I'm in the same boat, I may ask for mine to be exchanged also
Blackening up my bumper protector
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That's the new one.
The old one looked awful!
Smooth on the bumper crunchy on my toast tho.
After 1 month the bumper protector looks shit again !
When our van was detailed in December,ours was done with Feynlab Plastic and still looks pretty good now although its filthy at the minute! I looked the stuff up because i couldnt believe how good all the plastics on the van looked and if i remember rightly,it wasnt cheap by any means but it is really good
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Thank you guys, so hopefully I won't wreck the paintwork trying to get it off. Just need to find something we like to replace it with.
It will not come off easily. The genuine kit uses 3m vhb tape with a seperate adhesion promoter.
I've got the same problem with a 1 year old dealer-fitted protector. Tyre dressing didn't work, so I'm now thinking of using Owatrol - Black trim restorer.
www.owatroldirect.co.uk
Polytrol | Colour restorer for faded surfaces | Owatrol Direct
Restore the colour of faded surfaces - great for car bumpers, boat gelcoats, tarnished metals, faded stone, tiles, paint, plastics and fibreglass (GRP).
www.owatroldirect.co.uk
@Molldog @Bav - I always use Marine Polytrol (Owatrol) to keep the gelcoat on my dinghies looking good and I found out years ago that it is also great for restoring faded plastics to "as new" condition. A 5 minute job to sort a bumper protector - if that!
That said, my Wanderway bike rack is now begging for the all-black @JOG treatment!
Some photos received from my father-in-law after I introduced him to Marine Polytrol:-
That said, my Wanderway bike rack is now begging for the all-black @JOG treatment!
Some photos received from my father-in-law after I introduced him to Marine Polytrol:-
Thanks. Seen it used on YT channel "Chops Garage"
I bought one of these in October ‘19.
I then read the instructions and had to wait until around April ‘20 for the weather to be warm enough to fit it.
But, 4 years later, the only ‘grey’ bit is where I bashed it with an overly heavy firewood log.
The rest is as new.
The only attention it’s had is normal washing;
(And my Kombi is Deep Pearl Black)
vwcaliforniaclub.com
I then read the instructions and had to wait until around April ‘20 for the weather to be warm enough to fit it.
But, 4 years later, the only ‘grey’ bit is where I bashed it with an overly heavy firewood log.
The rest is as new.
The only attention it’s had is normal washing;
(And my Kombi is Deep Pearl Black)
Brandrup Black Protection Film for Painted Bumpers VW California T5/T6/T6.1
Brandrup Black Protection Film for Painted Bumpers VW California T5/T6/T6.1, protection for volkswagen california, bumper protection
vwcaliforniaclub.com
A lady at work who’s husband work at a bodyshop told me to use peanut oil - did it on my wife’s Corsa years ago (that had car polish stains) and worked a treat - but avoid anywhere with bears 
And an epi-pen?!!A lady at work who’s husband work at a bodyshop told me to use peanut oil - did it on my wife’s Corsa years ago (that had car polish stains) and worked a treat - but avoid anywhere with bears
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