_FBI]

Cerakote for the win!

[@fwschnaar3179]

Glad to see Your back.... Hope all is going well ! 👍

[@slm5292]

This was a very well made video. Well done sir.

[@jasperben6661]

Nice video! I used a pocket torch for my 2003 tj last 3yrs ago. Still black and shines never get dull or faded. No other chemical been used just the torch.

[@WilliamVG]

Pocket torch? Will I get the same results with a heat gun? Looking full a even look.

[@Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater]

@@WilliamVGProbably. There are lots of videos of people restoring plastics with heat guns and torches. Works better than any of these products if you are reasonably careful and lasts way longer.

[@tluva1020]

​@@Dr_Kenneth_Noisewaterlol

[@larrycrews3651]

Chemical guys is the best I've used

[@XxChrisWestxX]

That cerakote went hard not gonna lie lmao

[@starrskreamgaming]

i used cerakote on a 2017 cherokee, automatic car wash 2-3x a week for 2 years never faded. Did two coats.

[@philhunt1442]

which is which? I like the third one on the second bumper but you never say what it is? the one before the forever black

[@Mason-Dain]

Cerakote is the best

[@JonathanBoone-dy4cr]

Lineseed oil 15bucks 32oz. Turpentine 9bucks 32 oz. Home depot. Mix 50/50. Only need very little wipe on wipe off.

[@jayb0nd007]

You sound like Ray Romano from everybody loves Raymond great video though

[@mikeg338]

That black stuff and forever black have the brush marks because you applied so much. They are dyes, and really thin coats work best followed by a second coat if needed. When I use them, I spread it until it almost seems like it's spreading dry. I use the amount you used to do probably 1/5th of a bumper... They are also pretty permanent, as well as the cerakote which I think is a ceramic but don't quote me, haven't used it, but know from other people it's pretty good. I like the dyes more because they're matte like most trim, can always dress or ceramic coat it if gloss is preferred, but they're all better on interiors.. they will work in a pinch for exterior though.. that said, the rest are dressings and will only last maybe a few washings or 1 -4 weeks. I love forever black. I have used it on customers cars and 10 months later it looks just as good as when I applied it. Another less well known dressing that works great on exterior is Meguiars all season dressing. It's marketed for tires but works great on trim! and it's solvent based instead of water, so it doesn't run in the rain like VRP and other dressings and lasts much longer. Plus it smells like grape! lol

[@BLUEORCHID67]

Hi need best advise possible for renewing 2004 faded bumper on Honda CRV..I don't want anything too shiny since it's old car so I would say matte.

[@urntwrthyZ]

You can EASILY get a year+ on Cerakote. I'm past two years, but the cars are garage kept with covered parking at work.

[@sturgus1]

@@urntwrthyZshiny look

[@parkerbertsch2635]

Anyone else see the lizard in the wheel well at 2:06

[@paulcarragher2067]

Great vid. As a JK owner whose Jeep sees off-road (AOAA/rausch creek), the fenders and trim take a beating. I have used Maguire's back to black which works well. It still only take a time or two out in the coal dust to deteriorate. I'm really interested to see the cerakote product. Seems like it will repel better. I wonder how it would hold up on steel bumpers?

[@thefartdart]

i used Cerakote on mine last over 1 1/2 years on my fenders

[@John-yf4ie]

I have a 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon that I use daily. I wanted to keep the fenders clean and bright. So I wash it 2-3 times a week and use a quality car wash. I clean the fenders only using a car wash with no wax. I decided to try Turtle Hybrid Vinyl Restore for Fenders. This is the worst chemcial I ever tried. It ran, blotches and smudges and began to peel when dried. Almost impossible to remove without damaging the vinyl. We use car washes, purchased a bug and tar remover pad, added Dawn to the warm water. Emailed Turtle Wax several times in one week, no response!! Decided to Try Mother's Heavy Duty Trim cleaner using their small brush. Finally I used the Bug and tar wash pad spreading the trim cleaner. Wiped drie with micro clothe and next cleaned entrie fender using another pad in warm water with dawn. Rinsed and dried. In my garage I spread Mother's Back to Black with a new micro pad. After 2-3 applications and buffing fenders look new. Back to Black will last 2-3 washes but easy to apply and looks new each time. I've done 5 other Jeeps in 1 week using this method and each customer are really happy with the results. I get $110.00 for fender job. Not one complaint. Now I have another 15 customers who want just the fenders restored. My total cost for materials is $25.00

[@808G8GT]

So basically by buffing side to side you contaminated the surface with the neighboring product. Not necessarily the dyes but the cream/ gel type like VRP etc.

[@Milkmans_Son]

maybe they made a change at some point over the last 3 years, but the directions for the Cerakote I bought recently say do not apply more than one coat.

[@celestelongway7315]

Nice job , dude.

[@eddiegonzales8431]

Your rubbing them all in together...there goes a true comparison.

[@o3djeeps]

You must have been watching a different video.

[@yayogarcia9871]

Great video😃👍

[@Terry-sb4bk]

The Cerakote is what I used but wasn’t impressed with it. The pads dried quickly and it took all of the pads to do my Silverado 2500HD.

[@MasterArmedforces]

Over the past 3 or 4 years I have tried everything on my 20 year old pickup trucks black trim here under the brutal sun in Southern Florida. Most of the trim was very very light grey, with some areas even white. The last thing I used was the Cerakote, I really wanted it to work. I can tell you this from experience, it is a nightmare to apply on very smooth plastic finishes. You'll get better results on a finish which is somewhat textured. Although as hard as I tried, and followed directions, it did not go on evenly, but it did look much better than before. Fast forward now four months later and the ceramic coat is still intact but somehow the finish underneath it is once again fading to its previous shades of light gray and white. I have no idea how that can happen. So now this can only mean that I'm going to have to go through the painstaking nightmare process of removing the ceramic coat with headache inducing acetone, (nail polish remover), as instructed by customer service at Cerakote. If I could've purchased trim fenders for this truck, I would've done so a couple of years ago. But since it is so old nobody carries them anymore. My next solution is one which I didn't want to turn to, because you cannot armor-all it afterwards. And that will be just flat out painting the fenders and trim with black trim paint.

[@WilliamVG]

Maybe I'm too picky but after those results, I wouldn't use any one of them on my Jeep. Doesn't look anywhere near original ABS black. You tried the heat gun method?

[@terryburton971]

Cerakote looks the best not sure on the others in person

[@cadenceandfamily2159]

This was helpful! I was getting screwed by all these random parts coming in here and there and then watching this video reminded me of years ago when I was thinking about buying a wrangler. Strange, like I was being coded by life and other. So at least watching this video gave a solution, seriously why is fixing a vehicle and ordering parts that difficult! I'm excited though because I ordered trim that was supposed to be grey and showed up black. Now I don't have to buy more useless shit that will sit around the garage! Thanks! I am probably going to go with cericote

[@isackhernandez3691]

Doesn't the buff contaminated the results

[@underfundedaddict3806]

tired of amazon..why cant i buy ceratoke locally...guess i'll never use it..ill go down your list and use guys that work with folks with an actual store with local employees. I appreciate your time and effort..very useful and informing..thank you big time

[@jbonewitz]

Walmart carries Cerakote, and it’s cheaper than anywhere else I looked. But if you don’t like Amazon, I suppose you won’t step in a Walmart either.

[@thainnei]

I’ve used chemical guys VRP but they do kind of left with white stuff on it. My favorite one is ( black trim kote ) from Detail King .

[@cookinitmax]

I use black shoe polish and it comes with its on sponge Applicator use a couple coats Bam Just in case none of you know 👍👍

[@Nissan370_z]

Cerakote the best.

[@haleychampion4405]

After application, how long should the fenders sit before reinstalling/driving around with them on?

[@dtna]

Cerakote! Guaranteed for 200 washes.

[@jameslee1292]

How long let it dry I am working on Mini Cooper fender

[@trashyoutubetriestocensorm8951]

I like when he said "to their orginal black glory" Black is glorious!

[@entombedentity7059]

Can you update this with Adams and chemical guys black on black, trim gel, and wet black?

[@latashagrunden3510]

Off to buy those wipes! Just wish it wasn’t supposed to rain for the next 5 days! 🥴

[@stevenlengyel9701]

UV protection?

[@crueljimi]

Lizard leaps onto frame rail behind tire then scurries toward rear bumper, lol…2:03

[@dlchapman4311]

" #LeapingLizards" 🦎 #Geico #PawPatrol 😆 🤣

[@leskobrandon538]

I seen a KZbinr video with a Cherokee XJ that restored his faded fender flares by using a heat gun and that's all he did...

[@mohdazharabubakar3515]

So which one is the winner?

[@urntwrthyZ]

Cerakote will blow all of those away...easily

[@drummerstar1190]

VPR for me works the best

[@eyeonart6865]

Durability is what I am interested in.

[@scottmoore2369]

I used the Cerakote trim restorer. The Good- it works. The Bad- 10 wipes is stupid, this is a foolish application. Not nearly enough material to do anything but a very small area. It's just not cost-effective. The Ugly - I followed the directions to a 'T' and because there is such a small amount of product on 10 small wipes, it's a rip-off. This resulted in streaks. I believe the product is solid but this application method is nonsense. You need a bottle of the liquid and application rag. Their application method again is foolishness. I was very disappointed. You would need about 20 tiny wipes per fender so that's 2 packages per fender Which is about $40/ fender ($20/ 10 Wipes). $160 to do all 4 fenders is a lot.

[@fish97826]

I did my whole jeep (front + back bumpers, Handles, plate and tire holder, cowl guards, and mirrors) all with one package, you have to apply in the buffing motion with slight pressure, just wiping it on will not suffice, a little goes a long way, Each bumper took two wipes, everything else one. Either you're driving an all trim car or you have no idea what you're doing

[@urntwrthyZ]

You don't know what you are doing. I did two cars with three wipes each.

[@EJfromNYC]

update???

[@allen.senderson]

*great joke man, i really got a laugh out of it*

[@gudmundurjonasson1334]

cerakote must be the vinner

[@sanmanDC050]

Dose that watch come with a wall mount? Lol.

[@no_handle_required]

Still. haven't found anything that works as well as solution finish

[@kmet2000]

Heat gun?

[@o3djeeps]

That is not the point. The point is which of the products perform the best. But... maybe I could do a section just for comparison.

[@Wrangzilla]

I got the joke before you even made it… ha

[@aussie8114]

Gtechniq ceramic coating.

[@JonathanBoone-dy4cr]

1 store. Black shoe polish.

[@Islamwith786]

Try the ceramic coat

[@patriciamurray9324]

That back to black don't stay soon as rain it fade back I need something that stays black forever

[@misterkota1252]

Can’t stand the music. Why do people insist on using rap music as background music for their videos. So annoying

[@Gabriel-fh8ms]

I didn't hear any rap at all. I just hear a beat and instrumentals...

[@apples8872]

@@Gabriel-fh8ms lol

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

There is no such thing as Rap Music. Its either Rap OR Music.

[@PaulCrandall]

I could not agree with you more. That kind of of background “music” is annoying and completely unnecessary. Ruins a lot of otherwise good videos. It’s like you’re trying to have a conversation with someone and there’s some little kid in the background yammering on.

[@henpikehenpike5391]

Amen

[@bobhodson7640]

The back ground music sure sounds strange, would have been better with out the music.

[@donlum9128]

I use a brass brisile brush to remove the dead plastic then use cerakoat

[@kjsmolik]

Well unfortunately none of these technically RESTORE the plastics. They just cover it up and put a coating on them and make them look black.

[@van6278]

What kind of annoying music are you playing in the background? And why do you use so much product on each test area. You could do and entire piece with the amount you use.

[@kkp9068]

These dont last use trim and bumper paint

[@jbonewitz]

I appreciate that you tested some products that “Project Farm” didn’t test, but if you haven’t seen his video, please take a look. His videos are a case study in succinct, straight to the point productions. You could take a lesson from him, as your video is WAY to long and wordy. 35 minutes! Are you kidding me? Do I really need to see you remove and tape the fenders, read the instructions to us, etc? I ended up just skipping to the end.

[@mossajones6887]

Rap music?

[@thobui9]

Too loud music . Need to turn it down pls

[@4X4JEEPMODS]

I know this video is two years old but I was just now watching it just to see some other products I have a Jeep Modification and detail shop, you're not giving VRP a fair chance first you're not applying it right to begin with, in your video you put way too much on, and yes it does soak in Very Well" to the Jeep fenders and bumpers, all you need is a small amount I usually apply it, LET IT SOAK IN, and it does, and then I'll do it two more times, with just the same small amounts, I've been using it for the last 4 years on my customers Jeeps , it works great and last a long time, I find it hard to believe do you actually thought that big glob of VRP was actually going to soak in 🙄

[@simonlloyd7557]

i swear every one of these channels use the same irritating chirpy chirpy chirpy ratatat hip hop dross in the background.

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Cerakote is way too shiny , it gives away that it's been altered or treated . If it wasn't for the minor streaks , I'd go forever black . It looks more factory correct.

[@urntwrthyZ]

You can knock that down (Cerakote) by lightly buffing with microfiber cloth. It looks new, not treated.

[@tluva1020]

This is actually a video about how to turn an 8 min video into 38...... And still didn't give a result!!!